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Mel Gibson and Steve Bisley starred in the original Mad Max film in 1979.

‘Brilliant’ but ‘basically repugnant’: How we reviewed the original Mad Max

With the fifth instalment in the franchise hitting screens this week, we took a look at how The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald reviewed the first, now iconic, film.

  • by Kate Lahey
The original Mad Max film polarised audiences in 1979, but it grew to become one of Australia’s greatest cultural exports.

Mad Max at 45: A fan, a newcomer and a one-time hater debate the iconic film

George Miller’s thrilling, apocalyptic vision spawned Australia’s biggest film franchise. How does it hold up nearly half a century later?

  • by Nell Geraets, Garry Maddox and Sandra Hall
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Taking over Late Night Live: David Marr.

David Marr to replace ABC’s Phillip Adams at Late Night Live

The celebrated journalist and author is replacing Adams, who has been in the role for more than three decades.

  • by Garry Maddox
In all the discussion about stalking Baby Reindeer has provoked, no one has discussed how writers themselves can be predatory - but what are they hunting?
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Why I’m grateful for Baby Reindeer, the anti-hero alternative we desperately need

In this era of self-congratulatory and safe memoirs, the Netflix series dares to be dangerous.

  • by Mark Mordue

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