Reviews
Spiderhead review: one star (and we don't mean Chris Hemsworth)
We’re invited to giggle and thrill at Joseph Kosinski's film with the same blissful lack of irony as the medicated…
Men by Alex Garland review: a graphic and menacing horror
The latest film from Garland, starring Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear, raises more questions than it answers, to unsettling effect.
Jurassic World: Dominion review – people are for eating
Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are joined by Jeff Goldblum, Sam Neill and Laura Dern as they try to…
Lunana, A Yak in the Classroom review: a timeless tale in Bhutan
Lunana showcases beautiful Bhutanese culture while taking cues from The Sound of Music – and discovering what it really means…
People’s Republic of Mallacoota review: beyond the Black Summer bushfires
The six-part ABC documentary follows the Victorian coastal town's efforts to recover following the bushfires of 2019 and 2020.
Stranger Things Season 4 review: what's wrong with a little nostalgia?
The Netflix hit delivers a fourth time on its core promise: nothing will change very much, even as the cast…
Obi-Wan Kenobi review: 'a prodigiously talented cast'
We know that Anakin fell, and Vader will someday kill him, but Ewan McGregor plays the role so well that…
Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed review – 'rotting from the head down'
The series builds an image of an organisation tapping vulnerable congregants while evading responsibility for the suffering it causes.
ABC's You Can’t Ask That: why are bogans shown as marginalised Australians?
The national broadcaster doesn’t see 'bogans' as part of their natural viewing audience – guess it has been 20 years…
A Perfect Pairing review: love on an Aussie sheep farm
Slightly woolly or warm and fuzzy? Netflix puts the rom into this com by Australian ex-pat director Australian Stuart McDonald.