Keeping it on a canine tip: I got the director to break down the surprisingly emotional ending of #GoodBoy for Vulture; what it says about our own mortality - and found out how Indy's settling into his Hollywoof diva era: vulture.com/article/the-gu…

Meanwhile on Celebrity Traitors; everyone's turned on Mark Bonnar for...(checks notes) using the same word as his old character in Line of Duty? digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/…

Ran the figures, and turns out they really ARE the worst faithfuls of all time: digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/…

Spoke with Nieves González, the artist behind Lily Allen’s staggering West End Girl album cover art: esquire.com/uk/culture/a69…

Yes, John Lewis Christmas team, Aftersun was a great film, wasn't it?

Enjoyed Stranger Things 5: volume 1 and it sets it up (hopefully) for an all-time great TV ending: bbc.com/culture/articl…

For UK TV-watchers - here's the TV Dinners guide of the best stuff to watch over the festive period: hellolauramartin.substack.com/p/christmas-fe…

New TV Dinners: an ode to Amanda & Alan's Mediterranean jobs: hellolauramartin.substack.com/p/amanda-and-a…

#Industry correspondent clocking in! Firstly, for BBC Culture, how series four is one of the most brilliant but bleakly dark shows on TV: bbc.co.uk/culture/articl…

Next, what the show says about how London works, for The Standard: standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm…

Then, just for shits and giggles for my TV Dinners Substack; Industry, food, and the world's most lascivious oyster shot: hellolauramartin.substack.com/p/industry-s4-…

Interviewed Max Minghella on being the newest addition to Industry - and what those erotically-charged scenes with Sir Henry Muck are all about...

Industry s4 e2's bottle episode on Sir Henry Muck really is one of the most incredible hours of TV you're likely to see this year. I interviewed Kit Harington, who broke it all down - including *that* big twist: esquire.com/uk/culture/tv/…

And bumping Max Minghella again too - get ready for some erotically-charged scenes between his character and Sir Henry (Kit Harington) later in the series...esquire.com/uk/culture/tv/…

Is London the new Hollywood? It's not as far-fetched as it sounds. Me, for this week's The Standard cover story: standard.co.uk/culture/film/l…

That Night Manager 2 ending, eh? Spoke with the show's writer and director about those shock deaths - and whether Elizabeth Debicki might make a comeback in s3: esquire.com/uk/culture/tv/…

Also I've been recapping the whole series for Esquire UK - here's the finale, if you missed anything in that tense hour of extraordinary TV: esquire.com/uk/culture/tv/…

More Industry musings... on today's The Standard podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/wha…

On Dawson's Creek and James Van Der Beek, the Millennials’ forever boy-next-door: standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm…

How ANTM turned toxic: bbc.com/culture/articl…