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Super Metroid – a game without faults? (Nintendo) A reader names the five video games he thinks are almost entirely without fault and just as playable now as when they were first made. Before I start this, I want to address the obvious and say that nothing is perfect. So all the games I’m about to list do have flaws, but they’re small and unimportant that the overall impression is that they literally do not put a foot wrong. What I’ve realised in making this list is that the older a game is the easier it is to be flawless,…

The filmmaker behind The Brutalist has spoken about the realities of low-budget movies (Picture: Stuart Wilson/Bafta/Getty) Bafta-winning director Brady Corbet has said making his awards favourite movie The Brutalist for under $10,000,000 (£7,939,721) was ‘not a great way to operate’. His passion project, which was over seven years in the making, wowed upon its debut at Venice Film Festival and was even compared to last year’s garlanded movie Oppenheimer, the budget of which was around tenfold more. Corbet’s film tied with Conclave and four wins as the most awarded movie at Sunday night’s Bafta Film Awards, picking up best director,…

Linda Robson thinks ‘it would be fantastic’ to have a trans panelist on Loose Women Loose Women panelist Linda Robson thinks a trans panelist would be ‘fantastic’ on the popular daytime TV show. The host, 66, spoke to Metro on the red carpet of the TV Choice Awards and shared her hopes that the show may get the recognition it deserves during the event and her belief that the show has a bright future. When asked if she thinks it would be a good time for a trans panelist to join Loose Women, Linda is enthusiastic, saying: ‘Yeah it would…

New York Dolls co-founder and punk icon David Johansen has shocked fans with the revelation that he has a brain tumour and stage four cancer. The news first broke via a Sweet Relief Fund in the 75-year-old’s name seeking to raise money for his treatment and ongoing care. Leah Hennessey, the singer’s daughter, revealed the extent of her 75-year-old father’s health issues on the site. She wrote: ‘Five years ago at the beginning of the pandemic we discovered that David’s cancer had progressed and he had a brain tumor. ‘There have been complications ever since. He’s never made his diagnosis public, as he and…

The Traitors winner Leanne Quigley has shown remarkable restraint after her bank balance was boosted by five figures. The 28-year-old veteran bagged £47,300 after successfully banishing all the traitors with fellow faithful Jake Brown, 28, on the BBC show earlier this year. While Leanne has had an agonising wait until after the show aired to splash the cash, she confirmed to Metro at the TV Choice Awards that she had finally been paid last week. However, the mother-of-two revealed she had resisted the urge to go on a shopping spree and instead had yet to touch the huge sum to…

Viewers of the new BBC drama Virdee all have the same complaint about the detective thriller series. The new series, about turf wars in the dark criminal underbelly of Bradford, premiered tonight on the broadcaster. The series follows detective Detective Harry Virdee (played by Staz Nair) as he takes charge of an investigation into the murder of a young drug dealer. His ethics are soon tested when he enlists the help of his drug kingpin brother-in-law to track down the killer, creating a web of deception. As fans tuned into the show, they struggled to adjust to the camera angles which…

ITVX has quietly added Norwegian drama Partners in Law All three seasons of a gripping Scandi legal drama have now been added to a free UK streaming platform. Last week, Norwegian courtroom series Partners in Law (Aber Bergen) arrived on ITVX – ready and waiting to be binge-watched. The show follows newly divorced Erik Aber (Odd-Magnus Williamson) and Elea Bergen (Ellen Dorrit Petersen) who must not let their fractured relationship damage their successful law firm. Instead, the two defence lawyers must push their personal problems aside as they work together on numerous challenging court cases. Across social media, TV…

A Dolly Parton-themed musical had to be suspended mid-show in Manchester because of homophobic harassment, according to one of the actor’s in the production. One of the performers in the musical Here You Come Again, Stevie Webb, said that homophobic incidents at the show have gotten so bad the cast was at one point forced to leave the stage. Webb, who explained the story on TikTok to his 102.7k followers, said that last Wednesday the whole cast had to ‘leave the stage, because a woman was so disgusted there was a gay character.’ He wrote on TikTok that the incident…

