Television
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August, 2021
Tip of the pops: ‘This Is Pop’ and ‘Song Exploder’
Two Netflix documentary series only manage to skim the surface of pop music history
July, 2021
Life in isolation: ‘Nine Days’ and ‘Bo Burnham: Inside’
A comedian’s isolated self-examination is more profound than Edson Oda’s confused film about what makes a good life
March, 2021
Pride and prejudice: ‘It’s a Sin’
‘Years and Years’ creator Russell T. Davies turns his attention to the despair, anger and protective humour of the gay community in HIV/AIDS-era Britain
February, 2021
Eye to eye in the wild: ‘Australia Remastered’
The continent’s natural wonders – some now gone forever – are celebrated in a series that uncovers footage from the ABC’s disbanded Natural History Unit
September, 2020
‘Cinematic’ television: ‘ZeroZeroZero’
Forget comparisons to cinema, TV is developing its own compelling aesthetic
April, 2017
The whole follow-your-dreams thing
There’s some bite to Donald Glover’s languid, lyrical comedy series ‘Atlanta’
December, 2016
Netflix’s ‘Black Mirror’ is ‘The Twilight Zone’ for our tech-obsessed times
October, 2016
Where did Baz Luhrmann go wrong?
Netflix’s hip-hop drama ‘The Get Down’ squanders its potential
July, 2016
Cultural conflicts in Ivan Sen’s ‘Goldstone’ and the ABC’s ‘Cleverman’
July, 2016
‘Play School’ celebrates 50 years of preschool education and entertainment