Rose Ayling-Ellis is exceptional in sexy, funny ITV thriller Code of Silence

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Tom Hardy Netflix thriller ‘puts Wales on world map’

Rebecca Miles & Gareth Bryer BBC News Getty Images British actor Tom Hardy stars as a detective in action thriller Havoc The team behind Netflix’s new action thriller Havoc say it will “put Wales on the map” for filmmakers across the world. Starring Tom Hardy as a “jaded” detective, Havoc tells the aftermath of a … Read more

From era-defining polemic to generic action thriller: How The Handmaid’s Tale lost its way

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Aston Villa players react as wrong anthem heard before PSG thriller in Champions League

While the on-pitch action would have been exceedingly stressful for both sets of fans, there was at least a moment of levity before kick-off. As the two sides lined up ahead of the game, the atmosphere in the stadium was peaking. Supporters were treated to a light show, a pyrotechnic display and colossal tifos welcoming … Read more

Lady Gaga proves she’s music’s greatest kook in campy Coachella thriller

Lady Gaga looked proud enough to weep. Peering out at the vast audience before her at Coachella on Friday night, the pop superstar paused about 45 minutes into her headlining performance to deliver a little speech — a royal address from Mother Monster to her loyal minions — from the second-story balcony of a crumbling … Read more

How ‘deaf rage’ inspired groundbreaking sign language thriller

Getty Images/Ben Montgomery Writer William Mager spoke to the BBC about how “deaf rage” and 70s thrillers inspired his new series Reunion “Every day, as a deaf person, you’re reminded of your deafness,” says William Mager, writer of new BBC thriller Reunion. These reminders can range from having to face medical appointments with no available … Read more

A lonely woman sees something she can’t unsee in ‘Gazer,’ an industrious thriller

A small, hunched New Jersey woman named Frankie with intense eyes and a severe pixie cut is the central protagonist of the low-budget mystery “Gazer,” from first-time feature director Ryan J. Sloan. You’d be forgiven for thinking, given her her drawn, caved-in appearance, hoodie-shrouded and forever preoccupied with self-recorded cassette tapes, that she’d typically be … Read more

Florida Gators rally to 3rd NCAA men’s basketball title with thriller vs. Houston

Florida’s Walter Clayton Jr. came up with the perfect going-away present for that spirit-crushing Houston defence that bullied, battered and bedeviled him all night. It was a defensive gem of his own. Right before the buzzer. For the win and the national title. The Gators and Clayton somehow overcame Houston’s lockdown intensity, along with a … Read more

New on Netflix in April 2025, including Tom Hardy thriller you need on your radar

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Krysten Ritter may have witnessed a crime on vacation. She turned it into a novel

On the Shelf Retreat At Krysten RitterHarper: 272 pages, $29If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.orgwhose fees support independent bookstores. Krysten Ritter remembers the moment the idea for her new book came to her. She was vacationing with a good friend at a beach resort in … Read more