How tempted are you? The Tuesday letters page is unimpressed by Sony’s compensation for the PSN outage, as one reader thinks a new God Of War game set in Greece is a bad idea. Risk takersIf there’s one thing that gives me confidence about the Nintendo Switch 2 launch it’s that they’re taking a ‘risk’. I know they only mean in terms of making lots of them, even though they don’t know if they’ll all sell, but as usual in the games industry, and I guess most everything else, it’s the smaller companies that take all the risks and…

 Paloma Faith has stunned fans by revealing she was once caught in an explicit sex act in the street. The icon, 43, took to TikTok to promote her new podcast Mad, Sad, and Bad. In honour of the podcast’s theme, she explained the ‘baddest’ thing she’s ever done. Reminiscing back to when she was 21, the singer revealed a truly shocking act she did in the middle of the street in Seville. She said: ‘When I was 21 I allowed someone to ***** in the street in Seville. And an old lady walked past and she looked at us.’ She…

Do you know who this 90s teen heartthrob is? He rose to fame in the hit NBC series Saved by the Bell, which won him a Young Actor award in 1991. But this child star looks very different now, as he made a rare public appearance on the red carpet for this year’s Critics Choice ceremony. Dressed in a white tuxedo jacket with a bow tie, the American actor looked every inch a distinguished gentleman as he beamed for cameras. But do you recognise him? Perhaps if we call him Zack Morris, that might help, as that’s the name…

Sinéad Keenan is returning to our screens in Unforgotten – but she is not the only member of her family who is a TV star. The 47-year-old’s sister Gráinne Keenan, who is an actress, has starred alongside her in the ITV crime drama too. Their brother Rory Keenan also caught the acting bug – and has appeared in multiple hit TV shows including Peaky Blinders. He is also married to a Hollywood star wife. And the showbusiness connections do not end there as Sinéad’s husband works in the TV industry as well. Here is everything you need to know about…

Dancing On Ice has eliminated the fourth celebrity in the first dreaded skate-off of 2025 – and fans have called the departure ‘criminal.’ Former footballer Anton Ferdinand, 39, and Love Island star Chris Taylor, 34, went head to head as they tried to impress judges Oti Mabuse, Christopher Dean, Ashley Banjo and Jayne Torvill. All four judges unanimously decided to save Anton and Annette Dytrt, sending Chris and partner Robin Johnstone home. After Chris’s exit was revealed host Holly Willoughby said: ‘You’ve been brilliant, and I feel like you’ve loved this even though this partnership hasn’t been long, it’s been…

Jonny Fairplay announced Saturday that his grandmother has died…this time for real. Fairplay was responsible for one of the most infamous moments in reality TV history, a moment that would shape reality TV for decades to come. The reality star has shared that his grandmother, Ellen Jean Hauser, has died at 90 years old, over two decades after he lied about her death to avoid elimination on Survivor. ‘I’ll miss her every day,’ Fairplay told Entertainment Weekly of his beloved grandmother’s death. ‘It’s easy to think she was just part of one of the biggest lies in TV history, which made me famous, but I…

Dancing On Ice viewers said ‘they were not prepared’ for an X-rated joke Stephen Mulhern made on the ITV show. On X, fans expressed their surprise the presenter, 47, was not ‘more careful’ about the remark made around 6.30pm on a family programme that airs pre-watershed. His co-host Holly Willoughby, 43, also dropped her jaw when she realised the nature of Stephen’s joke. The Deal or No Deal host made the ‘inappropriate’ quip as Holly introduced Love Island star Chris Taylor and his partner Robin Johnstone’s performance to JVKE’s song Golden Hour. ‘Right, it’s time for our next couple who…

It’s happened again (Sony) The Monday letters page is frustrated at Rocksteady’s wasted decade after Batman: Arkham Knight, as one reader is confused by Xbox’s next gen plans. To join in with the discussions yourself email [email protected] It happened againSo PSN was down for most people over the weekend and… what a disaster that was. Not only did multiplayer not work – which I’m sure most people can live without for a while – but lots of single-player games didn’t work and I hear even disc drives didn’t work, because for some reason they have to check online too.…

Gino D’Acampo has denied the allegations Gino D’Acampo is facing allegations of inappropriate and intimidating behaviour. Dozens of people have come forward to speak about their experience working with him over a period of 12 years. The investigation by ITV News found that at least one production company that worked with the celebrity chef were aware of concerns that were raised but continued to work with him. His behaviour has been described by some people as ‘unacceptable,’ ‘distressing’ and ‘horrendous’. D’Acampo has ‘firmly denied’ the allegations, and said they are ‘deeply upsetting’. The Italian chef, 48, is best known…

