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uk editor @ mashable. tomatometer-approved critic. she/her. allergic to penicillin. Loves a well-made Penicillin. shannonconnellan.com

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'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms': Why Dunk should go with Lyonel Baratheon to Storm's End How dare you leave the series' MVP on read!

Someone go hang with Lyonel Baratheon in Storm's End, for goodness' sake #AKOTSK mashable.com/article/knig...

23.02.2026 11:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'The Walsh Sisters' review: Marian Keyes' iconic sisters finally have the TV series they deserve Rachel, Anna, Claire, Maggie, and Helen Walsh are here.

attn Marian Keyes fans and newcomers alike ❀️ mashable.com/article/the-...

22.02.2026 14:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Demoralized Democrats Have a Road Map for Success in Trump’s America. It Was Written by Jesse Jackson. Jesse Jackson first ran for president during the national farm bust of the early 1980s. Debt for farmers had exploded from $85 billion in 1976 to $216 ...

and i wrote this a decade ago about jackson as the model response to trump-style politics www.slate.com/articles/new...

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'How to Get to Heaven From Belfast' review: A must-watch for 'Derry Girls' fans Lisa McGee is back with a hilarious and dark mystery.

If you've lamented the absence of 'Derry Girls' from TV, Lisa McGee has a new Netflix series that's (sort of) grown up and just as gloriously chaotic. Here's my review:
mashable.com/article/how-...

13.02.2026 11:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What is Lockdown Mode on iPhone and how do you enable it? The iPhone feature is getting press after foiling the FBI.

Apple's Lockdown Mode feature for iPhone is getting press after foiling the FBI. It was launched in 2022 for a "very small number of users" and now it's available for all. But it's not recommended for regular use. I wrote about it for @mashable.com and how to enable it. mashable.com/article/lock...

05.02.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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trailing sam fkn raimi on the carpet in london. #sendhelp indeed

29.01.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'Shrinking' Season 3 review: My heart can't take it I can't cry-laugh anymore. I don't have the strength. But more please.

why am i cry-laughing again oh yeah mashable.com/article/shri...

28.01.2026 12:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'Cosmic Princess Kaguya!' review: A dazzling wonder of streaming and the creator economy I want to live in this film, thanks.

I want to live in this film, thanks.

22.01.2026 10:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'No Other Choice': Park Chan-wook and Lee Byung-hun on the film that skewers the job market "I didn't want to make it too theoretical. I wanted to follow the individual and through that process, lead the audience to ask themselves their own questions about the system."

I had the immense privilege of interviewing the legendary Park Chan-wook and Lee Byung-hun for #NoOtherChoice β€” watch it on @mashable.com: mashable.com/article/no-o...

16.01.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The 10 best TV shows of 2025, and where to stream them Which of your faves made our list?

TV kept raising the bar this year. @belenedwards.bsky.social has impeccable taste and presents @mashable.com's favourite series of 2025. The work is mysterious and important: mashable.com/article/best...

31.12.2025 12:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nothing short of an epic year at the cinema ✨ @kristypuchko.bsky.social @belenedwards.bsky.social and I picked our favourites for @mashable.com

17.12.2025 10:36 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why 'The Hollow Man' novel is crucial to 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery' "A syllabus of how to commit the perfect crime."

a chaser #KnivesOut mashable.com/article/kniv...

12.12.2025 12:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery': What's on the book club list? Somebody's been reading a lot of Agatha Christie...

a @mashable.com piece embarrassingly on-brand for me mashable.com/article/kniv...

12.12.2025 12:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley reveal the real surprise in 'Hamnet' Can you guess which scene from ChloΓ© Zhao's heralded drama "Hamnet," starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, has some sharp reality to it?

A true privilege to interview Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley for #Hamnet, unpacking Shakespeare and the delightful scene that was rehearsed in secret. For @mashable.com: mashable.com/video/hamnet...

01.12.2025 17:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I have a 'Pluribus' question: What's going on with the animals? No dogs, no cats, no nothing...

tellll meeeee #Pluribus mashable.com/article/plur...

18.11.2025 10:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#StephenKing fans, read @samhaysom.bsky.social's @mashable.com interview with Joe Hill go go go go go

07.11.2025 10:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'100 Nights of Hero' review: A magnificent queer feminist fairy tale Julia Jackman's "100 Nights of Hero" stars Emma Corrin, Maika Monroe, Nicholas Galitzine, Amir El-Masry, and Charli xcx. Film review.

