Dr Luke Buckmaster

The Social Reckoning isn't a great film. But it's an admirable attempt to get mainstream cinema talking about hugely important issues

One of the perks of my job: I cross paths with some very interesting people. Was proud to call Gary a friend, and wrote this about him.

This is, without doubt, the greatest television series ever made about murderous garden gnomes awakened by an ancient evil

Digger does what great art should: challenges, provokes, divides, exhilerates, exasperates.

Ed Sheeran, take note: if the Looney Tunes crew can have the courage to take an ideological stance, so can you.

While holidaying in Europe, I went on a walking tour of the Eiffel Tower that incorporated virtual reality. Wrote about it here.

On its 50th anniversary, I revisit Marathon Man: a jittery, violent, deliciously paranoid thriller, with one dentist appointment nobody will forget.

Propulsively plot-driven and twisty as all get-out, this new Aussie thriller is one of the standout TV shows of 2026

I travelled across the world, on one of the longest flights possible, to a tiny island off the coast of another small island, just to leave reality altogether. Visions from the 2026 Venice Immersive, at the vanguard of a new age of storytelling and creative possibilities.

This was a fun interview.

Kristen Stewart's electrically immersive directorial debut is one of the best films of 2026. Here's why you shouldn't miss it

This new Australian film demonstrates how the trans experience can offer new shapes, new feelings, new possibilities for compelling drama

Few films feel as quintessentially “Melbourne” as Mad Rush, which has the aura of a truly indie work - with an appealingly unpolished, guerrilla energy

Whereas Gillian Armstrong’s 1979 film adaptation is a class act, Netflix’s new six-part series is steamier and more juiced up, with Mills & Boon-ish vibes.

Despite this film's stacked cast, comedy that targets low-hanging fruit leaves the laughs few and far between

A new adaptation of My Brilliant Career, an acclaimed White Lotus-esque series, the superb The Drama and more - here's my monthly column on new streaming releases

This new Australian film is a darkly comedic take on privilege under pressure, inspired by The White Lotus, Triangle of Sadness and Melancholia

Now into its third and final season, Colin From Accounts continues to be one of the most charming romcoms on television

With this year now more than half way over, I pick six of my favourite films released so far in 2026

The mystery is compelling...but wait until you meet the locals. Love this new Australian crime drama, co-produced by the BBC

The Pitt is such a great series that every new hospital-set drama for the foreseeable future will be judged in its shadow. Which isn't good news for some shows...

Exhilarating cinema doesn't need action or spectacle. In The Invite, it all comes from conversation. My review

Awesome Aussie horror movies just keep coming. Now we have Saccharine, which takes a bold route into exploring eating disorders and body dysmorphia

Games don’t have to be about scoring, succeeding, conquering, winning. In the case of the deeply pleasurable VR experience Color-a-Cube, playing means applying colour to a series of blank models. Here's my review

My monthly column for The Guardian. July's biggest streaming titles include The Sheep Detectives, The Devil Wears Prada 2 and a new Will Ferrell comedy www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Some films age badly. Mrs Doubtfire isn't one of them. Here's why

Robin Hood’s latest adventure is pretty bloody dark and cynical, dragging a beloved legend through hellish darkness. My review

He’s one of cinema’s most famous alien whisperers. But which Spielberg extraterrestrial adventure reigns supreme?

Fans of bureaucracy-themed, Australian workplace comedies such as Utopia and The Hollowmen will feel right at home watching this easily digestible and well-paced series. My review of Ground Up www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Whatever you think about AI and art, this much is certain: all the great, entirely human-generated artistic works that came before it will become more valuable, more cherished, in an era when they no longer exist. “Don’t it always seem to go / That you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone?”

IMO, Paris, Texas contains one of the most moving conversations ever put on screen. I revisit this amazing film

And so, in this sterile virtual space, I rediscovered the simple joys of looking at paintings...

Life Could be a Dream is a powerful film about domestic abuse - a subject that remains under-explored in Australian cinema

The Sydney film festival is almost upon us; here are some of my picks

The biggest titles arriving on streaming this month include "Stranger Things for senior citizens", Marty Supreme, and the first series led by Nicolas Cage. Here's my monthly column

I'm not a very patriotic person. But to see Australia pave the way for something...to see this inspire the French...yeah that's not bad

For the rest of her action career, will Charlize Theron be living in the one-armed shadow of Imperator Furiosa? My review of Apex

This darkly playful Australian film follows a couple who lose control of a joke about imaginary friends. Great premise, well executed

The new Albert Camus adaptation is nothing less than a masterpiece. My review of The Stranger

Australia is yet to produce a truly great movie musical. I look at all the toe-tappin' highs and lows

Glass is half full: "you can meet Nicole Kidman!!" Glass is half empty: "you have to be terminally ill" www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ap...

Now wrapping up its second season, The Pitt is a great medical drama. Here's four reasons why everyone loves it.

This new Australian drama deploys horror devices in a most intriguing way: to illuminate aspects of the trans experience, exploring themes including identity and memory.

I’m not sure I can ever forgive the producers of the new Heartbreak High for taking such a big U-turn away from what made the original series so compelling

Now 60 years old, I revisit this scorching classic - one of the most electrifying movies ever made about a toxic marriage

Teachers. We entrust you with the highest responsibility: to care for and educate our children. Strike, strike, strike; you deserve better.

Apple continue to roll out slickly produced immersive content, including this doco series exploring picturesque locations. My review of Elevated