Streaming
Is Netflix’s Play Something feature a goofy novelty or the future of streaming?
The platform thinks I’m obsessed with Spanish-language telenovelas and shows about Argentinian BBQ, rather than my true passion: heartwarming sitcoms.
- by Robert Moran
Latest
★★★★
Review
Exterminate All the Brutes isn’t easy viewing, but it might be essential
This four-part series is essentially a treatise on white supremacy, laying bare the ‘genocidal’ impulse behind all the grand talk of civilisation.
- by Karl Quinn
How Joel Edgerton’s cruellest role turned into a blessing
The 46-year-old actor was driven to play a ruthless slave catcher in the year’s most anticipated TV series. It may be his defining moment.
- by Craig Mathieson
★★★★
Green Guide
Sword-and-sandals epic is no Roman holiday, even for an empress
Domina is a compelling look at ancient Rome’s most powerful empress, with terrific design and casting.
- by Brad Newsome
Opinion
Green Guide
Detective series Mare of Easttown is a hallelujah moment for TV
Kate Winslet investigates a murder in HBO’s deeply watchable seven-part series that upends cop show cliches.
- by Craig Mathieson
Victoria seeks urgent approval to bring in 400 foreign cast and crew
The state government will pump an additional $120 million into the screen sector as it seeks to capitalise on a boom in international production.
- by Karl Quinn
Miss Line of Duty? Here are the 10 greatest cop shows you need to watch
From tough British crime dramas to Scandi noir, this is our guide to the very best badge-and-gun series of all time.
- by Craig Mathieson
The horrific scene that nearly broke Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins
Capturing the brutal story of The Underground Railroad for a new TV series took its toll. One moment proved so challenging, Jenkins simply walked off set.
- by Michael Idato
Room for one more? Paramount+ to hit Australian screens this winter
Another streaming service - with high-profile films and television shows - will hit the market in August.
- by Broede Carmody
New 4K streaming boxes to upgrade your TV’s smarts
You no longer need to settle for an inferior picture or trade in your television entirely when it gets too old to run the latest apps.
- by Adam Turner
It’s never been an easy watch. Is it finally time to give up on Handmaid’s Tale?
Two TV critics argue whether the fourth season of the dystopian drama has lost its way or is as gripping as ever.
- by Craig Mathieson and Louise Rugendyke