What to watch
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ABC comedy Austin returns with more humour, heart and Michael Theo
There is much to rejoice about this Australian and British comedy drama co-production, which shines with a beautifully peculiar wit.
- Lenny Ann Low
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‘Let’s try a freak’: How this chaotic comedian landed TV’s most wholesome show
Tom Walker is the strangest pick for the Bake Off shed to date – but history proves the show is right to do it.
- Meg Watson
What to stream this week: The Mitford sisters and five more picks
You couldn’t make the story of the Mitford sisters up if you tried. Also, the piano man himself, Billy Joel, opens up in a candid documentary.
- Craig Mathieson
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It was a groundbreaking crime book – and this TV adaptation is even stranger
Smilla’s Sense of Snow brings Peter Hoeg’s 1992 literary thriller firmly into the future with an energy crisis twist.
- Craig Mathieson
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The Fantastic Four’s real superpower is bringing the fun back to Marvel
Starring Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby, this retro resuscitation is a welcome return to Marvel’s once familiar tongue-in-cheek tone.
- Sandra Hall
The wild true story of the infamous Mitford sisters comes to life
A new TV series charts the early life of the sisters, one of whom was called ‘the most beautiful woman in Britain’ and another who was linked to the Nazis.
- Stephanie Bunbury
‘It can get out of control’: Why The Block is getting back to basics
Scott Cam admits “we probably had a little bit too much drama last year”. So what can we expect from this year’s season?
- Nicole Elphick
Paul Rudd, Tim Robinson and the art of social suicide
The new film Friendship is a comedy of embarrassment as a man with no friends teams up with an adventurous TV weatherman.
- Sandra Hall
I Know What You Did sequel is hooked on setting up another sequel
This reboot of the 1997 slasher movie has more ideas than the original, but makes less sense than these films usually do
- Jake Wilson
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
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