Sorry Brangelina, this Mr. & Mrs. Smith reboot smokes yours
Donald Glover and Maya Erskine are a dream pairing in Prime’s genius reboot of the 2005 spy caper.
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The Artful Dodger limbers for nimble twist of fait
If you’re going to revive the character of Jack Dawkins, you may as well do it with a whole dollop of irreverence. And this series hits the ground running like a sub-Guy Ritchie blast of fun.
Life as Hollywood’s most famous ‘other half’
Matthew Broderick’s career took off with Ferris Bueller’s Day Off in 1986. But most people just want to know, what’s it like being married to Sarah Jessica Parker?
Harlan Coben’s plot twists translate to binge viewing
I’ve just caught up with Fool Me Once, which stars the increasingly visible Michelle Keegan, Richard Armitage, Adeel Akhtar, Emmett J. Scanlan and the redoubtable Joanna Lumley. Here’s my verdict.
Supergirl Milly Alcock is DC’s new star
The Australian actor, who broke through in the Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon, has joined the DC Universe.
Robbie to come home for AACTA Awards
She may have missed out on her Oscars best actress flowers, but Australian superstar Margot Robbie will be honoured in her hometown at next month’s AACTA Awards.
How I caught the cocaine godmother – as she read her bible
The Netflix series starring Sofia Vergara needs no embellishment — this gangster’s bloodlust and Bible habit speak for themselves.
High-society feud: Capote vs The Swans is gripping television
Beautifully directed and acted with high intelligence and style, this new Binge series is a must-watch | WATCH THE TRAILER
Leaving Los Angeles: ‘I want to go’
Television star Josh Thomas has had the kind of US success most local comics could only dream of. So why has he had enough of LA?
This Sexy Beast reboot is simply dreadful
Jonathan Glazer’s cult 2000s gangster hit is the most recent victim of an unnecessary spin-off.
Window into Expats world
Nicole Kidman stands out from the crowd in this six-part series exploring the lives of foreigners living in Hong Kong.
Capote’s swans knew the secrets of chic
The biggest fashion thrill of 2024 can be found in the wardrobe department of Ryan Murphy’s television drama Feud: Capote vs the Swans. Get acquainted with classic Upper East Side style.
Is this Jodie Foster’s greatest role?
The latest True Detective crime series, featuring the Silence with the Lambs megastar, is set in the dark, frozen landscapes of Alaska and is chilling in every sense.
The Barbie film they didn’t want you to see
May December director Todd Haynes’ student film, Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story, is a haunting biopic of the pop star and anorexia victim, acted out with Barbie dolls.
TV’s dead to me: Sopranos boss
David Chase sparked the golden age of television when he created legendary series The Sopranos – 25 years on, he says the future is bleak.
It’s two for three for Snook and Debicki
Australian starlets Elizabeth Debicki and Sarah Snook dominated the acting categories, and the Margot Robbie-produced blockbuster Barbie finally got its dues.
Is everyone else obsessively following Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s life after prison?
After spending eight years in prison for murdering her mother, she’s been busy. It’s strangely addictive to witness.
New Reacher season even more thrilling than the first
Alan Ritchson is not only the perfect Reacher with an appropriately intimidating presence, but the actor has the right way with the required mordant humour the character delivers.
An epic worthy of Trent: our verdict on Boy Swallows Universe
The nation would have rioted if Netflix had made a mess of adapting Boy Swallows Universe. Thank heavens it’s brilliant.
Universal appeal as local boys get ready to swallow Netflix
It is the love letter to Brisbane that shut down a whole street in the city’s heartland on Tuesday.
Global domination in Aussie accent: in the room at the Golden Globes
The ballroom at the Beverly Hilton was crammed with A-listers – it was like celebrity Christmas. And Australia’s golden girls finished the night on top.
Crowning glory for our two golden girls
Elizabeth Debicki and Sarah Snook dominated the TV acting awards, while Margot Robbie’s Barbie was left with flat feet.
Robbie leads our Golden girls at revamped Globes
Margie Robbie could officially be crowned Hollywood’s golden girl, while two other Aussies are also in the running for a gong at the Golden Globes, as awards season kicks off in Tinseltown.
Starsky & Hutch star David Soul dies aged 80
A beloved 1970s icon for his detective role in the classic TV series, the actor died ‘after a valiant battle for life’, his British wife said.
Death down the River Clyde
The self-deprecating, speedboat-driving head of Glasgow’s Marine Homicide Unit solves murders while wrangling a teenage daughter in the second season of Annika.
‘Enjoy’ the war, but don’t forget the context
Netflix’s World War II: From the Frontlines has loads of action and impressive footage, but misses the back story.
True Detective is back on top form
Jodie Foster has found a role worthy of her talent as Liz Danvers, the hard-nosed chief of police in a perpetually dark Alaskan town.
BBC thriller Vigil ditches submarine for Middle Eastern adventure
Suranne Jones returns as ‘the best detective in Scotland’ but this time is sent to an oil rich dictatorship to investigate some controlling weapons merchants after military testing goes haywire.
Before Maestro there was Mozart in the Jungle
Conductors are getting their Hollywood close-up. In this series, Gael Garcia Bernal portrays an irresistibly zany character, loosely based on the Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel.
Paper Dolls: More grit than gloss
For fans of pop group Bardot in the 1990s, this should be compulsory viewing.
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