Stephen A Russell
Coronavirus reading list: The books Aussie authors have by their beds
Benjamin Law should be on top of the world. The best-selling author of memoir The Family Law, adapted into the equally successful...
Stephen A Russell sings the praises of Military Wives and Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
Britain has cornered the market in tears and big cheers comedies hung on honest-to-goodness true stories about anxiety-inducing performances. From Brassed Off...
Veep star Julia Louis-Dreyfus can’t save Downhill
If you want dark comedy laced with gleefully sharp snark, then Julia Louis-Dreyfus is your woman. From the misanthropy of Elaine Benes...
Essie Davis glitters in Miss Fisher glow-up
Essie Davis is homespun gold, lighting up any story in which she’s threaded. Her cameo on Game of Thrones was unforgettable; her...
Mel Gibson has just made his worst ever movie: The Professor and The Madman
For most folks, Mel Gibson on horseback, daubed in blue warpaint rousing the Scottish clans against the marauding English army in Oscar-garlanded...
In My Blood It Runs explores childhood, culture and the value of listening to elders
Maya Newell isn’t the sort of documentary filmmaker to parachute into the lives of her subjects, then vanish the second shooting wraps....
H is for Happiness: Behind director John Sheedy’s tale of love, loss and farts
Having Professor Sprout from the Harry Potter movies on set is a godsend when working with a classroom full of kids, according...
Birds of Prey: Margot Robbie just wants to have violent fun
Who hasn’t gone through a real bad break-up and fantasised about raising unholy hell? If you’re DC Comics’ anti-heroine Harley Quinn, as...
The Lighthouse duels with Colour Out of Space as year’s best horror movie
Got a craving for thoroughly freaky horror movies that are instantly meme-able? This is your lucky week, with new Batman Robert Pattinson’s...
The Peanut Butter Falcon: The sweetest film you’ll see this year has a lot to say
Meme-king Shia LaBeouf, known for his kooky online persona as much as his movie career, has come a long way since Transformers....