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Interview with the Vampire S2, AMC+ review: devil is in the details
An epic voyage across war-torn Europe to the cobblestones of Paris leads the bloodsuckers to a reckoning.
Housekeeping for Beginners review: a luminous tribute to found family
Of An Age director Goran Stolevski’s latest is a tribute to the enduring love of friendship.
Hacks Season 3, Stan review: savagely funny
Ava and Deborah need serious couples therapy as this comedy double act for the ages deepens the emotional beats.
How to Poison a Planet, Stan review: forever chemicals wreaking havoc
Mark Ruffalo and journalist Carrie Fellner reveal how American forever chemicals have affected an Australian First Nations community.
Such Brave Girls, Stan review: scorching comedy
Comedian Kat Sadler lays her darkest hours on the line in this acerbic, ferociously funny show that tackles mental health…
Late Night with the Devil review: ferociously fun horror
The new retro horror from Australian brothers Colin and Cameron Cairnes pits an excellent ensemble cast against 70s gore.
You'll Never Find Me review: Australian nerve-fraying horror
A barefoot young woman knocks on a caravan door in the dead of night, setting the scene for skin-crawling tension.
Ricky Stanicky review: enjoyable US romp – with Melbourne gum trees
Peter Farrelly's Australian-shot comedy offers everything you might want in the way of silly distraction.
The Rooster review: Hugo Weaving and Phoenix Raei tussle in the woods in startling debut
In debut feature The Rooster, writer/director Mark Leonard Winter explores wounded masculinity mired in the mud.
Masters of the Air, Apple TV+ review: mind-blowing battles
The cast might be unwieldy, but this WWII drama series from Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks really soars when it…