Joel Edgerton
‘I used to be a snob’: Joel Edgerton on his return to TV in twisty thriller Dark Matter
During lockdown, the Australian actor watched so much television, he realised he wanted to be back on the small screen.
- by Louise Rugendyke
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Celebrities swarm Sydney for Christmas homecomings
The great Christmas homecoming has delivered a bumper crop of big names to town this week, while some of the locals are splashing out on decorations.
- by Andrew Hornery
28 million hours and counting: The Australian film that’s now a global hit on Netflix
Director Thomas M. Wright’s dark drama, The Stranger, was the third most-watched film on the streaming service globally last week.
- by Garry Maddox
★★★★
Review
Film based on Morcombe case no ‘cruel act’
The Stranger is a remarkable achievement, compassionate and thoughtful, a long way from the exploitative film that Daniel Morcombe’s family feared.
- by Paul Byrnes
From crime scene to ’80s vibe: the secret tricks of TV and film design
Production designers create the magic on screen we rarely notice.
- by Jake Wilson
Rodger Corser dives in at the deep end as Thai cave rescue hero Richard Harris
He’s amputated legs and pulled bodies out of cars, but the Australian actor had to take a deep breath - literally - in Netflix’s six-part series about the trapped boys.
- by Louise Rugendyke
★★★★
Review
Thai cave rescue movie is gripping, but leaves many heroes out
Colin Farrell, Viggo Mortensen and Joel Edgerton star in Ron Howard’s recreation of the incredible effort to save 12 Thai boys and their football coach in 2018.
- by Paul Byrnes
Trent Dalton’s Boy Swallows Universe to get eight-part Netflix treatment
Filmmaker Joel Edgerton is among the producers of the adaptation of the novel, which has sold 650,000 copies in Australia.
- by Karl Quinn
Brutal and operatic, The Underground Railroad is a wake-up call
This isn’t a show to binge. Many scenes are confronting and emotionally overwhelming, and so they should be.
- by Barry Divola
‘A little bit of magic dust’: the second life of The Secret Life of Us
It was an award-winning TV sensation in the noughties, saw Deborah Mailman in a breakout role and launched Samuel Johnson’s career. Now The Secret Life of Us is back.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
★★★★★
Review
Stark and unsettling, The Underground Railroad is landmark television
By its closing frames you’re not quite the same person you were when you started watching.
- by Michael Idato