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Us is a bloodless portrait of a failing marriage, with postcard views
This Tom Hollander-Saskia Reeves comedy-drama is enjoyable but it isn’t quite brave enough to dive into the real dirt of a couple’s midlife crisis.
- by Karl Quinn
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Learning to accept life’s fuzzy logic
Acclaimed English actor Harriet Walter relishes the black comedy of new Australian drama The End.
- by Elizabeth Grice
Travel expert Ernie Dingo on his favourite holiday destination
With COVID-19 restrictions still in place, the host of SBS’ Going Places is encouraging Australians to explore their own backyard.
- by Ben Pobjie
Black comedy The End embraces the darkest of moments
This groundbreaking Australian series tackles the contentious issue of assisted dying.
- by Craig Mathieson
King of Hollywood silliness the main event in Seven’s new reality show
American comic Rob Riggle ensures that Holey Moley, Seven’s supersized mini-golf reality show, never strays from its ridiculous course.
- by Ben Pobjie
Cancelled chef cooks up scheme to end his kitchen nightmares
New ABC drama Aftertaste explores “the age of the angry, white, middle-aged, middle-class male”.
- by Debi Enker
★★★
Review
Lack of heart leaves HBO drama Industry feeling bleak and empty
Without real affection, the frequent and explicit sex scenes come off as compulsory hedonism on the part of the characters.
- by Brad Newsome
Why everyone’s jumping on the bandwagon of Netflix’s French hit, Lupin
If you are a person who watches Netflix, you have no doubt been greeted on arrival by a recommendation to watch Lupin.
- by Robert Lloyd
Australian Open 2021
Wide World of Sports presents the Australian Open 2021. Every match on every court will be streaming for free on 9Now.
