Stephen A Russell

Stephen A Russell is a Melbourne-based arts writer. His writing regularly appears in Fairfax publications, SBS online, Flicks, Time Out, The Saturday Paper, The Big Issue and Metro magazine. You can hear him on Joy FM.

Stephen A Russell's Latest Articles

The Twelve – Season 2. Image: Binge.
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The Twelve Season 2, Binge review: silky smooth

The Twelve returns with a fleshly farmhand, lawyerly lovemaking, crackling charisma and a tool for boring holes in wood ...

Maggie Beer's Big Mission. Image: ABC.
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Maggie Beer’s Big Mission review: a heart-soaring triumph from the ABC

Championing a lifelong mission to promote healthy eating, Maggie Beer hopes to prove that minor tweaks can have a major…

In The Room Where He Waits. Image: Bounty Films
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In the Room Where He Waits review: Daniel Monks transfixes in this spooky chiller

Timothy Despina Marshall’s debut directorial feature marks him out as one to watch.

The Moogai. Image: Maslow Entertainment.
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The Moogai, SFF review: beware the boogeyman

The horrors of the Stolen Generation manifest in The Moogai, a creeper where the creature is less important than the…

Talia Zucker in In Vitro. Image: Madman Entertainment. Best new Australian films.
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In Vitro, SFF review: ecological thriller meets domestic drama down under

In Vitro is an Australian horror sci-fi that splices chills with domestic drama, and plays coy with its true nature.

Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line. Image: Andrzej Liguz. Streaming on ABC iview. New shows streaming.
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Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line - Sydney Film Festival review

Paul Clarke's documentary walks down memory lane, tracing the glory days of the iconic Australian band, and contemplating the legacy…

Time Addicts. Image: Photius Drakos. Great films added to streaming.
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Time Addicts, Netflix review: a wonderful ride on time

Time Addicts is trippy time-travel tale intertwining comedy and drama. Streaming on Netflix.

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We are Lady Parts S2, Stan review: hilarious, heartfelt and sharp

The all-Muslim punk band is back. With wildly different views on how they should look and sound, theres a chance…

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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga review – grinds every gear

Can George Miller strike grease lightning again with this fast and furious prequel led by Anya Taylor-Joy?

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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.

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