This outback thriller needs to be seen
The standout second season of acclaimed series Mystery Road is a welcome return to a ‘brew of tropic gothic outback noir’.
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‘Unhappy fluke’: drama mirrors Depp-Heard case
Hot on the heels of the messy real-life legal spat, new courtroom drama The Twelve shows how jurors can’t help but be influenced. Star Kate Mulvany reveals how her appearance alone provoked bias.
Golden night for Hamish, ‘the new Bert’ of TV
No one could deny that the 62nd TV Week Logie Awards belonged to comedian Hamish Blake.
Netflix makes real life Squid Game with $4.56m prize
The reality competition, with 456 contestants, is based on the South Korean dystopian drama but will differ in one crucial way.
Caught in the satanic panic
The new season of Stranger Things grows up — and leans into the darker aspects of 1980s culture.
The greatest cop of all time?
For seven seasons we’ve been following Bosch, the longest-running Amazon Original Series.
The nuclear disaster that never was
Meltdown: Three Mile Island is a documentary series about the worst nuclear accident in US history – with a death and injury toll of zero.
‘It was the first time we felt terrorism was a real thing’
The Bali bombings in 2002 remain one of the country’s most painful cultural wounds, an attack that killed 202 people, 88 of whom were Australians. Will a new TV series on the attack be cathartic?
Why June is the month that keeps on giving
It may be halfway through June but there are still a bunch of new releases left to stream.
Who wants to be a millionaire? These champion quiz nerds do
You might dominate family Trivial Pursuit nights, but that’s a gentle stroll. Australia’s top quiz champions — the Usain Bolts of general knowledge — reveal what it takes to know it all.
A life as strange as fiction
The life of Sweden’s notorious ‘celebrity’ criminal Clark Olofsson is as bizarrely astonishing as the true crime series focusing on his story.
Close-up: the system finds its stars
Who will be our next Cate Blanchett or Russell Crowe? There must be something in the water, as talented young Australians are taking over the stage and screen.
Arts rainmakers see more ways to source funds
Arts philanthropy has embraced the digital age, with the constraints of the pandemic spawning new schemes to buttress the cultural bottom line.
It’s ‘look at moi’ as local drama has a moment
Streaming television services are investing heavily in Australian stories, and audiences can’t get enough.
Devils in the wilderness
A Chilean cop thriller that’s also a contemporary western is an antidote to our discontent over the familiar ‘cops as heroes’ narrative
Logies back after 2 year hiatus
Tom Gleeson is again up for a Gold Logie after an upset win in 2019, competing against Karl Stefanovic, Julia Morris and Melissa Leong.
Lights, camera, inaction: the art of playing dead
Playing a deceased character on TV or the stage might not look difficult, but there’s much more to it than holding your breath.
Mountain noir and a reprobate hero
Novelist CJ Box’s Joe Pickett finds new life on the screen as a lone-wolf game warden trying to maintain his integrity.
Menzies’ home movies capture Australia
Footage shot here and abroad shows the 12th prime minister was a born performer.
No disrespect
The making of Coppola’s revered cinema classic The Godfather is the subject of a 10-part TV series.
Sweeney star Dennis Waterman dies
The actor, whose rough-hewn but likeable TV characters in hit series such as The Sweeney, Minder and New Tricks were not far from his own personality, has died aged 74.
Doctor Who gets a new time lord
British actor Ncuti Gatwa, known for his role in popular series Sex Education will be the first Black actor to play the leading role in the cult BBC science fiction series.
Ed Kavalee: comedy’s team player
Ed Kavalee on writing a comedy/slasher movie, his fun jobs in radio and TV, and why he lacks the “guts” for stand-up.
Guardian agents: Sparkling in the face of rejection
The British version of French comedy Call My Agent offers a candid insight into the rollercoaster world of actors and those who advocate for them
Iconic duo return for Neighbours farewell
Two of Australia’s biggest soap stars are set to return to one of Melbourne’s most famous streets, as Neighbours’ fans prepare to bid farewell.
Award season brings out best in TV shows
May promises to be a blockbuster month of television, with several series dropping on to streaming just in time to qualify for the Emmys.
All hell breaks loose in Saul’s latest descent
Better Call Saul is one of those shows that reminds you that you are observing an art form. Season six is as good as television gets.
Getting in on the action
We Own This City dives straight into the activities of a corrupt group of police officers charged with taking guns and drugs off the streets
The real reason why Netflix is haemorrhaging viewers
New analysis has revealed that Netflix is pulling the plug on its own hit shows much earlier than it used to … and it’s all down to keeping a lid on costs. But the tactic is backfiring.
How Bridgerton revived the ballet flat
First introduced for off-stage wear in the 1940s, ballet flats are back thanks to Bridgerton. Here, a brief history of the classically chic shoe.
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