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Winter evenings are the perfect time to escape into another world, with teachers in Korea, a fortune teller in Japan, or in a retirement village in New Mexico.
The new Stan sports drama is brimming with cliches. But there are some standouts among the cast.
May’s streaming highlights span Watergate-era journalism, an Aussie kids’ heist caper and new works from Timothée Chalamet and Richard Gadd.
What the film lacks in depth, it makes up for in heart, spirit and spectacular landscapes.
The ‘vile’ side of humanity William Golding saw in World War II haunts his famous novel. He later came to dislike the book, dismissing it as ‘boring’ and ‘crude’.
With a powerhouse performance from Aisha Dee and strong visual design, Watching You is a thriller that critiques our voyeuristic culture.
The new Stan documentary Surviving Malka Leifer is challenging to watch but shows us three women claiming their power.
As the air begins to warm and the days stretch, the screens get darker — with crime, mystery and noir creeping in.
The first Erin Patterson documentary, Stan’s three-part documentary Revealed: Death Cap Murders, depicts Patterson as a loner who craved community.
From a new ABC drama to a Biggest Loser documentary, here’s the best of what’s streaming now.
One standout from this month’s list is Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, an awe-inspiring thriller that changed the film industry forever when it was released 50 years ago.
Directed by Kriv Stenders, using reenactments, archival footage and contemporary interviews, the film portrays Bjelke-Petersen as a complex and polarising figure.
Our experts review seven new streaming offerings, including a true crime series on the horrifying British serial killers Fred and Rose West.
It is impossible to think of an actor other than Nicolas Cage who could make The Surfer so enjoyable to watch.
Although competition between streaming platforms remains as hot as ever, viewers seem to be getting the short end of of the stick.
New series from Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand dominate this month’s suggestions for what you should stream next.
Commercial TV broadcasters once commissioned around 300 hours of Australian drama each year. Last year, they commissioned just nine hours of new, non-soap drama.
The new film from Stan manages to bend the rules of the Christmas genre without breaking them.
The federal government has quietly shelved plans to introduce local requirements for Australian screen content on streaming platforms like Netflix and Disney+.
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