Bluffer's Guide
Why your favourite TV shows face an uncertain future
Hollywood’s screenwriters could be about to go on strike. The last time that happened some of the biggest shows in the world were thrown into turmoil.
- by Karl Quinn
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Succession survival guide: What to know before the end of TV’s best show
The kids are licking their wounds, there’s an election on the horizon, and Tom and Shiv are on the ropes. Succession is nearly here.
- by Meg Watson
The ‘real-life Squid Game’ that has everyone talking about Korean reality TV
The hype is real. Physical: 100 is the second most popular show on Netflix, both in Australia and around the world, right now.
- by Meg Watson
New Harry Potter game sparks boycott, divides fans over trans-inclusion
Hogwarts Legacy has had strong reviews, but the way its developers have responded to JK Rowling’s controversial comments on the trans community has sparked controversy.
- by Karl Quinn
Why this wild movie about a terrifying doll is making a killing at the box office
The first big movie of 2023 is M3GAN: a highly memeable horror flick about a dancing killer doll that looks like a 12-year-old girl.
- by Meg Watson
Everything you need to know before seeing the new Avatar movie
The Avatar sequel has been called everything from “dizzyingly spectacular” to a “trillion-dollar screensaver”. So, is it worth the trip to IMAX?
- by Meg Watson
It’s agreed: Dominic West is too attractive to play Prince Charles in The Crown
No offence to the King, but casting McNulty represents a major glow-up for Charles.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Why everyone is watching The Watcher, Netflix’s latest true-crime hit
Ryan Murphy delivers another nightmarish TV series set in the suburbs and, shock horror, we can’t get enough.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Unpacking The Try Guys schism: YouTube’s wholesome foursome split by scandal
Ned Fulmer, who built a brand around being the internet’s “Wife Guy”, has left the massively popular creator group after he was caught in a cheating scandal.
- by Angus Dalton
Inside the behind-the-scenes drama delaying Ted Lasso season three
Production delays, disputes over pay, the war in Ukraine, and an impromptu cast trip to Amsterdam. Perhaps Ted Lasso should’ve won an Emmy for most outstanding drama.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Harry Styles, Shia LaBeouf and Olivia Wilde in the year’s biggest celeb drama
The upcoming film Don’t Worry Darling has, in fact, given the cast lots to worry about.
- by Meg Watson