Mel Campbell
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2015 was the best year for Christmas movies – prove me wrong
When it comes to the best year for Christmas movies, 2015 sleighs.
The most captivating movies and TV of 2025 – Mel Campbell's picks
Critic Mel Campbell considers the truly great movies and TV of 2025.
Has The Bear disappeared up its own clacker? Yes chef!
Once the darling of the prestige streaming world, The Bear is spoiling like foie gras under a heat lamp.
Head South review: NZ coming-of-age punk dramedy is special
A teenager in late 1970s Christchurch dreams of becoming a punk rocker under the heavy pressures of love and life.
Christmas films and community
This time of year has a way of sharpening loss or estrangement – so we seek out cosy tales about…
Nautilus review: a rollickingly subversive submarine story
Nautilus serves up plenty of swashbuckling entertainment while posing curly colonial questions.
The Fabulous Four review: absolutely not fab
The Fabulous Four is formulaic, foot-curling and fetid – as if it's been forsaken forever in the Florida sun.
Exposure, Stan review: powerful arthouse TV
Exposure is an uncompromising Australian TV series that fully marshalls the medium's vocabulary.
Ladies in Black, ABC review: stunning sartorial tension
ABC's Ladies in Black series continues the 1959 Sydney story with new social changes and broader character arcs.
3 Body Problem, Netflix review: it must be seen
The epic sci-fi adaptation from the creators of Game of Thrones is always absorbing ... and sometimes staggering.