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2 weeks ago | 
flicks.com.au | Rory Doherty |Clarisse Loughrey |Samuel Scott |Laumata Lauano Volavola
Stars Brian Tyree Henry and Wagner Moura join showrunner Peter Craig to chat with Steve Newall about their gripping new series Dope Thief. A new crime drama series follows a couple of lifelong friends and opportunists—Ray (Brian Tyree Henry – Atlanta and Causeway) and Manny (Wagner Moura – Narcos and Civil War)—as they get more than they bargained for in what initially seems like a victimless crime.
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2 weeks ago | 
flicks.com.au | Rory Doherty |Clarisse Loughrey |Samuel Scott |Laumata Lauano Volavola
There’s a lot (both figuratively and literally) to love about the new season of Reacher. Travis Johnson gets to grips with the appeal of this gargantuan hero and previews what’s to come in season three. Three episodes of Reacher season 3 drop on Prime Video this February 20th, which is handy because there’s a moment in the third one that neatly encapsulates the core appeal of author Lee Child’s hulking hobo hero.
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2 weeks ago | 
flicks.com.au | Rory Doherty |Clarisse Loughrey |Samuel Scott |Laumata Lauano Volavola
Director Osgood Perkins follows last year’s Longlegs with Stephen King adaptation The Monkey. Like King’s short stories, there’s a freedom to The Monkey that it gleefully and sadistically exploits, writes Rory Doherty.
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2 weeks ago | 
flicks.com.au | Rory Doherty |Clarisse Loughrey |Samuel Scott |Laumata Lauano Volavola
A personal pilgrimage from Melbourne to Auschwitz proves to be a moving journey in The Tattooist’s Son, writes Steve Newall. As the world commemorates the 80th anniversary of German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz’s liberation, one of the many horrific accounts of what took place there gets a new, deeply moving chapter. Telling an unlikely love story set in a reprehensible place, last year’s The Tattooist of Auschwitz explored some perhaps unexpected dramatic terrain.
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2 weeks ago | 
flicks.com.au | Rory Doherty |Samuel Scott |Laumata Lauano Volavola |Steve Newall
Clarisse Loughrey’s Show of the Week column spotlights a new show to watch or skip. This week: Andor returns, a Star Wars story directly about the here and now – the genocide in Gaza and fascism in the USA. Season two of Andor starts with a nobody. An imperial technician called Niya (Rachelle Diedericks) conducts one of her nightly routines, checking the TIE fighters for faults before she packs up and goes home.
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Nov 4, 2023 | 
flicks.com.au | Eliza Janssen |Laumata Lauano Volavola |Travis Johnson |Katie Parker
Each month, loads of new films and TV shows are added to Netflix Australia‘s library. Critic Craig Mathieson presents his picks for titles worth watching. For the full list of everything arriving on the platform, scroll down. Also, check out Craig’s top 50 movies on Netflix list. Top Picks: TVWhether it’s Fresh off the Boat or his regular excursions as an exasperated FBI agent into Marvel projects, the comic bona fides of Randall Park are well-established.
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Nov 3, 2023 | 
flicks.com.au | Craig Mathieson |Eliza Janssen |Laumata Lauano Volavola |Travis Johnson
Renovating a rundown mansion into a family home, a father-to-be finds himself in a terrifying position when the house rejects his plans. Now streaming on Netflix, Girl on the Third Floor is a morality yarn about toxic patriarchy’s long-overdue comeuppance, writes Aaron Yap, but one that doesn’t develop a distinctive enough sensibility to lift it above Netflix library-filling adequacy.
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Oct 27, 2023 | 
flicks.com.au | Craig Mathieson |Eliza Janssen |Laumata Lauano Volavola |Travis Johnson
The salacious Polish film 365 Days has been one of Netflix‘s most viewed titles since its release. You may know about some of its most shocking moments, but have you heard Katie Parker’s spirited defense of it? If you haven’t already seen it, you have probably already heard about it: the Polish porn film taking Netflix by storm.
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Oct 26, 2023 | 
flicks.com.au | Laumata Lauano Volavola |Matt Glasby |Liam Maguren |Luke Buckmaster
Australian singer and feminist icon Helen Reddy has inspired generations of women. But sadly the film about her life (now streaming on Stan) becomes an exercise in ticking boxes, writes critic Sarah Ward. For a genre that shares the true stories behind famous musicians, their songs and their stardom, music biopics too often tell the same tale. The names change, and the tunes, but the troubles behind the glamour remain oh-so recognisable.
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Oct 25, 2023 | 
flicks.com.au | Craig Mathieson |Eliza Janssen |Laumata Lauano Volavola |Travis Johnson
Adam Sandler makes one of his occasional swerves into the dramatic acting lane to lead this New York City thriller (now streaming on Netflix) playing a jewel dealer hugely in dept with minimal time to pay it. As Tony Stamp writes, it’s infectiously good fun to join him on numerous harebrained adventures, despite his numerous flaws. As soon as Uncut Gems started playing festivals, the hype was deafening.
