Craig Mathieson
Craig Mathieson is a TV, film and music writer for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.
The Crown’s breakout star swaps Princess Anne for an obsessed stalker
After being deluged with offers of posh roles, shape-shifting actor Erin Doherty jumped at the chance to play an imposter in the new thriller Chloe.
- by Craig Mathieson
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Twist after twist, The Staircase had us rapt. The finale was a cruel triumph
A husband’s rage, an accidental fall, the “owl theory”? The true-crime drama gave riveted audiences an answer. It just wasn’t to the question they’d asked.
- by Craig Mathieson
The Time Traveler’s Wife is no ordinary TV series. It’s bonkers
This bizarre romantic confection leaps forward to ask an unusual question: would you travel back in time to have sex with yourself?
- by Craig Mathieson
The 15 best TV shows of the year (so far)
We’ve been overwhelmed by cracking television in 2022. Here are our top picks to add to your must-watch list for the winter months.
- by Craig Mathieson
‘Nothing’s off limits’: The TV series that makes Avengers look like child’s play
Superhero saga The Boys is a study in riotous excess and every time you think it’s gone too far, real life reels it in.
- by Craig Mathieson
★★★★
For sharp political TV, Borgen’s post-election return gets a winning vote
Picking up nine years after the last season ended, the Danish drama seamlessly returns to the cut and thrust of modern political and media life.
- by Craig Mathieson
We have a lot to learn from Gaslit’s staggering tale of power and impropriety
Julia Roberts is a hoot in this crafty, blackly comical thriller about the Watergate scandal and the rot it revealed underneath.
- by Craig Mathieson
With her first role, Hannah Einbinder became a sudden star. Even she’s shocked
The Los Angeles stand-up hit the jackpot when she was cast opposite Jean Smart in the sassy show-business comedy Hacks.
- by Craig Mathieson
★★★
Patience pays off when Stranger Things goes back to the 80s
The first instalment of the hit show’s fourth season takes a while to click, but eventually it does.
- by Craig Mathieson
★★★½
Another day, another start-up scandal on TV. This time, it’s about Uber
Starring a messianic Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Super Pumped is the latest TV drama to critically examine a real-life business scandal.
- by Craig Mathieson
Martin Freeman’s mastery snuck up on us. This is his defining role
The Office and Sherlock actor was unsure about playing a broken police officer in The Responder, but he’s since won rave reviews.
- by Craig Mathieson