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Persuasion and Bridgerton: 'cool' history kills the context
Progressive sensibilities deserve praise but what's lost in a context-free approach to the once fusty and boring period costume drama?

Dancing on Glass: ballet is more than 'dying swans and madmen'
We love the genre but are ballet dancer’s voices and bodies being authentically represented on our screens?

Better Call Saul – what happens to Kim?
Will Kim Wexler, that final loose end, perish like the rest? Or can we hope for more for Rhea Seehorn's…

The Umbrella Academy is a masterclass in adaptation
The Netflix series changes and expands on its source material to create something that is clearly an adaptation but also…

Tour de France 2022: consider your Aussie work mates, hey
Ever tried watching people ride bikes for three weeks with nothing but a laptop for company? Spare a thought for…

Streaming in 2022: what TV shows to stream from July to December
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Willow and House of the Dragon are all streaming between now and the end…

True Colours' Erica Glynn: 'Let's not be polite about this, let's keep going!'
True Colours is a four part true-crime drama about a small Indigenous community and the suspicious accident that ties them…

Spoiler alert: spoilers are stranger things than they seem
How long should you wait before revealing spoilers about your favourite films and TV shows?

Obi-Wan Kenobi made me want to be a padawan again
The 'missing chapter' of this jedi knight's journey awakened a fervor in me that lay dormant for a long, long…

From Spirited Away to The Gold Rush: films that warm as winter bites
We can't change the bone-chillingly cold weather, but we can recommend some great flicks to warm up with.