Reviews
Game Review: Biomutant Lacks An Identity To Call Its Own
Biomutant's clashing design philosophies continually reduce the player experience to one of overwhelming apathy.
Game Review: Strangeland’s dark, cosmic world is let down by its narrative structure
Wormwood Studio’s ‘Strangeland’ is a mind-bending ride through a visually unique and well-crafted world that is dulled by repetitive puzzles…
Game Review: Essays on Empathy reminded me of the importance of creative community
This stunning collection of scrappy narrative microgames showcase Deconstructeam’s forensic interest in human intimacy. More importantly, they show the way…
Film Review: Cruella charms with style and snark
An unnecessary but enjoyable Disney origin story owes much to its faux-punk fashion and the duelling stars Emma Stone and…
Film Review: My Name is Gulpilil captures the legacy of a star
Gulpilil takes centre stage one last time in a meditative portrait of one of our most complex, brilliant and important…
Exhibition Review: Disney: The Magic of Animation, ACMI
The House of Mouse takes over ACMI so we sent cartoonist Andrew Weldon along to see how it captures the…
Game Review: New Pokemon Snap is picturesque, approachable, and fatally incurious
This adorable redux offers plentiful opportunities for cuteness, but not imagination, writes Jini Maxwell.
Game Review: Returnal is the natural evolution of arcade
Housemarque's foray into the roguelike genre feels like the natural progression of their high score-chasing arcade roots, writes Chris Button
Review: How to Stay Married defies TV trends for Season 3
Peter Helliar's family sitcom is unashamedly mainstream, a rare stayer with solid comedy cast and cozy, reliable characters.
TV Review: Wakefield succeeds with equal opportunity compassion
A drama where everybody hurts, Wakefield’s equal opportunity compassion holds it all together.