TV Review: Mare of Easttown gets the details right
Kate Winslet is brilliant in this grounded and intricate TV mystery, but lack of resolution is a big problem, says…
Game Review: Resident Evil Village is straight-faced self-parody
Drawing upon its most successful designs over the last twenty years, Village is a masterfully executed, but stagnant work.
TV Review: The Unusual Suspects is authentic and refreshing
Light-hearted but not lightweight, this near-perfect heist drama refuses to gloss over the realities of class and race for Filipina-Australians.
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…
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.
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…
TV Review: Creamerie is a Kiwi Treat
Created by Kiwi-Asian comedians and executive produced by Tony Ayres, this speculative comedy pokes a cattle prod at liberal-feminist sanctimony,…
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…