In this week’s newsletter: We asked what scared the bejesus out of you when you were young – and the response was overwhelming. From Oz to Omen, here are the scenes still giving you nightmares

In this week’s newsletter: From Tomb Raider to Silent Hill, our all-time favourite games are being restored – but like film and TV before it, does this nostalgia come at the expense of new ideas?

In this week’s newsletter: We are entering the season where things get really spicy in the race for Oscar supremacy – and, unlike previous years, there is no clear frontrunner

Rewatching the finest hospital drama ever to grace our screens, I’ve realised why some old shows remain in good health while others die an early death

In this week’s newsletter: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is packed full of Tim Burton’s pals, but as audiences crave original stories, we could do with some original casting too

In this week’s newsletter: There’s a rich history of Australian shows beloved in the UK, from Neighbours to Round the Twist. Let’s add this comedy to the list

In this week’s newsletter: From Charli to Taylor, Chappell to Sabrina, poptimism has never seemed like more of a success. But are we at saturation point?

In this week’s newsletter: Is James Graham’s drama its generation’s ‘state of the nation’ show? And why you should wear a Slipknot shirt to a Sugababes gig

In this week’s newsletter: While Taylor Swift may reign in the charts, it’s a mysterious, AI-driven electronic musician and their relentless ad campaign that’s impossible to ignore

In this week’s newsletter: Yes, we’re all watching the Olympics … but what are you meant to watch before you tuck in for the night? Here’s what we’ll be watching

Marvel, DC and others try everything from standalone films to sequels stuffed with stars. But could genre experimentation be the trick that keeps the action going – and audiences watching?

The bland and massive indoor show lacks the sweaty closeness of a smaller venue or the eye-popping scale of a stadium – it’s time we celebrated more characterful alternatives

The importance of a record’s final track might have dimmed in the age of streaming, but our run-through of readers and critics favourite closing songs proves they still hold a special kind of power

In this week’s newsletter: From Brat girl summer to the swaggering Shōgun, here are our favourite TV shows, albums, films, podcasts, books and games of 2024

In this week’s newsletter: From exciting new acts to the big names, this year’s lineup is packed to the rafters. Here’s who Paul Heaton, Nia Archives and more recommend

In this week’s newsletter: Fans of the Ben Stiller-directed show may have to wait three years to see what happens next to Mark and Helly – but is telly best when it acts quickly to keeps viewers hooked?

In this week’s newsletter: My Lady Jane is the latest in a subgenre of fun, raucous and yet slightly patronising reimaginings of revolutionary women from the past

There are three albums from the 2020s and Eminem’s snuck his way in above Neil Young, but at least the viral countdown is switching up the canon