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The sudden appearance and disappearance of amysterious metal monolith in theutah Desert thisweekhas landed aliens back in thenews. Somethink itwas merry pranksters, others believe it waswell-paid marketers. Me? I’m not saying itwasaliens but . . . it wasdefinitely aliens. Andwhy not? It’s farmorefun to think it’s thehandiwork of aliens punking us with their shiny silver monolith than believing it’s another viral advertising stunt. The chances of us being alone in theuniverse are vanishingly small and, whenyou think about it, kind of frightening. Netflix’snewfour-part documentary brings the astronomical science— anda splash of artistic licence— to the subject of aliens, what they look like, where they live andwhythey have such a fascinationwith monoliths. Okay, maybenot that last one.

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The world became infected by this South Korean black comedywhen itcame out last year andwonall the awards. Our reviewer called this subversive, genre-mushing film about a poor family going to work for awealthy family “a brilliant, beguiling morality tale”, before praising it for its brilliant acting and script. “One of, if not the best film of the year so far, Parasite is a shocking must-see, miss it at your peril,” he said. Noone likes peril so don’t miss it!

There are two types of people in this world; thosewhoagree the UK’S original, cringe-inducing version of The Office is the best and thosewhoare wrong. The 2001 mockumentary sitcom Ricky Gervais created with writing partner Stephen Merchant is painfully brilliant inits mundane, depressing and comicdepiction of office life. Very funny, with a surprisingly raw emotional heart and plenty to say aboutmale insecurity, it’s well worth revisiting.