Review
Nuance lost as All the Light We Cannot See fails to make leap from page to screen
This Netflix adaptation of Anthony Doerr’s sweeping novel All the Light We Cannot See swaps intricate storytelling for wartime action scenes.
- by Kylie Northover
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The first look at Baz Luhrmann’s new TV series Faraway Downs
The director has turned his polarising film Australia into a six-part TV series.
- by Sandra Hall
★★★★
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John le Carré comes in from the cold to be interrogated by filmmaker Errol Morris
“I’ll answer any question you wish me to answer as truthfully as I can,” teases the legendary novelist in this interview conducted in the year before his passing in 2020.
- by Craig Mathieson
How a tech fortune helped a man find his brother’s killer, 34 years on
Had Steve Johnson not made a fortune in the early days of the internet, there’s a good chance his brother’s killer may have never been found.
- by Karl Quinn
Brie Larson is brilliant in this much-anticipated feminist fable
Apple TV’s adaptation of Bonnie Garmus’ Lessons in Chemistry should thrill fans of the bestselling novel.
- by Kylie Northover
The best shows to stream on Amazon Prime right now
From Abbott and Costello and 500 episodes of a Law & Order franchise to one of the GOAT comedies, Fleabag, Prime Video’s ethos is to offer something for everyone.
- by Craig Mathieson
This ABC show is a much-needed antidote to fake news and Twitter pile-ons
The national broadcaster has a mixed track-record with panel shows, but Question Everything is very much a show in tune with the times.
- by Debi Enker
Netflix’s new adaptation is Stephen King with a side order of Succession
Horror auteur Mike Flanagan’s The Fall of the House of Usher is a bloody tale of 21st century greed, malevolent punishment and venal extravagance.
- by Craig Mathieson
★★★★★
Spectrum
Netflix’s Beckham series is the best sports doco since The Last Dance
Compelling and revealing, Beckham is the definitive portrait of a pop culture icon.
- by Robert Moran
The best shows you can watch right now without a subscription
There are troves of new and old TV shows that can be watched for free.
- by Ben Pobjie
The best TV shows to stream in October
Our guide to the best of what’s on the streamers and free-to-air television.
- by Craig Mathieson