Spectrum
Jodie Comer reveals why her new zombie thriller feels very familiar
Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later has echoes of very recent world events that seemed impossible when he made the first film in the franchise back in 2002.
- Stephanie Bunbury
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The discarded suitcase that unearthed a mystery – and an obsession
When musician Dean Manning found an old suitcase on a Sydney nature strip, it kick-started a years-long obsession about the owner’s true identity.
- Michael Dwyer
The underrated pleasure of staying on one TV channel all night
The comfort of sticking with one free-to-air TV channel for hours is not just the heady nostalgia of the content, but the absence of decision-making.
- Michaela Whitbourn
Looking for a new book? Here are 10 recent releases
Our reviewers cast their eyes over new fiction and non-fiction releases.
- Cameron Woodhead and Steven Carroll
A terrifying tour of Silicon Valley’s deluded plans for a techno-utopia
Science journalist Adam Becker investigates the visions of the tech billionaires and their vision of an AI dominated future ... in space.
- Pat Sheil
I know what you read last summer (and it was probably horror)
In 2023, there was a record number of new horror books published, and two years on, the trend shows little sign of slowing.
- Jordan Prosser
A dark satire of girlboss feminism and the cult of beauty
Chloe Elisabeth Wilson’s debut novel takes place inside a hipster cosmetics company in Melbourne.
- Jessie Tu
Erica Jong is a feminist icon, but to her daughter she’s ‘an alcoholic narcissist’
Molly Jong-Fast has written a moving, but searing portrait of growing up with a “fame hungry” celebrity mother.
- Nathan Smith
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Powerful acting keeps Netflix’s Australian coastal crime drama from sinking
Despite the now ubiquitous small-town-big-secrets premise, The Survivors has enough going on to keep you watching.
- Kylie Northover
‘Height, weight, job, lifestyle’: How a matchmaker’s shopping list spawned a star-studded romcom
The Past Lives director learned a lot during her six months as a matchmaker. Her new romcom starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans is the result.
- Stephanie Bunbury
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