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Christmas films and community
This time of year has a way of sharpening loss or estrangement – so we seek out cosy tales about…
Nautilus review: a rollickingly subversive submarine story
Nautilus serves up plenty of swashbuckling entertainment while posing curly colonial questions.
The Fabulous Four review: absolutely not fab
The Fabulous Four is formulaic, foot-curling and fetid – as if it's been forsaken forever in the Florida sun.
Exposure, Stan review: powerful arthouse TV
Exposure is an uncompromising Australian TV series that fully marshalls the medium's vocabulary.
Ladies in Black, ABC review: stunning sartorial tension
ABC's Ladies in Black series continues the 1959 Sydney story with new social changes and broader character arcs.
3 Body Problem, Netflix review: it must be seen
The epic sci-fi adaptation from the creators of Game of Thrones is always absorbing ... and sometimes staggering.
Population 11, Stan review: a comedy-mystery winner
Stan's new 12-part, WA-shot series is beautifully paced and extremely bingeable.
House of Gods, ABC review: an absorbing balancing act
Dubbed as 'Succession set in a mosque' this new ABC series doesn't lack for dramatic tension.
Three Women, Stan review: with pleasure comes punishment
A non-fiction book gets adapted into a fictional series in Three Women: but does it work?
The New Look, Apple TV+ review: dressed to impress
Coco Chanel and Christian Dior are brought to life by Juliette Binoche and Ben Mendelsohn in this new ten-part series.