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Jack Shepherd

@JackJShepherd

Jack Shepherd is a Culture Reporter for The Independent, regularly writing news, features, reviews and profiles across film, TV and music. He also co-hosts 'The LOST Boys' podcast with Jacob Stolworthy. 

<p>Clockwise from top right: The Simpsons, Breaking Bad, Dallas and Friends</p>
Features

The 38 most dramatic TV cliffhangers of all time

Features

Black Mirror: All episodes from seasons 1-5 ranked worst to best

News

What happens to Harry and Karen in Love Actually?

News

The ultimate Glastonbury packing list - 31 essentials to take with you

Features

Marvel Cinematic Universe films ranked

News

"The worst comedy ever made” voted best UK sitcom by 14,000 people

<p>Clockwise from top right: Iron Man, Rocket and Groot, Black Widow, and Black Panther</p>
Features

Every Avengers character ranked from worst to best

A still from Empire Strikes Back
Culture

What is the correct order to watch the Star Wars movies?

Features

20 directors who hate their own films

News

Peter Jackson to make new Beatles documentary using unseen footage

Clockwise from top left: Peter O'Toole, Jessica Chastain, Samuel L Jackson, Marilyn Monroe
Features

The 37 best actors who have never won an Oscar

'No other studio is being that inclusive': Ruffalo alongside Benedict Cumberbatch, Robert Downey Jr and Benedict Wong in 'Avengers: Infinity War'
News

Every Avengers character ranked from worst to best

Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth shooting 'Men in Black: International' at Warner Bros Studios, Leavesden
Features

On set with Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson filming Men in Black 4

Features

On set with Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson filming Men in Black 4

Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth shooting 'Men in Black: International' at Warner Bros Studios, Leavesden
News

What critics are saying about Toy Story 4

News

Quentin Tarantino gives update on R-rated Star Trek movie

Rocketmen Elton John and Taron Egerton
News

Watch Roecketman star Taron Egerton sing 'Your Song' with Elton John

Bushwick Bill performs with the Geto Boys at the Growlers 6 festival at the LA Waterfront on 29 October, 2017 in San Pedro, California.
News

Geto Boys rapper Bushwick Bill dies, aged 52

Bushwick Bill performs with the Geto Boys at the Growlers 6 festival at the LA Waterfront on 29 October, 2017 in San Pedro, California.
News

Geto Boys rapper Bushwick Bill dies, aged 52

Bryan Cranston accepts the best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play for network onstage during the 2019 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on 9 June, 2019 in New York City.
LiveNews

All the latest updates from the 2019 Tony Awards

News

X-Men: Dark Phoenix crashes at the box-office for a series low

News

The first reactions to Toy Story 4 are out

News

Photos of Scarlett Johansson in the Black Widow film have leaked

James Corden in 'Gavin & Stacey'
News

James Corden explains why Gavin and Stacey's coming back

John Cena
News

John Cena has officially joined the cast of Fast and Furious 9

Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr in 'Spider-Man: Homecoming'
News

Gwyneth Paltrow forgot she appeared in Spider-Man: Homecoming

News

Sigourney Weaver to star in new Ghostbusters film

John Cena
News

John Cena has officially joined the cast of Fast and Furious 9

Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr in 'Spider-Man: Homecoming'
News

Gwyneth Paltrow forgot she appeared in Spider-Man: Homecoming

News

Sigourney Weaver to star in new Ghostbusters film

The 'Captain Marvel' poster
News

A leak has reportedly revealed the Marvel Phase 4 villain

News

A leak has reportedly revealed the Marvel Phase 4 villain

The 'Captain Marvel' poster
News

The Good Place will end after season 4

"Fleabag spearheaded a seismic shift in the way women could be depicted on TV – flawed, relatable, contradictory."
News

Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge developing 'very strange' new script

Clockwise from top right: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Midsommar, Hobbs and Shaw and Spiderman: Far From Home
Features

23 films to watch out for this summer

Colman attends an Oscar party after winning the Academy Award for Best Actress (
News

Olivia Colman 'totally thrilled' to be made CBE for services to drama

Colman attends an Oscar party after winning the Academy Award for Best Actress (
News

Olivia Colman 'totally thrilled' to be made CBE for services to drama

News

Jeremy Kyle asked to appear before MPs after show was axed

James Corden
News

James Corden lampoons Trump's UK state visit

Promotional shot of 'Swamp Thing'
News

Swamp Thing cancelled after just one episode airs

News

Barack and Michelle Obama are making a podcast for Spotify

Spotted: A latte with almond milk in Westeros
Game of Thrones

Sophie Turner blames 'lazy' Kit Harington for Thrones coffee cup gaffe

News

The stunning first trailer for Ad Astra, starring Brad Pitt, released

Madonna performing at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards
News

Madonna reveals Weinstein 'crossed lines and boundaries' with her

News

Health and safety bosses probe James Bond film set

Actor Wes Studi during the 90th Annual Academy Awards
News

Wes Studi to become the first Native American to win an Oscar

Picture:
News

Jennifer Aniston says she's up for a Friends reunion

Kit Harington as Jon Snow on 'Game of Thrones'
Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones fans raise thousands for charity

Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones fans raise thousands for charity

Kit Harington as Jon Snow on 'Game of Thrones'
Nala, voiced by Beyoncé, in the upcoming Lion King remake
News

Beyoncé voices Nala in new Lion King trailer

Charlie Brooker presenting 'Wipe 2016'
News

Charlie Brooker reveals there will be no 2019 Wipe

News

Matthew Vaughn reveals rejected plans for Man of Steel 2

Black Mirror producers Annabel Jones and Charlie Brooker: 'I think we're quite optimistic'
Features

Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker: ‘I think we’re quite optimistic’

Black Mirror producers Annabel Jones and Charlie Brooker: 'I think we're quite optimistic'
Features

Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker: ‘I think we’re quite optimistic’

News

How the US talk shows viewed Trump's UK state visit

Christian Bale and Matt Damon in 'Ford v Ferrari'
News

The first trailer for Ford v Ferrari (Le Mans '66) is here

News

Meet this year's Love Island contestants

Kenny Rogers
News

Kenny Rogers admitted to hospital and treated for dehydration

News

Robert Pattinson in final talks to play Batman

News

This Country actor Michael Sleggs makes ‘miraculous’ recovery

'My name is Arnold Schwarzenegger and I’ll be back'
News

Arnold Schwarzenegger makes rapping debut

David Tennant and Martin Sheen in 'Good Omens'
Reviews

Good Omens review: Pratchett & Gaiman’s whimsical book brought to life

Actor Andy Newton Lee
News

Former Hollyoaks actor put in coma after collapsing at wheel of car

Isaac Hempstead Wright as Bran Stark on 'Game of Thrones'
Game of Thrones

Bran actor reveals George RR Martin's plans for Game of Thrones books

News

Disney may leave Georgia following abortion laws

News

Disney may leave Georgia following abortion laws

John Cleese and Piers Morgan have had a well-publicised Twitter spat
News

John Cleese insists he is not a racist after recent comments

A still from Godzilla: King of the Monsters
News

Critics label Godzilla: King of the Monsters a 'monstrosity'

Nicole Byer, the host of Nailed It!
News

Netflix accused of 'whitewashing' by host of Nailed It!

News

Jessica Jones season 3 release date announced, first trailer revealed

News

Jessica Jones season 3 release date announced, first trailer revealed

News

Harrison Ford says no one else could play Indiana Jones

Singer Chris Brown
News

Chris Brown skips hearing over accusations of rape in Paris

Radio 1's Big Weekend
News

Family pay tribute to man who died after attending music festival

Tony Walker, a participant in the 7 Up series
News

7 Up cast say next instalment of ITV documentary could be their last

Josh O'Connor and Laia Costa in 'Only You'
News

Watch the exclusive first trailer of Only You, starring Josh O'Connor

Sir Michael Parkinson
News

Parkinson refuses to apologise to Helen Mirren over 'sexist' interview

Features

What the critics are saying about Cannes festival's top films

Game of Thrones

HBO boss responds to criticisms of Game of Thrones finale

Michael Rice performs the song 'Bigger than Us' during the Grand Final of the 64th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv on 18 May, 2019.
News

UK's Eurovision score lowered by 5 points following a miscalculation

News

Game of Thrones boss joins Amazon's Lord of the Rings series

Cardi B shared her thoughts on the US government shutdown
News

Cardi B delays show to recover from plastic surgery

The Hound and Arya on 'Game of Thrones'
Game of Thrones

HBO boss discusses chances of a Game of Thrones sequel

Arya, Bran and Sansa Stark in the Game of Thrones finale
Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones actor reveals they thought finale script was a 'joke'

News

Johnny Depp claims Amber Heard was physically abusive towards him

Nan Winton, the first female newsreader at the BBC, has died
News

BBC's first female newsreader, Nan Winton, has died 93

Game of Thrones

This is what Tyrion's last line in Game of Thrones means

News

Johnny Depp claims Amber Heard was physically abusive towards him

Nan Winton, the first female newsreader at the BBC, has died
News

BBC's first female newsreader, Nan Winton, has died 93

Game of Thrones

This is what Tyrion's last line in Game of Thrones means

Jon Snow (Kit Harrington) and Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) in a scene from season eight of ‘Game of Thrones’
Game of Thrones

How a major prophecy was fulfilled in the Game of Thrones finale

Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark on 'Game of Thrones'
Game of Thrones

Sophie Turner opens up about the fate of Sansa Stark

Game of Thrones

Elizabeth Olsen recalls 'terrible' Game of Thrones audition

Isaac Hempstead Wright as Bran Stark on 'Game of Thrones'
Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones star criticises petition asking HBO to remake season 8

Game of Thrones

GoT star Sophie Turner 'wishes she hadn't grown up in the public eye'

Leslie Jones on SNL discussing the Alabama abortion ban
News

Leslie Jones criticises Alabama abortion ban on SNL

Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones finale details have reportedly leaked

The cast of SNL sing 'Don't Stop Me Now'
News

Alec Baldwin mocks Trump with spoof rendition of 'Don't Stop Me Now'

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