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Lucas Till as Garret Van Ness and Gillian Anderson as Constance Van Ness in The Abandons.

Despite its star power, Netflix’s uninspiring western is a muddled misfire

Gillian Anderson and Lena Headey play frontier rivals from different worlds, but the story struggles to rise above violent pastiche.

  • Craig Mathieson

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Spotify Wrapped’s listening age is such a lie.

My Spotify listening age is 73 years old? I demand a recount

I never thought Spotify’s Wrapped list would be the thing that led me to an existential crisis, but here we are.

  • Robert Moran
Jack Black in Anaconda, which was shot on the Gold Coast earlier this year.

Australian drama production hits record high, fuelled by streamers

Drama spending in Australia jumped by more than $1 billion last financial year, according to a new report from Screen Australia.

  • Karl Quinn
Lucy Freyer at the California premiere of Adults in May.

Lucy Freyer moved to New York at 17. This sitcom has made the Aussie a star

After 11 years plugging away at her craft, the former Sydneysider has finally cracked the big(gish) time with a popular show on Disney+.

  • Karl Quinn
Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Barbara in He Had It Coming.

‘I didn’t want to be pigeonholed’: The Aussie actor making in her mark in Star Wars and beyond

After a decade in Hollywood, Natasha Liu Bordizzo has returned home to find things have changed for the better.

  • Bridget McManus
Well, how about that?: Alex Warren had the most-streamed song in Australia this year, according to Spotify.

Little room for Australian artists in Spotify’s end-of-year charts

The streamer’s annual Wrapped report shows our listening was dominated by the usual suspects, with new Australian acts finding it hard to generate traction.

  • Karl Quinn
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Shabana Azeez, Joseph Zada and Milly Alcock.

Young talent time: The Australians making big moves on the small screen

Some of their names may be unfamiliar, but you will definitely have seen these actors on your screens.

  • Meg Watson and Louise Rugendyke
Four-time world surfing champ Wendy Botha

‘Never as good as the men’: This doco will make you gasp, then punch the air

When surfing became a professional sport, there was “no room” for women. These gnarly pioneers changed everything.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Strap in for some seriously graphic sex scenes...

I don’t like ice hockey or romance, but this very steamy gay sports drama is great fun

Adapted from the hugely popular YA book series, Heated Rivalry balances in-your-face sex scenes with a tale of sweet romance.

  • Kylie Northover
Claudia Karvan and Nathalie Morris in Bump.

Three TV shows that get better with every season

Sick of being let down by a second-season slump? These series have been exceeding expectations for years.

  • Debi Enker

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