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Australian Story: Making Lachlan Murdoch, ABC review: a closer look at the chosen one
Paddy Manning’s three-part Australian Story focuses on what drives 53-year-old Lachlan Murdoch and the broader dynamics of the family.
Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2, Prime Video review: fiery
It's a song of fiery mountains and icy trolls as The Lord of the Rings prequel returns.
Rumours: Cate Blanchett and a really big brain
Guy Maddin's comedy satire pits hapless G7 leaders against masturbating bog people, and each other ... it's a heady brew.
Left Write Hook review: survivor documentary stings like a bee
Donna Lyon and Shannon Owen's Australian film documents the physical and psychological healing journey of eight women who have experienced…
Inside, MIFF film review: an Australian prison movie poised on perfection
Vincent Miller holds his own alongside Guy Pearce and Cosmo Jarvis in Charles Williams' incendiary feature debut.
MIFF 2024: hidden gems as picked by the programmers
The Melbourne International Film Festival's programmers pick their favourite films from this year’s jam-packed lineup.
The Twelve Season 2, Binge review: silky smooth
The Twelve returns with a fleshly farmhand, lawyerly lovemaking, crackling charisma and a tool for boring holes in wood ...
Maggie Beer’s Big Mission review: a heart-soaring triumph from the ABC
Championing a lifelong mission to promote healthy eating, Maggie Beer hopes to prove that minor tweaks can have a major…
In the Room Where He Waits review: Daniel Monks transfixes in this spooky chiller
Timothy Despina Marshall’s debut directorial feature marks him out as one to watch.
The Moogai, SFF review: beware the boogeyman
The horrors of the Stolen Generation manifest in The Moogai, a creeper where the creature is less important than the…