Lauren Carroll Harris writes on film and contemporary art, and is a broadcaster and TV critic
October 2019
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From Unbelievable to The Talented Mr Ripley: what's streaming in October
Plus, a Sean Connery cold war classic and Mike Leigh’s political epic – all coming to streaming services in Australia this month
September 2019
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From Killing Eve to Easy Rider: what to stream in Australia in September
Plus Charlie Kaufman’s existential horror, Steven Spielberg’s excursion into political history, and Tina Fey’s teen comedy classic
August 2019
Seachange review – reboot of much-loved 90s series is frothy but fails to fizz
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A Star Is Born, Frances Ha, Mad Max: Fury Road – what to stream in Australia in August
June 2019
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From Solaris to Magic Mike: what's streaming in Australia in July
Plus Nicole Kidman heads to the desert, Jim Carrey stars in a one-man TV show, and science fictions from Steven Spielberg
Mothers who have abortions: what to do with TV’s third rail?
Most women who terminate a pregnancy are already mothers – but we rarely see that on screen. Australian comedy The Letdown is the latest show to tackle the taboo
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Big Little Lies, The Handmaid's Tale and Black Mirror: what to stream in Australia in June
Plus: the 1990 classic The Witches, the second season of Vida, and the best Australian documentary of the year
May 2019
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From Beyoncé to Veep and Fleabag: what to stream in Australia in May
Plus: Judd Apatow’s Funny People, the inimitable Alan Partridge and the final season of Catastrophe
April 2019
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From Carol to First Reformed: what to stream in Australia in April
Plus: Nicole Kidman in The Beguiled, Hong Kong horror film Dumplings and the ABC’s innovative Oddlands
March 2019
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From Basic Instinct to the original Jurassic Park: what to stream in Australia in March
Plus all the early Indiana Jones trilogy, Steven Spielberg’s alien invasion masterpiece, and the full series of Love My Way
February 2019
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From Rosehaven to Sex Education: what to stream in Australia in February
Plus: Claire Foy in Steven Soderburgh’s Unsane, Natasha Lyonne in Russian Doll, and a new season of Get Krack!n
December 2018
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From Lady Bird to Absolutely Fabulous: what to stream in Australia in January
Plus: Grace and Frankie continue their late-in-life adventures, Ellen DeGeneres ponders being relatable and SBS puts forward a smorgasbord of slow TV
November 2018
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From American Graffiti to My Brilliant Friend: what to stream in Australia in December
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From The Good Place to A Fish Called Wanda: what to stream in Australia in November
September 2018
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From Maniac to The Breakfast Club: what to stream in Australia in October
Plus a Michael Jackson documentary, A-grade sci-fi and an avant-garde film about cinema history borne from buried treasure
August 2018
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From Black Comedy to The Bodyguard: what to stream on Australian TV in September
'What's rock bottom now?': Richard Roxburgh on politics and Rake's final season
The riots history erased: reckoning with the racism of Lambing Flat
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From Sharp Objects to Wellington Paranormal: what's streaming in Australia in August
July 2018
Dead Lucky review – Rachel Griffiths brings poise to convoluted, soapy cop drama
SBS miniseries can’t quite transcend its garish tabloid narrative but is a welcome break from crime TV’s blue gloom
