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Tim Burton’s Addams Family reboot is a spooky delight
Jenna Ortega stars as Wednesday Addams in this 21st-century update of the classic gothic comedy.
- by Kylie Northover
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New gig for Leigh Sales, Mother and Son revived, as ABC reveals 2023 line-up
The national broadcaster is banking on the return of a classic sitcom and a much-loved host to help shore up its 2023 slate.
- by Thomas Mitchell
The heart-wrenching true story behind hit podcast Sorry About the Kid
When Alex McKinnon’s brother was struck by a police car and killed at 14, he lost all memories of him. Now he’s trying to get them back.
- by Barry Divola
Why does Poh host Snackmasters? ‘Because I love snacks!’
MasterChef legend, Poh Ling Yeow is picky with the projects she chooses, but the second season of Snackmasters instantly appealed
- by Ben Pobjie
In Marie Antoinette, France’s royal brat becomes a modern feminist
An unofficial sequel to the sumptuous drama Versailles, Marie Antoinette sees 29-year-old Emilia Schule frock up to play the despised queen and wife of Louis XVI.
- by Craig Mathieson
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Housing commission comedy is one of the best short YouTube shows yet
Flats is genuinely funny and surprisingly moving, with much of its cast made up of real residents of the Fitzroy flats in Melbourne.
- by Kylie Northover
Dead to Me enters its bittersweet last stage of grief
Despite its many twists and narrative falsehoods, the Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini starring dark comedy was always authentically about something bigger.
- by Bethonie Butler
The romcom giving us a new perspective on disabled people
Latecomers is funny, moving and radical in its portrayal of disabled people looking for romance.
- by Kylie Northover
‘It’s confronting’: Documentary shows truth behind BMX champs’ fairytale
Sam “the Bandit” and Alise “the Beast” Willoughby met when they were 17 and conquered the world. But their love story has not been without challenges.
- by Bridget McManus
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TV’s latest mind-bending mystery delivers plenty of jolting twists
From the masters behind the German series Dark comes a mind-bending period drama about a steamship on the Atlantic.
- by Craig Mathieson
The chance meeting that sparked a Willow sequel after 30 years
George Lucas is something of a lucky charm for Star Wars actor Warwick Davis, who is returning to the wizardly world of Willow Ufgood.
- by Michael Idato