Craig Mathieson
Craig Mathieson is a TV, film and music writer for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.
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Rose Byrne is terrific in the final season of darkly comic, 1980s period drama Physical
Byrne’s Sheila Rubin is a deeply unfulfilled graduate of the counter-culture who is just trying to move forward in this under-rated show.
- by Craig Mathieson
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★★★½
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The new series of ‘cowboy noir’ drama Justified proves that reboots can work
In City Primeval, Raylan Givens, his cowboy hat and teenage daughter travel to Detroit to deliver a fugitive.
- by Craig Mathieson
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Olivia Colman is at the peak of her acting powers in this roughed-up Great Expectations
The Crown and Fleabag actress is the essential element of this new Dickens adaptation by Peaky Blinders’ Steven Knight.
- by Craig Mathieson
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The Bear’s second season is even better than the first
The first season of the kitchen fire comic drama was about survival - the second dishes up new insight, telling history, and unexpected paths forward.
- by Craig Mathieson
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Emmys
What our critics thought of this year’s Emmy nominees
From The White Lotus to House of the Dragon, there is fierce competition for this year’s best drama. Even Logan Roy would agree, these are serious shows.
Ten great off-the-grid shows that were swept aside by a deluge of new releases
Amid the slew of new TV shows, it’s inevitable that gems from only several years back are overlooked; here’s a selection for midwinter binges.
- by Craig Mathieson
TV’s most madcap murder mystery is back
With a dead body, a location full of suspects, an offbeat detective - and a delirious twist.
- by Craig Mathieson
Korea’s latest game show Siren: Survive the Island is totally bananas
Six teams of warrior women engage in tactical attacks and hand-to-hand combat in this inspiring but crazy show.
- by Craig Mathieson
The best TV shows to stream in July
Our guide to the best of what’s on the streamers and free-to-air television.
- by Craig Mathieson
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The surreal and absurdist TV comedy featuring a giant, and billionaire vigilante
Size does matter in this absurdist comedy, which is also a great coming-of-age tale.
- by Craig Mathieson
★★★★½
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Idris Elba takes flight in white-knuckle, ticking-clock thriller Hijack
Unfolding across seven hours on board a hijacked airplane, this is one of the best thrillers of the streaming era.
- by Craig Mathieson