Culture
TV & radio
The best movies to watch on Netflix right now
The streaming service has commissioned and acquired not only high-profile blockbusters but film festival and foreign-language favourites.
- by Craig Mathieson
Latest
When Samuel Johnson woke up in emergency, he had one thought
The narrator of the observational series Paramedics got a first-hand look at the work of medicos after he was hit by a car.
- by Bridget McManus
ABC’s new comedy tackles race issues like you’ve never seen before
Actor and writer Ra Chapman’s new series explores the Korean-Australian adoptee experience through an unlikely lens: the romcom.
- by Kylie Northover
Can Virginia Trioli’s new show fix the ABC’s arts problem?
The much-loved broadcaster is back with a new show highlighting Australia’s high-profile creative talent.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
There’s another Aussie competing at this year’s Eurovision
Silia Kapsis,17, will perform for Eurovision in May, but not for her homeland.
- by Michael Idato
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
How Charlie Pickering would sell Peter Dutton
Given his understanding of politics, how would The Weekly host sell the opposition leader to the Australian people?
- by Peter FitzSimons
‘The grief is so strong’: The TV show taking a serious look at the death of pets
In the Compass special Goodbye My Dog, dog behaviourist Laura Vissaritis looks at the emotional and economic toll caused by the loss of a beloved family pet.
- by Bridget McManus
Why David Tennant is fighting for justice over Russian assassination
The shocking photo of Alexander Litvinenko dying in a hospital bed was the starting point of a family story with global repercussions.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
The best new shows to stream in April
Our guide to the best of what’s on the streamers and free-to-air this month.
- by Craig Mathieson
It’s slim pickings for viewers as local kids’ content plummets
The pressure for Australian-made content to be successfully packaged for overseas markets is holding the sector back.
- by Kate Jones
Analysis
Streaming
Poison and politics: The bizarre backstory to Netflix’s latest blockbuster
A former executive at the company that owns the rights to Netflix’s latest series 3 Body Problem was sentenced to death by a Shanghai court.
- by Eryk Bagshaw