This biting, bonkers metafictional caper is a wild ride
Jimmy O Yang and Ronny Chieng star in this sharp adaptation of Charles Wu’s novel
- by Kylie Northover
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Who are we? Where did we come from? Settle in for a night like no other
Archeologist and broadcaster Alice Roberts admits that explaining life on Earth in one evening is “a bit ambitious”.
- by Kylie Northover
ABC’s horror series Spooky Files is ‘not just for kids’
Guy Edmonds, the co-creator, writer and director of ABC’s Spooky Files, considers the show “family viewing” for parents and children alike.
- by Kylie Northover
Think a book can’t be scary? Try these four spooky reads
Here are four books to read this Halloween if you’re looking for a decent scare. Best read at night and alone.
- by Kylie Northover
Ready your tissues for the final season of Somebody Somewhere
It’s time to say goodbye to this incredible series that celebrates friendship and belonging.
- by Kylie Northover
Sorry, online haters, but The Office Australia is genuinely fun
Comedian Felicity Ward nails it as an incompetent, zany “girlboss” in the much-discussed Australian version of the hit comedy.
- by Kylie Northover
What happens when you turn junk into art? It’s suddenly worth stealing
In the lead-up to an exhibition by Tennant Creek Brio artists, some of their upcycled artworks went missing. They’re willing to discuss a ransom.
- by Kylie Northover
Ella Purnell channels female rage in this dark serial-killer comedy
Purnell plays a woman who takes matters – and splatters – into her own hands after years of being overlooked.
- by Kylie Northover
Sophie Turner trades Game of Thrones gowns for shoulder pads in Joan
This cracking story is based on the real-life story of Joan Hannington, a master jewel thief in 1980s London.
- by Kylie Northover
For a whole year, I didn’t write a single sentence: Matt Haig
The author of the phenomenally successful 2020 novel The Midnight Library had intended to give up writing - until he faced up to his past.
- by Kylie Northover
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The perfect man does exist, says Dolly Alderton. He’s just a bit hard to find
The rock-star author reckons she now knows what Millennial women want … just don’t call her “the voice of her generation”.
- by Kylie Northover
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