Graeme Blundell

Actor, director, producer and writer, Graeme Blundell has been associated with many pivotal moments in Australian theatre, film and television. He has directed over 100 plays, acted in about the same number, and appeared in more than 40 films and hundreds of hours of television. He is also a prolific reporter, and is the national television critic for The Australian. Graeme presents movies on Foxtel’s Fox Classics, and presents film review show Screen on Foxtel’s arts channel with Margaret Pomeranz.

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TELEVISIONReview

Fernando Gordillo Altimaro in How to Save a Life

Unearthing viral clues to disease

An Australian series follows patients as they undergo phage therapy, a rare, unusual and little-known bacterial treatment.

Graeme Blundell

FIRST WATCHReview

Joanne Lumley as Judith in Fool Me Once. Picture: Netflix

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.

Graeme Blundell

FIRST WATCHReview

FEUD: Capote Vs. The Swans -- Pictured: Chloe Sevigny as C.Z. Guest. CR: Pari Dukovic/FX

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

Graeme Blundell

TV REBOOTReview

True Detective Night Country. Starring Jodie Foster.

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.

Graeme Blundell

HIT TV SHOWReview

Alan Ritchson in second season of Reacher. PIcture: Prime Video

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.

Graeme Blundell

FIRST WATCHReview

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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.

Graeme Blundell

television reviewsReview

DCI Amy Silva, played by Suranne Jones, is back for the second season of British drama series Vigil

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.

Graeme Blundell

Best of 2023Review

Succession season 4 is coming March 27. Picture: BINGE

The ultimate list of the best TV of 2023

It’s hard to imagine that such a turbulent year could produce such a stunning array of great shows. How many have you binged?

Graeme Blundell

TURN ON, TUNE INReview

,The very best television to look out for in 2024, according to critic Graham Blundell.

The must-see TV shows to look forward to in 2024

After protracted writers’ and actors’ strikes, the dust has settled for a compelling new year of television. Highlights include a season of True Detective led by Jodie Foster and the small-screen debut of Oscar-winner Alfonso Cuarón.

Graeme Blundell

tv reviewsReview

Sarah Lancashire as Julia in HBO's Julia. PIcture: Binge

A divine second helping of Julia Child

A pinch of 1960s unrest adds to the intense flavour of the sophomore season of the show about TV chef Julia Child.

Graeme Blundell

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