Luke Buckmaster

Plus an excellent queer romance, a new comedy produced by Armando Iannucci and a Netflix drama set to become ‘Succession in the outback’

Plus an excellent queer romance, a new comedy produced by Armando Iannucci and a Netflix drama set to become ‘Succession in the outback’

Video games aren’t necessarily cheap. Great titles both old and new are likely to put a dent in your wallet—which is why you should pay close attention to what we’re about to say next.

Dylan River’s highly addictive show, following a teenager on the run across the outback in the 1980s, has real oomph and chutzpah

This cynical, noir-adjacent film about a hotshot reporter who inserts himself into the story still stands the test of time

A Northern Territory cattle station is the majestic setting for the power jostling and fraught family dynamics of Netflix’s new Australian drama

Luke Buckmaster · 3-min read This bumpy and chaotic family film is centred around a child who feels different because she's normal.

Jon Bell’s bold and daring film about a mother who is stalked by a child-stealing bogeyman is a little underdeveloped

Plus Ted Danson goes undercover in a nursing home, an Aussie Christmas film with a cute dog, and the skimpy, zany world of Barbarella

The 85-year-old critic has finished his huge history of Australian cinema from 1990 to 2020 – which involved rewatching 650 films. But which beloved classic has he changed his mind about?