17 movies and TV shows that gave away the big twist early on – but nobody noticed

From ‘Se7en’ to ‘Breaking Bad’, Louis Chilton picks 17 films and TV series that featured ingenious moments of foreshadowing

<p>Leonardo DiCaprio in ‘Shutter Island’, Bryan Cranston in ‘Breaking Bad’ and Daniel Kaluuya in ‘Get Out'</p>
<p>They say you want a revolution: Columbia university protests in 1968, and, inset, today </p>

Protesting students have much to learn from the 1960s ‘glory days’

How many parallels can really be drawn between the pro-Palestine sit-ins disrupting American campuses and the civil rights campaigns that sparked violent clashes – and helped achieve significant societal change – more than half a century ago? Surprisingly few, says Mary Dejevsky

Protesting students have much to learn from the 1960s ‘glory days’

Head shot of Mary Dejevsky

How many parallels can really be drawn between the pro-Palestine sit-ins disrupting American campuses and the civil rights campaigns that sparked violent clashes – and helped achieve significant societal change – more than half a century ago? Surprisingly few, says Mary Dejevsky

Mary Dejevsky
<p>They say you want a revolution: Columbia university protests in 1968, and, inset, today </p>
<p>Tomoaki ‘Nasubi’ Hamatsu as seen in ‘The Contestant’</p>

The stranger-than-fiction story behind Hulu’s The Contestant

Every Sunday for more than a year, 17 million people tuned in to watch a naked man trapped in a tiny apartment, surviving off whatever he could win from mail-in competitions. The twist? Tomoaki ‘Nasubi’ Hamatsu had no idea he was being broadcast to the public. Tom Murray delves into the stranger-than-fiction story behind Hulu’s new documentary, ‘The Contestant’

<p>Stylish couple: Nicholas Galitzine and Anne Hathaway in ‘The Idea of You’ </p>

Anne Hathaway somehow sells this Harry Styles-inspired romcom

Through sheer force of will, the ‘Devil Wears Prada’ star transforms a wish fulfilment story about an ordinary mum being romanced by a pop star into a fierce ode to a woman’s sexual independence

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