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Wenlei MaTV and film critic

Wenlei Ma is the TV and film critic for news.com.au where she writes reviews, features and news about movies and streaming. A Rotten Tomatoes-approved Top Critic, she is a weekly contributor on RN Breakfast, a regular on ABC Nightlife and her film reviews are syndicated in The Sunday Telegraph. Wenlei has been a journalist for more than a decade, has been published in Empire, AdNews and was featured on ABC TV’s China Tonight.

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Movie Reviews

Florence Pugh in a scene from the movie A Good Person.

Megastar saves exhausting new movie

Florence Pugh saves A Good Person from being too much of a worthy, exhausting addiction movie.

Streaming

A $US500 million licencing deal is at the heart of a South Park lawsuit. Picture: Paramount

$500m South Park war escalates

A $500 million South Park deal is at the core of an ugly stoush between rival studios and streaming services.

ReviewStreaming

The Diplomat. Keri Russell as Kate Wyler in episode 103 of The Diplomat. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2023

New Netflix series you’ll want to devour

If you’ve been jonesing for a political drama where people save the world through talking, you’ll be well served by The Diplomat.

Movie Reviews

Bonkers movie is almost unreviewable

This epic, bewildering odyssey will make you question whether you need to understand a movie to get its value.

Streaming

Brilliant show isn’t what you think it is

Given who’s involved, you think Barry is a laugh-out-loud comedy, but this genre-defying series is so, so much more than that.

Streaming

Star: ‘I saw her pain and I could relate to it’

In a few short years, Thomasin McKenzie has had a whirlwind career, and in her latest project, she saw her character’s pain.

Television

Actors Daniel Craig and Gemma Arterton in a scene from the 2008 film 'Quantum of Solace'.

All Hollywood productions could shut down

The Hollywood writers’ union is close to calling for a full strike, which will see almost all productions shut down.

Streaming

Succession season 4 episode 4 Picture: HBO

Medical revelation rocks major TV show

Fresh off one of the most stunning episodes of television in history, Succession dropped another bombshell within seconds.

Current Affairs

Karla Grant Living Black Picture: NITV/SBS

TV show’s unique strength this year

In a year as significant as 2023, Living Black is in a unique position to talk about the voice to parliament.

Movies

Fight over movie’s iconic ending

If you think about it, there was no other way Bring It On could’ve ended, but not everyone saw it that way.

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