Will we ever get Back to the Future 4 with Christopher Lloyd and Michael J Fox? A screenwriter for Back to the Future issued a savage response after being questioned on a possible fourth sequel. The sci-fi classic was released July, 1985, and followed Michael J Fox as teenager Marty McFly, alongside eccentric scientist Dr Emmett ‘Doc’ Brown (Christopher Lloyd), as they embarked on adventures while traveling through time. They later reprised their roles for two sequels, in 1989 and 1990 – while the movies also sparked a Broadway musical. However, if you’re hoping to see Marty and the…

A tense thriller with a seriously impressive 91% Rotten Tomatoes score has just landed on Amazon Prime Video. Arctic is a survival drama film starring Mads Mikkelsen that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018, before being released in cinemas the following year. It follows a man stranded in the Arctic Circle as he awaits being rescued, living out of his crashed plane. He’s forced to withstand the brutal weather conditions, with his only hope of being saved coming from a distress beacon, which eventually catches the attention of a helicopter. However, his chance of recovery fails when the…

One of the most popular stars of Frasier was earning $10,000 an episode, and didn’t even have to memorize a single line in the script. The acclaimed sitcom ran for 11 seasons between 1993 and 2004, with a revival airing on Paramount+ before it was canceled. Kelsey Grammer starred as the titular stuffy psychiatrist in the spin-off of Cheers, and was joined in the cast by David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, Peri Gilpin, Jane Leeves and, of course, Moose the dog, who played the beloved Eddie across most of the show. During the latest episode of The Rest is Entertainment…

A Dragons’ Den contestant has left viewers stunned after opting to pick one investor instead of two in a shock decision. Will Little brought his family-run coffee business, Little’s Coffee, to the Den, asking for £80,000 for just 2% equity stake. ‘Little’s is a challenger brand on a big mission to get people drinking better coffee,’ he explained, introducing his company which had turned over £4,000,000 in the last year. The 40-year-old entrepreneur went on to reveal his flavoured instant coffee business started more than 35 years ago in Finland by his parents, before offering Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman, Sara Davies and Steven Bartlett…

Much more exciting than Farming Simulator (LemonChilli Soft) GameCentral’s latest mobile recommendations includes a roguelite farm simulator, a cross between Balatro and Scrabble, and Turnip Boy Robs A Bank. It’s another highly varied crop of new mobile games this month, including the sequel to classic free-to-play app Archero, a fully-featured version of console game Sniper Elite 4, and a number of intriguing new puzzle title that will keep your interest for much longer than just a bus ride. Sniper Elite 4 iOS, free – full game £19.99 (Rebellion) Originally released for PC and consoles in 2017, and just as…

Time effectAll the talk of BioWare and Dragon Age recently has seemed like good timing to me, because I’ve been working through the Mass Effect Legendary Edition recently, which I bought ages ago but never got round to. I haven’t finished 3 yet, so I haven’t got to the ending, but even so I have to say it’s not as good as I remembered. I realise the games are old now, and back in the day you had to wait years between the games, but I don’t think they really hold up that well. The first one is really not…

2025 is set to be a bumper year for Netflix, with some potentially huge new shows nestling alongside a few returning favourites. These include some of the streaming platform’s biggest series of all time. But all good things must come to an end, and we’re going to be bidding farewell to some Netflix staples before the year is out. No doubt, we’ll be shedding a tear or two at their demise in the process. Read on to find out which of the streamer’s shows will be bowing out in 2025 – and what we can expect from those final series.…

Gisele Bundchen has given birth to her third child, according to reports. The 44-year-old model – who already has Benjamin, 15, and Vivian, 12, with ex-husband Tom Brady – has welcomed her first child with 37-year-old boyfriend Joaquim Valente, it’s been claimed. Further details about Gisele’s baby, including its sex and name, remain unknown for the time being, and she has yet to make a public comment. The runway star – who was married to Tom between 2009 and 2022 – is said to be ‘super happy’ after welcoming her baby into the world. A source told TMZ that Gisele…