‘Life’ still in the creature feature
Life (MA15+)
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal
Forget this little gem if you’re looking for science fiction - it’s straight-out horror.
It’s hard to know where to...
A sniff of the upper class
By Tania Phillips
The Halcyon
ABC, Saturdays, 8.15pm
IN the dying moments of pre-war England, as war not only threatens but starts to break across the world,...
Kids’ fun bubbles up
It’s that time of year again where kids from all over the Casey region come together for a free day of fun that is...
Todd Sampson is on fire
Todd Sampson’s Life On The Line,
ABC, Tuesdays, 8pm
Sitting firmly in the “Don’t do this at home” zone comes the new series from the thinking...
It’s drama – without the drama
Bull
Channel 10, 8.30pm Sunday
Imagine if you will a new courtroom drama TV series with a courtroom but no drama between the prosecution and defence...
Choose your guide, arrive alive
Travel Guides
Channel 9, Tuesday, 9pm
Genius can be used for good or evil. I remain uncertain as to which is in play for Travel Guides.
This...
Fitting end to the franchise
By Tania Phillips
Logan (MA15+)
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen, Doris Morgado, Boyd Holbrook
It's 2029, and a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor...
No shortage of murder leads
Death in Paradise,
BBC First, Friday 8.30pm (ABC, Saturday, 7.30pm)
HOW does a show go on when it loses its lead actor? It’s a question that...
Big Little Lies on small screen
Big Little Lies,
Monday, Foxtel Showcase, 1.30pm and 3.30pm
Based on the best-selling novel by Australian author Liane Moriarty this version has been transplanted to Monterey,...
Eyes on a simpler time
Deutschland 83
SBS, Thursdays, 9.35pm
It’s easy to forget there was ever such a simple, happy, carefree time.
Cast your mind back to 1983 - Reagan in...
Less than the sum of his parts
Legion,
Foxtel, FX, Thursday, 7.30pm
David Haller lives in a state of confusion and after watching the first episode of Legion - he’s not the only...
Sassy ladies in space race
By Tania Phillips
Hidden Figures (PG)
Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae
Fun, bold, sassy and well told without really sinking into sentimentality or preaching,...
Pakenham Bowls Report – Round 1
It’s happening later each year but the 2025-26 Bowls Pennant season finally got under way on Saturday with the completion of the first round...
