Lauren Carroll Harris writes on film and contemporary art, and is a broadcaster and TV critic
July 2018
The Breaker Upperers stars on the Kiwi romcom, #MeToo and why women make ‘edgier’ comedy
Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Beek discuss why their debut film is unashamedly feminist and incidentally queer
June 2018
Stream lover
From Practical Magic to F*!#ing Adelaide: what's streaming in Australia in July
Nicole Kidman’s witchy romcom, ABC’s suburban dramedy and Stanley Kubrick’s icy horror are coming to your screens
Alena Lodkina’s Strange Colours: a bold new Australian voice takes on Lightning Ridge
The Russian-born director captures dreamers, drinkers and drifters in a place where ‘nothing much happens’
Stream lover
From Dunkirk to Mad Bastards: what's streaming in Australia in June
Christopher Nolan’s wartime epic, Hannah Gadsby’s acclaimed comedy and Scarlett Johansson’s murderous alien are all coming to your screens this month
May 2018
Picnic at Hanging Rock review – tale of missing schoolgirls haunted by its own retelling
Stream lover
From The Americans to The Handmaid's Tale: what's streaming in Australia in May
March 2018
Stream lover
From The Last Jedi to Speed: what's streaming in Australia in April
Classic films from the 80s and 90s, bite-sized art docos, and some of the best new teen dramas on offer
It's the golden age of television drama. So why has the ABC gone MIA?
Lauren Carroll Harris
As streaming giants ride the global upswing in TV storytelling, homegrown drama is conspicuously scant at Australia’s cash-strapped national broadcaster
Stream lover
From Annihilation to Atlanta: what's streaming in Australia in March
This month, streaming services offer up Alex Garland’s sci-fi horror, the new season of Donald Glover’s surrealist sitcom and LGBT documentaries just in time for Mardi Gras
February 2018
Australia culture blog
Neighbours is Australia’s grandest, trashiest soapie export. So why did it fail in the US?
The serial’s misadventures in America highlight a problem Australian TV still hasn’t solved: how to be unique but also universal
Hannah Gadsby on the male gaze in art: 'Stop watching women having baths. Go away.'
In her new ABC show Nakedy Nudes, the Tasmanian-born comedian delights in taking the highbrow mantle off art history
Stream lover
From The Good Place to Panic Room: what's streaming in Australia in February
Lars Von Trier’s controversial portrait of loneliness, a new Alien and spy stories are all streaming in Australia this month
December 2017
Stream lover
From Blade Runner to Chasing Asylum: the best of Australia's streaming in January
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From The Crown to Misery: the best of film and TV streaming in Australia in December
October 2017
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From Stranger Things 2 to Curb Your Enthusiasm: the best of film and TV streaming in November
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From Moonlight to Rosehaven: the best of film and TV streaming in Australia in October
September 2017
Stream lover
From Gravity to Transparent: the best of film and TV streaming in Australia in September
Denzel Washington gets brainwashed, Kristen Stewart struggles with grief and Naomi Watts leads a double life – all on your streaming services this month
July 2017
Stream lover
From Ozark to Broad City: the best of film and TV streaming in Australia this month
Jason Bateman drops his usual persona in Ozark, while The Incredible Jessica James’s titlecharacter doesn’t apologise for her complications
Screen bites
Frog Dreaming: a strange and wonderful should-be Australian classic
Starring ET’s Henry Thomas, this is magical, smartly crafted B-grade 80s nostalgia, if you look past the casual racism
It’s 2017. Why are Australian streaming services still lagging so far behind?
Lauren Carroll Harris
Platforms and broadcasters are getting away with offering too little for too much, and audiences have had a gutful
