See & Do
How a podcast about failure became a phenomenal success
When Elizabeth Day started a podcast about failure, she thought “maybe a dozen people” would listen. Now there more than one million monthly listeners.
- by Lenny Ann Low
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This genre-defying TV show returns for a belter of a second season
The blend of dark tones and high stakes makes the second season of The Tourist crackle with energy.
- by Michael Idato
How a classic set in the Edwardian era became a modern gay epic
Playwright Matthew Lopez’s sweeping seven-hour play The Inheritance transposes E.M. Forster’s classic Howard’s End into a tale of modern-day gay New York.
- by Richard Jinman
★★
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Could Next Goal Wins be Taika Waititi’s first own goal?
This feel-good sports film shows the Kiwi director may finally have bitten off more than he can chew in Hollywood.
- by Jake Wilson
Brett Whiteley’s 6000-tune record collection inspires a new generation
Rising folk singer Jo Davie will kick off the sessions inspired by the artist on January 6.
- by Helen Pitt
Weary Aquaman sequel proves it’s just as well DC is starting over
Despite Jason Momoa’s laid-back charm, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom raises more questions than it answers.
- by Jake Wilson
The painting that scandalised Bendigo (and Victoria’s other hidden art gems)
From a bottle for your tears to a work by “the witch of Kings Cross”, our galleries have dug through their collections to present their most unsung pieces.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
★½
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Disney’s Wish feels like it was scripted during a team-building retreat
The artistic failure of Disney’s latest effort proves that vast amounts of money doesn’t always make a difference.
- by Jake Wilson
★★½
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Mike White’s animation Migration doesn’t spread its wings far enough
The man behind The White Lotus brings a personal touch to this tale about a family of ducks who venture beyond the safety of their nest.
- by Jake Wilson
★★★★
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Real-life story of man who saved children from Nazis is heartbreaking
Anthony Hopkins’ silence speaks volumes as he delivers another powerful performance as Nicholas Winton.
- by Sandra Hall
Why this international artist cut up his childhood drawings
Artist Petrit Halilaj was 13 when his family was forced to flee their home in Kosovo, but he found new hope in a refugee camp.
- by Stephanie Bunbury