Television
Crime drama with a familial bent
Justin BurkePick of the day: Before We Die, streaming on SBS On Demand.
Musos in running for TV awards
ASHLEIGH WILSONFormer Silverchair singer Daniel Johns has been nominated for rearranging Beatles tunes for Beat Bugs.
Simpsons pulled from Ten
Stephen BrookTwo of Network Ten’s most popular shows have been taken off air after negotiations with 21st Century Fox broke down.
Royals not amused by Netflix
David SandersonTelling the true story of the royals was never going to be easy. The makers of The Crown didn’t envisage it’d be this hard.
Outback of our nightmares
Graeme BlundellThe original Wake in Fright was a masterpiece that affronted Aussie audiences. The remake is just as uncompromising.
Mr Robot returns
Justin BurkeMr Robot fans, the wait is over. After a cliffhanger finale, hacker Elliot Alderson is back.
Underbelly of the Eternal City
Justin BurkePick of the day: Suburra: Blood on Rome, streaming on Netflix.
Complex cases make Bosch success
Justin BurkeIf you are newcomer to Bosch, jumping into season three can be like skipping dinner and going straight to dessert.
From the stage to the big screen
Philippa HawkerBack To Back Theatre will debut on TV screens next year with the show, Oddlands.
Making the cut on judgment day
Ashleigh WilsonIntriguing details emerge in a fine Archibald profile.
‘I’ve learnt to just shut up a bit’
Eleanor MillsTurning 60, comedy queen Dawn French gets serious about sharing her hard-won wisdom.
Bosch in a bad way
Graeme BlundellThe broody LA detective is a man on the edge, adding to the tension in this exceptional third season.
Sheer pleasure for Trekkies
Justin BurkeThe previews were kept under wraps, but the verdict is now in: the new Star Trek series is unmissable television.
Drama of harrowing true crime
Justin BurkePick of the day: The Moorside, BBC First, 8.30pm; Designated Survivor, streaming on Netflix.
Bold venture into Trek universe
Justin BurkePick of the day: Star Trek: Discovery, streaming on Netflix.
Jerry Before Seinfeld
John JurgensenSince 1975, Jerry Seinfeld has recorded all his jokes, alphabetically, on sheets of yellow legal paper. He never intended for anyone to see them.
Riveting case casts a shadow
GRAEME BLUNDELLIt smashed ratings records, but in bringing the real-life kidnapping of Shannon Matthews to TV, producers faced a storm of controversy.
Investigating a deep injustice
Justin BurkeFans of true crime have been spoiled for choice in recent times, and this documentary is up there with the best of the contemporary genre.
Spy thriller with industry cred
Justin BurkePick of the day: The Bureau, streaming on SBS on Demand.
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Weinstein daughter ‘calls 911’
Officers have been called after a “family dispute” to Remy Weinstein’s home, as model Cara Delevingne joins harassment accusers.
Now stop the mini-Weinsteins
Jenni RussellEvery woman has had a Weinstein moment. But they are caught in multiple traps in speaking out — and their aggressors know it.
Crime drama with a familial bent
Justin BurkePick of the day: Before We Die, streaming on SBS On Demand.
Down the barrel of tragedy
CHRIS BOYDAmerican Song positions itself as a play about moral reckoning and gun crime, but it’s far more interesting.
Musos in running for TV awards
ASHLEIGH WILSONFormer Silverchair singer Daniel Johns has been nominated for rearranging Beatles tunes for Beat Bugs.
New Worlds for maverick actor
Ed PottonActor Bill Murray’s latest career move will be music to fans’ ears.
Artist presents crowning gory
Matthew WestwoodArtist Marc Quinn has stuck his neck out with a sculpture made from his own blood.
In Don Dale: ‘I want to get out’
amos aikmanPaintings by girls in detention are just one of the ways subjects have told their stories to the NT royal commission | IMAGES.
Weinstein’s wife leaves him
Harvey Weinstein’s wife leaves him amid growing claims of sex harassment; audio emerges of producer defending groping model | LISTEN
Harvey ‘harassed Jolie, Paltrow’
Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie join actresses claiming Harvey Weinstein sexually harassed them as three women allege rape.
