Stephen A Russell

Stephen A Russell's Latest Articles

Severance – Season 2. Image: Apple TV+.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Severance Season 2 review: back to the office

Severance is back for Season 2, and the work-life balance isn't getting any easier.

Bump Season 5. Image: Stan. Streaming December 2024.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Bump Season 5 review: abundantly gorgeous

Can Bump, the much-loved Stan show, deliver a happy-ever-after for all the clan?

The Room Next Door. Image: Warner Bros. Pictures.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

The Room Next Door review: Pedro Almodóvar’s American dream

Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore make our souls swoon in The Room Next Door, a Sigrid Nunez adaptation with a…

Love Lies Bleeding. Image: A24.
Features

Best films 2024: the ones you missed and where to stream them now

Some of the coolest releases we haven't yet covered this year can now be watched online. Discover these best films…

How to Make Gravy. Image: Jasin Boland/ Binge.Streaming December 2024.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

How to Make Gravy film review: Paul Kelly’s beloved song soars on screen

Starring Daniel Henshall, How to Make Gravy is perfectly bittersweet Christmas movie fare.

Heretic. Image: A24.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Heretic film review: Hugh Grant horror more than holds its own

Heretic asks questions about theology ... and wants to scare us out of out wits.

The Pool. Image: Shark Island Productions.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

The Pool review: Sydney documentary is beautiful but shallow

The Pool, Ian Darling's handsomely shot documentary, spent a year filming in and around Sydney’s Icebergs Pool.

We Bury the Dead. Image: Umbrella Entertainment.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

We Bury the Dead review: gruesomely hilarious Tasmanian survival thriller

In We Bury the dead, Hobart has been annihilated: cue a future cult classic film with a wow-a-minute story.

Always Listening. Image: SBS.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Always Listening, SBS review: Lifeline volunteers share their stories

Australian director Genevieve Bailey’s powerful new documentary Always Listening puts faces to the voices who volunteer for Lifeline.

The Correspondent. Image: POP Family Entertainment.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

The Correspondent, film review: Peter Greste thriller on a vitally important topic

The Correspondent, starring Richard Roxburgh, examines the dangers facing a free and fair press.

1 2 3 13