What to watch
★★★★
Review
Russell Crowe has never allowed vanity to dictate his career – and that’s why he’s great
In the noir thriller Sleeping Dogs, Crowe proves again what an exceptional character actor he is when he plays a retired detective with Alzheimer’s disease who is revisiting an old case.
- by Sandra Hall
Latest
★★★★★
Streaming
Binge all six seasons of this remarkable drama while you can
The Americans was a masterful production with painfully nuanced performances by Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys.
- by Craig Mathieson
Taika Waititi’s Time Bandits is a rare remake that gets it right
This comical children’s adventure has a terrific double act at its core with Lisa Kudrow and young star Kal-El Tuck.
- by Craig Mathieson
Barbie was supposed to be a game changer. What happened?
Expectations were high after Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie’s creation was the top box office film of the year.
- by Nicole Sperling
The daredevils who fell in love climbing the world’s tallest buildings
The vertigo-inducing spectacle of rooftopping is the backdrop for a budding romance in Skywalkers: A Love Story.
- by Lindsey Bahr
From snake bites to amputations, show captures the stress of being a new doctor
Fly-on-the-wall series Junior Doctors Down Under shows that life in a hospital emergency department is not what you see in TV dramas.
- by Bridget McManus
Why we need to talk about the Presumed Innocent finale
The TV adaptation of Scott Turow’s courtroom thriller ended with a twist you may or may not have seen coming.
- by Craig Mathieson
★★
Review
This again? Ryan Reynolds’ jokes wear thin in Deadpool & Wolverine
It’s not clear why anyone would want more of Deadpool. It’s not like we haven’t had a steady supply of Ryan Reynolds’ motor-mouthed schtick.
- by Jake Wilson
Minnie Driver joins the ranks of acting greats who have played Elizabeth I
“Queen Elizabeth comes to meet you very, very specifically,” says Driver, who follows Glenda Jackson, Judi Dench and other acting greats in the role.
- by Michael Idato
Five documentaries that explore the hidden lives of famous actors
Like Brats - a recent look at the ‘Hollywood Brat Pack’ - these projects tried to understand their stars, by gently lifting the masks.
- by Scott Murray
This brilliant Spanish drama goes to the heart of sexual assault
Raising Voices is firmly grounded in the trials facing teenage girls and their parents everywhere.
- by Tom Ryan