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Michael Idato is the culture editor-at-large of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

James Patterson’s most famous detective finally gets his own TV show

James Patterson’s most famous detective finally gets his own TV show

The star of the new crime drama Cross, based on James Patterson’s novels, brings a methodical, detailed approach to his work.

  • by Michael Idato

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You’re all wrong, Joker: Folie a Deux is a masterpiece

You’re all wrong, Joker: Folie a Deux is a masterpiece

Savage reviews consigned the film to the cinematic scrap-heap. What a terrible, terrible loss.

  • by Michael Idato
The Day of the Jackal is unmissable television

The Day of the Jackal is unmissable television

The iconic 1973 political thriller The Day of the Jackal and its TV remake, starring Eddie Redmayne, have an unexpected connection.

  • by Michael Idato
Amazon’s spy thriller Honey Bunny throws out the rule book

Amazon’s spy thriller Honey Bunny throws out the rule book

For the next chapter of Amazon’s high-tech spy franchise Citadel, Indian filmmakers Raj and DK turned the clock back.

  • by Michael Idato
The only thing America loves more than elections is television. So I tuned in

The only thing America loves more than elections is television. So I tuned in

The sheer scale of America – a population 12 times bigger than ours, with many hundreds more television channels – means everything is inevitably bigger.

  • by Michael Idato
Margot Robbie gives birth to first child, according to reports

Margot Robbie gives birth to first child, according to reports

The Queensland-born actor and British husband Tom Ackerley have welcomed their first child.

  • by Michael Idato
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‘An entire cast of crazy people’: Connie Nielsen’s secrets from the Gladiator set

‘An entire cast of crazy people’: Connie Nielsen’s secrets from the Gladiator set

“You could feel this creative tension,” says the 59-year old actor, who’s returning to her breakout role in the sequel to Ridley Scott’s iconic film.

  • by Michael Idato
Live, from New York: How Saturday Night captured the chaos of the TV icon

Live, from New York: How Saturday Night captured the chaos of the TV icon

Director Jason Reitman had to harness the energy of the sketch show that turned its 20-something comedians into superstars.

  • by Michael Idato
The Queen of Sashay: Maxi Shield talks to Drag Race’s Michelle Visage

The Queen of Sashay: Maxi Shield talks to Drag Race’s Michelle Visage

With RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under set for its fourth season, a local drag icon had some questions for the show’s host about RuPaul, the power of community and the politics of drag.

  • by Michael Idato
Liam Payne’s shock death comes before he reached his full potential

Liam Payne’s shock death comes before he reached his full potential

A generation’s first experience of collective grief has come with the death of the British singer.

  • by Michael Idato
I’ve seen the promised land, where one small brick became Lego’s giant leap

I’ve seen the promised land, where one small brick became Lego’s giant leap

Inside the headquarters of the world’s biggest toy brand, the business of fun is taken seriously (well, mostly).

  • by Michael Idato

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