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Adam Sweeting

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Former features editor of Melody Maker, Adam has written on rock, classical music and television for the Guardian, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph, Independent on Sunday, Uncut, Classic FM and Gramophone, and on motor-racing for Motorsport. He co-founded The Virtual Television Company, which made Mr Rock'n'Roll (Channel 4), Pavarotti: The Last Tenor (BBC2 Arena) and Imagine - Nigel Kennedy (BBC One)

Articles By Adam Sweeting

Physical, Apple TV+ review - too much pain, not enough gain

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Loki, Disney+ review - the God of Mischief gets his own TV series

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Lupin, Part 2, Netflix review - master of disguise versus racists and lies

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Nobody review - Bob Odenkirk reinvents himself as all-action dynamo

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The Beast Must Die, Britbox review - a crime story which plumbs psychological depths

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Time, BBC One review - grim and gritty study of life behind bars by Jimmy McGovern

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Mare of Easttown, Season Finale, Sky Atlantic review - great performances in a town called malice

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Before We Die, Channel 4 review - Lesley Sharp excels as a detective in crisis

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Cruella review - fabulous fashions, creaky narrative

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Those Who Wish Me Dead review - Angelina Jolie battles baddies and blazes in Montana

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We Are Lady Parts, Channel 4 review - female Muslim punk band rocks the house

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Army of the Dead review - triumphant return to zombieland by director Zack Snyder

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The Underground Railroad, Amazon Prime review - a horrifying ride through America's heart of darkness

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The Woman in the Window review - hitching a ride with Hitch

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Domina, Sky Atlantic review - a little less conversation, a little more action required

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Danny Boy, BBC Two review - when law and war collide

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