Culture
The Serpent Queen returns, more venomous than ever
Samantha Morton is just as deliciously wicked in the new season of this account of the life of Catherine de Medici.
- by Kylie Northover
Movies
This quiet Australian horror has style in spades but not enough guts
Birdeater uses the seclusion of the landscape to build and sustain a deep psychological unease, but struggles with characterisation and pacing.
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
Megalopolis to a ‘must-squatch’: 13 highlights at the Melbourne International Film Festival
From Francis Ford Coppola’s extravagant folly to a movie about Bigfoot and the premiere of Adam Elliot’s new animation, here are our top MIFF picks.
- by Cameron Williams
TV & radio
★★★½
Review
A beautifully balanced performance in a hilarious, quirky comedy about change
Ashley Storrie delivers a commanding turn as the stubbornly outspoken heroine Nina in the at-times hilarious and sensitive comedy Dinosaur.
- by Ben Pobjie
The Bear has just broken an Emmy comedy record. But is it comedy?
The series set in a Chicago kitchen scooped Emmy Award nominations overnight, sparking renewed debate about category genres.
- by John Koblin
Music
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Sydney live reviews
Conan Gray brings back the spirit of Freddie Mercury
- by Millie Muroi and Cassie Tongue
Two powerful performances in this Streetcar make it a bare-knuckle fight
- by Cameron Woodhead and Barney Zwartz
The takedown of toxic masculinity that you must not miss
- by Sonia Nair and Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
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Books
Murder mystery and wartime survival: Eight books to read this weekend
- by Cameron Woodhead and Steven Carroll
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Investigations
Emails reveal State Library discussed political, religious views of writers
- by Kerrie O'Brien