The show is based on Verne’s classic novel
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. But unlike the book, the series is derivative, didactic and not very deep.
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Each episode begins with a tongue-in-cheek lesson from Robyn’s past, from the eponymous ‘thou shalt not steal’ to ‘thou shalt never go to Coober Pedy’.
Whether you’re after romance, documentary or mystery, this month’s selection is sure to help enhance your viewing experience.
Kathryn Joy’s father murdered their mother. A new Australian documentary traces eight years of a journey of self-discovery, through Kathryn tracing their family’s violent history.
While the producers of the show have said Critical Incident isn’t a ‘cop show’, it certainly playd out like one – and will appeal to fans of the genre.
Stan’s new comedy-crime series is loosely inspired by the mysterious disappearance of Paddy Moriarty from the tiny town of Larrimah, Northern Territory.
A Savage Christmas would give Crackers a run for its money as the worst Australian Christmas film to date.
The new series on Stan is most successful through its links to rural crime noir, pulling apart the vulnerability and deception of this small town.
50 films, around a third brilliant, and only two duds. We would never find this outside of an international film festival.
This Australian/UK coproduction tells a story which has received too little attention – but it overlooks some of the more difficult parts of Australia’s migrant history.
Safe Home attests to the ways violence is insidious and ingrained in systemic structures of power.
Vivian can’t believe her luck when she inherits a clifftop house – but the house comes with unexpected responsibilities.
Stan’s new series adapted Rebecca Starford’s memoir gives brutal and honest insight into the consequences of bullying.
Black Snow, a six-part drama on Stan, puts the stories of Australian South Sea Islanders in frame.
For aficionados of Christmas cinema, the good and the bad, Christmas Ransom is light hearted and silly enough to be bearable.
In my research into the Bali bombings and their aftermath, I have spoken to many people who were there or lost someone in the attack.
Catherine de’ Medici was Queen of France, the mother of three kings and two queens, and the mother-in-law of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Netflix’s subscription losses are a worrying shift for a business that had previously only seen sustained growth since 2011 – however there’s more nuance to the issue.
Rutherford Falls shows strained relationships, but also friendships. And above all, it features joy.
Pursuing local content requirements on streaming services is a high risk, low reward campaign. The reality is global streamers can’t save Australian television.
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