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Keeley Hawes in The Assassin.

Keeley Hawes’ complicated assassin is a bit hit (and miss) in manic thriller

The creators of outback caper The Tourist, brothers Jack and Harry Williams, offer another romp through picturesque locations, but it’s a bit of a slog at times.

  • Karl Quinn

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Freddie Highmore and Keeley Hawes in The Assassin.

The anti-Bond: Why Keeley Hawes’ new assassin is the spy we need now

From the writers of The Missing, The Assassin is a high-octane thriller set on a remote Greek island.

  • Michael Idato
Shannon Murphy attends the 2025 Kering Women In Motion Awards and Cannes Film Festival Presidential Dinner at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival at the Place de la Castre on May 18, 2025 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images) .

Dying For Sex has earned this talented Australian an Emmy nod

Shannon Murphy’s high school teacher urged her to pursue drama as a career. It was sound advice.

  • Peter FitzSimons
Cynthia Nixon in And Just Like That.

And Just Like That recap: Silly sex, big decisions and a time ‘pre-Lena Dunham’

Our girls are flirting with disaster this week.

  • Brodie Lancaster
Clockwise from top: Ballard, The Keepers, The Institute, Snowfall, Untamed, The Cleaner.

What to stream this week: Eric Bana’s Netflix thriller and five more picks

An American murder mystery featuring Eric Bana and Sam Neill? Weirdly, we’ve seen this story before. Plus: a much-hyped Stephen King adaptation.

  • Craig Mathieson
Stranger Things is coming to a close. Or is it?

The wait is over. Here’s your first look at the final season of Stranger Things

This Netflix hit is finally preparing for its end. But, nine years on, the kids are looking very different.

  • Nell Geraets
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Lucy Boynton stars as Ruth Ellis in A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story

The incredible true-crime story that changed UK legal history

This magnetic, if occasionally hollow, four-part drama tells the tragic story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Phil Rosenthal does not hide his love of food, which his part of his appeal.

Everyone used to love Raymond, now everyone feeds Phil Rosenthal

The writer of hit sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond finally made it to Australia for the latest season of his long-running foodie show.

  • Julia Moskin
Mark Humphries presents new documentary Sold: Who Broke The Australian Dream?

Is property investing ‘morally wrong’? Inside Mark Humphries’ biggest project yet

The comedian known for his short political sketches has turned his sights on the housing crisis in this new doco.

  • Meg Watson
Wold Creek’s Mick Taylor (John Jarratt) and real-life killer Bradley John Murdoch.

‘A nasty, horrible human being’: Wolf Creek’s John Jarratt on Bradley John Murdoch

Any similarities between Wolf Creek’s psycho killer and real-life backpacker killer Bradley John Murdoch are purely coincidental, says the franchise’s star.

  • Karl Quinn

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