Rebus is back … 25 years after his first TV outing
Ian Rankin’s brooding Edinburgh cop returns to our screens in an intriguing adaptation starring Outlander’s Richard Rankin.
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Matthew Perry’s tragic quest to get well
Friends star spent his life searching for healing in a world willing to sell it.
Larry happy to turn the other cheek
Gold Logie winner Larry Emdur has stayed true to his word, appearing on morning television on Monday to get a tattoo on his backside of a Logie statuette and the initials of his six rivals for the top TV award.
Boy swallows Logies: beloved series the biggest star in The Star’s firmament
Boy Swallows Universe – including Australian television’s night of nights – as the Netflix adaptation of Trent Dalton’s semi-autobiographical novel was the big winner at the Logie Awards. Plus, Dalton confirms a new project set for the small screen is in the works.
How to make a (literal) killing in real estate
Welcome to a world of dodgy criminality and intricate conspiracies, centred on the machinations of a wonderful scotch-drinking villain and his elaborate schemes to pull off the ultimate heist.
The blind lead the oblivious in this new reality dating show
The British version of Netflix’s hit US reality dating show Love is Blind has finally been released — but it’s missing the self-deprecating banter promised.
Five shows to watch this weekend
Emily in Paris returns for a gloriously dimwitted fourth season, serving up all the intellectual nourishment of a pain au chocolat. Plus, a hyper-local police show set in Blacktown.
‘Moron’ Perry’s ketamine addiction exploited
The star’s assistant, two doctors and an alleged dealer known as the ‘Ketamine Queen’ were among those charged in connection with the death of the Friends actor, authorities said.
‘I auditioned as Satan. You can’t get more evil than that’
He plays the baddie Sauron in the hit fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. It’s second nature for Charlie Vickers.
Television’s leading lady is plotting her next move
In career-making run of work on television series such as Pachinko and Shōgun, Anna Sawai has proven to be the most exciting actor on television right now.
Five things to watch this weekend
Let the backstabbing commence: the high-finance drama Industry returns for a third season. Plus, a cult kids’ show gets a reboot.
Woman about the house
Julia Louis-Dreyfus played an unpopular vice-president who found herself up for the big job. She talks politics and why her new film Tuesday is a tear-jerker
Innocent or guilty? The murder case that captivated Italy
When investigators found unknown DNA on 13-year-old Yara Gambirasio remains, it lead them to undertake the country’s largest DNA sweep. Did they close in on the wrong man?
David Lynch has emphysema, can no longer direct in person
The Twin Peaks director, 78, says he will not retire but is homebound due to his fear of contracting Covid-19.
Yes, it’s the end of the world, but it should be a fun ride
Those About To Die, a huge-budget series set in the year 79, celebrates the political turmoil in ancient Rome and the imminent collapse of its ancient empire.
From folk songs to failure, a cultural icon opens his X File
As Fox Mulder in the The X Files, David Duchovny peddled alien theories. Now that paranoia is everywhere, according to the actor-singer.
Marvel suffers Superhero fatigue
Marvel conquered the box office for 15 years until its recent string of duds. Can cinema reinvent itself without its spandex saviours?
‘He did apologise and so did I’
We’re All Gonna Die host Jay Baruchel spills on his Hollywood feud with Jonah Hill, the problem with Canadian manners and existential dread.
A real, gritty marvel
London-based drama Netflix series Supacell is an original and compelling take on the conceit of superpowers.
Comedy legend Bob Newhart dead at 94
Bob Newhart’s halting speech was part of his brand, which ushered in an era of such popular comedy shows as Roseanne and Seinfeld.
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