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Streaming services warn government to dump production quota plan
Global streaming giants have asked the federal government to not impose production quotas, saying a shortage of labour and a lack of facilities make it impossible to meet targets.
- by Zoe Samios
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‘You could tell him anything’: Julia Zemiro shares her story with Costa
After nine seasons of ABC’s celebrity nostalgia series Home Delivery, it’s finally the host’s turn to open up about her life experiences.
- by Bridget McManus
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
Critics love Marvel’s new TV show, so what’s with all the one-star reviews on IMDB?
A flood of negative reviews for Marvel’s critically acclaimed new superhero series, Ms. Marvel, seems super-suspicious.
- by Thomas Mitchell
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Sexy, joyous and tragic, the new-look Queer as Folk is a real winner
Much has changed in the 23 years since Russell T. Davies’ drama explored the pursuits of a group of carefree gay men in Manchester.
- by Brad Newsome
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
A century-old vampire returns in hall-of-mirrors TV series Irma Vep
Remaking his 1996 cinema feature Irma Vep, French director Olivier Assayas has created a mesmerising meditation on filmmaking, cinema history and personal transformation.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
‘Disarmingly funny’: The TV show that’s so good it feels like a gift
Few shows have funnelled as much complicated feeling through a camera lens as this disarmingly funny show. And the new season lets you have it at full blast.
- by James Poniewozik
Could this Aussie surf drama be the next teen hit for Netflix?
Shot over 10 weeks on Victoria’s Surf Coast, Surviving Summer is the latest series from the creator of the internationally successful Dance Academy.
- by Debi Enker
Dolly Alderton, millennial ‘everywoman’, is done with oversharing
As her memoir Everything I Know About Love hits the small screen, the bestselling author says she’s learning not to give so much of herself away.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Meet the Aussie actress with the mind-blowing role in Amazon’s The Boys
The superhero parody may be called The Boys, but some of the most spectacular moments have belonged to Aussie woman Claudia Doumit.
- by Karl Quinn