Film & TV production
★★★★
Streaming
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
Latest
Asher Keddie: ‘This was the only project I’ve ever put my hand up for’
The TV adaptation of Holly Ringland’s acclaimed novel The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart is a passion project for the seven-time Logie-winning actress.
- by Lenny Ann Low
How and why does a person go ‘missing’? New doco tries to find answers
Documentary maker Laurie Critchley is used to difficult topics; her latest series, Missing Persons Investigation, wades into challenging personal and ethical terrain.
- by Ben Pobjie
★★
Cinema
This slick documentary is too focused on Hollywood to justify the title ‘The Movies’
A six-part series produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman is best described as hype, and only a handful of movies made outside Tinseltown earn a mention.
- by Tom Ryan
Tears, tall poppies and Japandi style: An architect takes on The Block
Steph and Gian Ottavio are the youngest couple to ever appear in the reality show, but Steph’s qualifications proved a blessing and a curse.
- by Bridget McManus
The Aussie twins taking the world by storm with ‘ouija board’ movie
Danny and Michael Philippou, aka RackaRacka, have long promised big things. With their debut feature, Talk To Me, the internet sensations have finally delivered.
- by Karl Quinn
With Barbie, Margot Robbie has conquered Hollywood. What’s next?
Barbie is a global smash. But it’s not just for her starring role that Margot Robbie should be earning raves.
- by Karl Quinn
Opinion
For subscribers
How corporate greed is killing the ‘golden age’ of television
The churn and burn strategy adopted by streaming giants means we may never see shows like The Wire, Six Feet Under or Breaking Bad on screens again.
- by Glen Dolman
Bollywood star tapped to turbocharge Australian film and television
The Perth-born BBC Indian-Australian actress says she is excited at the prospect of helping to bring more diverse stories to life.
- by Karl Quinn
Like a high wire act: Celia Pacquola on her madcap new gig
She’s turned her hand to writing, standup, acting and reality TV - now the talented all-rounder is about to host the reboot of Thank God You’re Here.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
‘We’re lab rats’: Is the War on Waste making a difference?
Craig Reucassel returns for series three of the hit ABC show and says it’s now up to governments to make a real difference when it comes to recycling.
- by Bridget McManus