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Filled with nostalgia and great music, this Gen X romantic drama hits the right notes
Starring Teresa Palmer and Jim Sturgess, Mix Tape is all about first love, favourite songs and inescapable heartbreak.
- Craig Mathieson
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Watched everything? Here are seven hidden gems you might have missed
A couple of US presidential thrillers, a drama from the creator of Adolescence and a shocking Norwegian drama lead our list.
- Debi Enker
- ★★★★
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Marta Dusseldorp’s ABC crime thriller recaptures its nutty spirit
The actor managed to outwit, outrun and outplay everyone in season one of Bay of Fires, but will her luck run out in season two?
- Debi Enker
What to stream this week: Netflix thriller Dept. Q and five more to add to your list
This week’s picks include a thriller that matches Mare of Easttown, a golf comedy for fans of Ted Lasso and a pulpy drama starring Jessica Biel.
- Craig Mathieson
- ★★★★
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Adults rocks: This share-house comedy is one for the age(s)
It owes much to Girls, Friends and even The Young Ones, but Adults also goes its own very funny way.
- Karl Quinn
The best TV of the year (so far)
From returning favourites to the resuscitation of Noah Wyle’s medical career, this year’s TV offerings have been a mix of the familiar and the thrillingly unexpected.
- Louise Rugendyke, Meg Watson, Kylie Northover, Karl Quinn, Craig Mathieson and Debi Enker
- ★★★★
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And just like that, the Sex and the City spin-off has rediscovered its zing
Yes, it still probably has too many puns, but you know what? If you want serious drama, go elsewhere. We don’t need your cynicism here.
- Louise Rugendyke
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‘It’s very emotional’: Yvonne Strahovski farewells The Handmaid’s Tale
After six seasons of the award-winning drama, the Australian actor was more than ready to shed her character, Serena Joy.
- Jacqueline Cutler
- ★★★½
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More than a chronicle of pain and failure, this fly-on-the-wall medical series gives hope
Narrated by Leah Purcell, Our Medicine doesn’t pull its punches about the severity of First Nations health.
- Debi Enker
What to stream this week: Steve Carell’s tech bro satire and five more to add to your list
When four tech titans, led by Steve Carell’s Randall, go on a boys’ weekend it’s all fun and games until the world starts falling to bits.
- Craig Mathieson
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