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What to stream this week: Run Away; Shiva Baby; Top of the Lake; Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts; Run; and Goodbye June.

What to stream this week: A drama about Australia’s most wanted and five more picks

Don’t miss the true-ish tale of the Postcard Bandit, a stand-up set from Kumail Nanjiani and ace Kiwi drama Top of the Lake.

  • Craig Mathieson

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What to stream in January: The Night Manager, The Pitt, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms; Goolagong; and Hijack.

The best new TV shows to stream in January

Highlights include the return of The Night Manager and The Pitt, a new Game of Thrones spin-off and the biopic Goolagong.

  • Craig Mathieson
Claudia Karvan flanked by The Secret Life of Us castmates Samuel Johnson and Deborah Mailman.

Why The Secret Life of Us is still winning new fans 25 years on

It was a series that spoke of its time and place, but a quarter-century on The Secret Life of Us still feels relevant and relatable. 

  • Karl Quinn
The stars of ER (from left) Noah Wyle, Sherry Stringfield, Anthony Edwards, George Clooney and Eric La Salle.

We may all love The Pitt, but don’t forget it was ER that led the way

TV has changed radically in past decades but thankfully, good drama, especially of the medical kind, never goes out of style.

  • Debi Enker
Heather Mitchell.

Heather Mitchell’s latest act: Why one of Australia’s best-loved stars is reinventing her career

From her definitive performance as RBG to her latest work behind the scenes, one of our hardest-working stars reveals why she is far from finished.

  • Garry Maddox
 Josh O’Connor (left) and Daniel Craig in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.

Holidaying at home? Here are the best new movies to stream

Some of these titles are well known, some are not. All are worth your consideration (even the laughably bad one).

  • Craig Mathieson
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George Mason as Brenden Abbott in Run.

This actor was cast as Australia’s most notorious bank robber. Then he got a call from prison

He was famed for his armed robberies and prison escapes, but there was more to the Postcard Bandit than meets the eye.

  • Louise Rugendyke
What to stream this week: (from top left) The Copenhagen Test; Prince George; Miami Vice; The Great Flood; Dear Life; and The Monaco Murders.

What to stream this week: Brooke Satchwell’s heartfelt donor drama, plus five more picks

Don’t miss a local drama about grief and understanding, retro fun with Miami Vice and a South Korean survival thriller.

  • Craig Mathieson
The SpongeBob Movie: The Search For Squarepants, Sydney Sweeney in The Housemaid and Jack Black in Anaconda, some of the Boxing Day movies on offer this year.

How streaming is threatening the Boxing Day movie tradition

A trip to the cinema with friends and family during the Christmas break is less appealing for many when the options are better at home.

  • William Ton
Shaun Tan’s award-winning book Tales from Outer Suburbia has been turned into an animated series for the ABC.

The beautiful and strange award-winning book that’s now an ABC series

Despite years of experience, Shaun Tan still had a lot to learn when adapting Tales from Outer Suburbia for the screen.

  • Bridget McManus

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