Film & TV

Are you watching the best show on TV?

Because no one else in the Muddy office is, except for Kerry Potter. So she'd like to talk to you about it instead. Ready to become totally obsessed?
Take the Bait

Glad to wave bye-bye to the summer influx of crowds and caravans? Check out Bait - a darkly witty drama tackling the effect of tourism on one south-west fishing village.
Everyone’s talking about…

Jude Law, baby! Or should that be his itty bitty very pretty papal white budgie smugglers? Banish your other half for five minutes and ogle the trailer in peace.
No, Tom, Noooooo!

Is this the most excruciatingly cringey celebrity advert ever? Quite possibly Mr Hiddleston, quite possibly!
The coolest Nike vid in years

A high celeb call including Eden Hazard, Harry Kane and Mo Farah, plus cultural cool cats Skepta, Dave and J Hus take this frenetic ad to dizzying fun levels. Watch it!
Hot French crime drama – Spiral

If you haven't yet discovered this gritty Paris cop series with a strong female lead get bingeing now!
Need a laugh? Voilà!

It's a golden time for female-centric TV comedy. Here are Muddy's top new UK shows to discuss around the watercooler.
So… whaddya think?!

The new John Lewis ad hits TV screens tonight - is it worth the £1m it took to make it?
5 Unmissable Oscars Moments

As you might just have noticed, last night was the 89th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. The movie industry’s finest got glammed up, came, saw and conquered… or, at least, thought they’d conquered but then realised someone had a made a humdinger of a boo-boo (more of which shortly). No time to read up extensively on the finer detail of the biggest, glitziest night on the showbiz calendar? Ta-da – here’s Muddy’s two-minute Oscars digest…
New Films You Need to See With Your Gal Pals

A trip to the flicks with girlfriends is one of life’s little pleasures: gossip, popcorn, a soupçon of culture, and a night out that doesn’t involve a hangover. What’s not to like? And right now is an excellent time to get a big screen jaunt booked in, given the slew of female-friendly movies coming up. So bench the man in your life, grab a girlfriend and go.