Dan Stubbs
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‘The Wretched’: how an indie horror movie became the surprise hit of 2020
Directing brothers Brett and Drew Pierce explain how their low-budget witch movie has worked strange magic in the COVID era

The 1975: “I just hope that my honesty is not seen as self-indulgent”
Album four marks the self-described ‘end of an era’ for the band, but – despite some intense self-reflection – motor-mouthed frontman Matty Healy shows no signs of slowing down

Charlie Brooker: “When toilet roll ran out, people started taking it seriously. It doesn’t get more real than wiping your arse”
The 'Black Mirror' co-creator on life in lockdown – and his new 'Antiviral Wipe' special

‘The Wretched’ review: existential horror meets ‘Rear Window’ in this Hitchcockian woodland psychoterror
For fans of 'Hereditary'

The 1975 – ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’ review: the sound of a band with no sonic boundaries
The band's masterful fourth album encompasses everything from electronica to anarcho-punk

DJ Plugsy to play ‘Plugsy Unplugged’ lockdown sessions from home

Homer and Marge self-isolate in a recent Simpsons episode, and none of us have even noticed
Couples in isolation could learn something from 'Heartbreak Hotel'

Netflix’s wild documentary ‘Tiger King’ looks like a cartoon but has plenty to teach us about morality right now
Netflix has hit a rich seam of clever telly disguised as trash

‘The Platform’ review: a shocking, must-see fable for days of panic buying and isolation
A film about the global food crisis reframed in light of your latest ASDA trip

‘Bloodride’ review: Netflix’s Norwegian horror anthology is ‘Black Mirror’ for technophiles
These half-hour tales of terror are too good to overlook

The Big Read – Tame Impala: “This band is the fantasy of music. It’s The Lord Of The Rings”
Kevin Parker has taken his band from psychedelic outliers to festival headlining giants

The Big Read – Lewis Capaldi: “I make jokes because I’m comfortable with who I am”
Lewis Capaldi has the world at his feet – but will he trip over it?