'100 Nights of Hero' is one of the screen jewels of the year. Here's my @mashable.com review out of #LFF: mashable.com/article/100-...

28.10.2025 14:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'Bad Apples' review: Saiorse Ronan schools this superb dark satire In "Bad Apples", Saiorse Ronan schools this superb dark satire. Film review.

'Bad Apples' is the best kind of diabolical film. Here's my @mashable.com review out of #LFF: mashable.com/article/bad-...

21.10.2025 15:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'No Other Choice' review: Park Chan-wook's anti-capitalist parable skewers the job market South Korean director Park Chan-wook delivers a biting social commentary on the brutal job market in "No Other Choice." Review.

Park Chan-wook delivers a biting social commentary on the brutal job market in 'No Other Choice' β€” here's my @mashable.com review for #LFF: mashable.com/article/no-o...

17.10.2025 10:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'The Secret Agent' review: Kleber MendonΓ§a Filho's political crime thriller is a must-see 'Civil War' star Wagner Moura delivers an impeccable performance in Kleber MendonΓ§a Filho's Cannes-winning political crime thriller. Review.

Kleber MendonΓ§a Filho's Cannes-winning political crime thriller 'The Secret Agent' is a must-see. Here's my @mashable.com review for #LFF: mashable.com/article/the-...

13.10.2025 13:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'A Private Life' review: Jodie Foster is magnifique in comedic Parisian mystery Director Rebecca Zlotowski delivers a covertly funny thriller in "A Private Life" starring Jodie Foster, Mathieu Amalric, and Daniel Auteuil.

Considering the subject matter, 'A Private Life' shouldn't be as funny as it is. But in Jodie Foster's hands, it's a darkly comedic triumph. My review for @mashable.com out of #LFF:

mashable.com/article/a-pr...

13.10.2025 09:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Humans could soon live underwater, in these deep sea habitats Inside the ocean's version of the International Space Station

@mashable.com's Teodosia Dobriyanova visited DEEP, the company building deep sea habitats. Extremely excellent reporting, take a look: mashable.com/video/deep-s...

23.09.2025 11:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'Urchin' review: Harris Dickinson's directorial debut humanises addiction and homelessness Frank Dillane gives an impeccable performance in the "Babygirl" star's drama.

Harris Dickinson builds a specific and human portrait of addiction and housing instability with #Urchin β€” here's my review for @mashable.com
mashable.com/article/urch...

23.09.2025 10:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'Alien: Earth' episode 5 was its own 'Alien' movie. Here's how they made it. Let's dig into the "Morrow-as-Poirot" chapter.

Let's dig into the "Morrow-as-Poirot" chapter.

05.09.2025 15:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'The Conjuring: Last Rites' review: Can the series deliver one last scare? The Warrens are back on the case. Eventually.

that Officer Brad Hamilton cameo tho #TheConjuring mashable.com/article/the-...

05.09.2025 14:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NFL Bluesky is fantastic. Here's why and how to join in. A surprisingly great site for football.

as we prepare for the season opener tonight (go birds), i wrote about really enjoying NFL Bluesky and how we kinda sorta mostly have @minakimes.bsky.social to thank mashable.com/article/nfl-...

04.09.2025 13:12 πŸ‘ 1636 πŸ” 216 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 19
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If you've watched #AlienEarth ep 3 and loved that "everyone needs friends" moment, I asked Timothy Olyphant about it for @mashable.com mashable.com/article/alie...

20.08.2025 18:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Alex Lawther and Sydney Chandler are interviewed for "Alien: Earth."

Alex Lawther and Sydney Chandler are interviewed for "Alien: Earth."

I chatted to #AlienEarth stars Sydney Chandler and Alex Lawther about fighting a Xenomorph, voice notes in character, and ANONHI for @mashable.com. It was a delight. mashable.com/article/alie...

20.08.2025 18:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"When she's on good form, we gleefully declare we're "such a Carrie," but when she fucks up (which she so often does), we feel a keen disappointment. And yet, we carry on watching. She's like a friend we can't help but forgive." An excellent reflection by @rachelvthompson.bsky.social β€” read it!

15.08.2025 15:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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10 burning questions we have for 'Wednesday' Season 2, Part 2 Not having answers fills us full of woe.

Questions for #Wednesday S2 Part 2, burning in agony? @belenedwards.bsky.social has got 'em: mashable.com/article/wedn...

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