Craig Mathieson
Craig Mathieson is a TV, film and music writer for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.
One and done: 12 great TV shows that truly were one-season wonders
From My So-Called Life to Firefly, the modern era of TV is littered with shows that were cancelled way too quickly.
- by Craig Mathieson
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Hunchback Shardlake is a fascinating protagonist in this 16th century murder mystery
Disabled actor Arthur Hughes plays an English barrister who gets to the bottom of the machinations that surround King Henry VIII.
- by Craig Mathieson
Affable and curious, Tony Armstrong hits the road in this neat ABC series
In Extra-Ordinary Things, the ABC News Breakfast sports reporter sets out to find objects from the past that illustrate Australia’s unique history.
- by Craig Mathieson
Cheap and clever, this new crime series throws you in the deep end
Tapping into contemporary concerns, After the Flood makes a welcome change.
- by Craig Mathieson
How Hacks reunited its odd-couple besties for a knockout third season
The insults and heartfelt affection between comic Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and upstart writer Ava (Hannah Einbinder) continue with the return of the brittle comedy Hacks.
- by Craig Mathieson
Dark Matter is a ‘sliding door’ head-spinner tailor-made for Joel Edgerton
The Australian actor plays an introverted physics professor who is kidnapped to a parallel world where he finds himself single, as he chose work over love.
- by Craig Mathieson
The best new shows to stream in May
Our guide to the best of what’s on the streamers and free-to-air this month.
- by Craig Mathieson
This satiric series based on Tom Wolfe’s novel unpacks the fault lines of America today
Adapted by the prolific David E Kelley, A Man in Full stars Jeff Daniels as a property tycoon who won’t change with the times.
- by Craig Mathieson
How a scam artist who conned hundreds in Hollywood was exposed
Documentary maker Chris Smith spent four years trying to track down the Hollywood Con Queen and found it wasn’t the money they were after.
- by Craig Mathieson
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Netflix’s Baby Reindeer is standout, must-watch TV
A comedian was relentlessly stalked by a lonely woman. He turned his experience into this gripping autobiographical drama.
- by Craig Mathieson
This blockbuster adaptation is funny, bloody and relentlessly surprising
The post-apocalyptic video game adaptation Fallout has too much going on, but it feels right.
- by Craig Mathieson