What to watch
Taika Waititi’s Time Bandits is a rare remake that gets it right
This comical children’s adventure has a terrific double act at its core with Lisa Kudrow and young star Kal-El Tuck.
- by Craig Mathieson
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Barbie was supposed to be a game changer. What happened?
Expectations were high after Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie’s creation was the top box office film of the year.
- by Nicole Sperling
The daredevils who fell in love climbing the world’s tallest buildings
The vertigo-inducing spectacle of rooftopping is the backdrop for a budding romance in Skywalkers: A Love Story.
- by Lindsey Bahr
From snake bites to amputations, show captures the stress of being a new doctor
Fly-on-the-wall series Junior Doctors Down Under shows that life in a hospital emergency department is not what you see in TV dramas.
- by Bridget McManus
Why we need to talk about the Presumed Innocent finale
The TV adaptation of Scott Turow’s courtroom thriller ended with a twist you may or may not have seen coming.
- by Craig Mathieson
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This again? Ryan Reynolds’ jokes wear thin in Deadpool & Wolverine
It’s not clear why anyone would want more of Deadpool. It’s not like we haven’t had a steady supply of Ryan Reynolds’ motor-mouthed schtick.
- by Jake Wilson
Minnie Driver joins the ranks of acting greats who have played Elizabeth I
“Queen Elizabeth comes to meet you very, very specifically,” says Driver, who follows Glenda Jackson, Judi Dench and other acting greats in the role.
- by Michael Idato
Five documentaries that explore the hidden lives of famous actors
Like Brats - a recent look at the ‘Hollywood Brat Pack’ - these projects tried to understand their stars, by gently lifting the masks.
- by Scott Murray
This brilliant Spanish drama goes to the heart of sexual assault
Raising Voices is firmly grounded in the trials facing teenage girls and their parents everywhere.
- by Tom Ryan
Natalie Portman gives her all as an unfulfilled 1960s homemaker in this thorny thriller
Lady in the Lake, adapted from Laura Lippman’s acclaimed 2019 novel, is filled with psychosexual insight.
- by Craig Mathieson
Bloodlust, gambling, ambition; Rome’s gladiators pioneered modern sport
The parallels between gladiator contests in ancient Rome and weekend sporting matches are laid bare in Amazon’s big-ticket drama, Those About To Die.
- by Benji Wilson
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