59+ min ago   (358+ words) Searching for a new TV show this month? I’m keeping an eye on Stan’s period drama American Hostage, which puts Jon Hamm front and centre; as well as HBO Max’s Youth, a comic-drama created by and starring Bad Sisters powerhouse Sharon…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (642+ words) This gritty British crime drama gambles on a radical approach – and it’s a winner SMH.com.au Prodigies who burst out of the gate brimming with ambition and attitude are all well and good, but there’s something to be said…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (636+ words) You may never have heard of Michael Cusack. Chances are, that’s about to change. Michael Cusack is a big deal in America, but in Australia, few outside the avid fandom of adult animation have heard his name. Though that could…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1072+ words) Laughter might not come easily to the characters Leah Purcell plays: taciturn police sergeant Andie Whitford in High Country; fierce but distraught Molly Johnson in The Drover’s Wife; double-crossed undercover cop, now prisoner, Rita Connors in Wentworth. But asked why…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (728+ words) August 30, 2026 — 5:00am Brooke Blurton is best known for starring on reality TV shows The Bachelorette and The Bachelor. Here, the 31-year-old talks about the important men in her life, including a father-figure, Uncle Pete, and how grief affected her relationship with…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1080+ words) A great movie never gets old. The problem? Choice paralysis. Every streaming platform has thousands of films available. To cut through that, here are 30 great hand-picked movies on Binge right now. The stupidity is glorious and unchecked in this Will…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (180+ words) August 27, 2026 — 5:30am Could The Vampire Lestat be the most ridiculous piece of television you see all year? Quite possibly. What about the horniest, bloodiest and campiest? Yes, yes and yes! Confused? If the answer is yes, you have two options: go…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (783+ words) The veteran actor, who stars in the new series Dalliance, says she’s finally finding joy in work - but she still can’t watch herself on screen. Catherine McClements has hit her era of chill. A time when she can approach work…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (652+ words) Strong, complex female leads are as old as storytelling itself, she says. Just look at Homer’s Odyssey, now a box-office hit. “Anne Hathaway’s character [Penelope] and Calypso [Charlize Theron] – these are unbelievably strong women,” says Shields. “This is since the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (657+ words) August 21, 2026 — 12:00pm When journalist, broadcaster and author Indira Naidoo was asked to audition for new Australian play Housework, a sharp black comedy about the realities for women working in politics and Parliament House, she was surprised. “I thought, ‘OK, not really…...