Double-oh disappointment
Spectre (M)
Starring: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Monica Bellucci
IT’S a case of Double-oh ho-hum.
Despite all the hype, a lot’s gone wrong with Bond’s latest outing.
It’s...
Evolution of Jamie
Jamie’s Super Foods,
7.30pm, Thursday, Ten
JAMIE Oliver has come a long way in a short period of time. It’s hard to believe that there was...
Eye on Britain in ’50s and ’60s
By TANIA PHILLIPS
Breathless
ABCTV, Saturday, 8.30pm
IT’S the glamorous and stylish world of the early '60s but with Britain on the brink of the sexual revolution,...
Cut from some fancy cloth
THE Dressmaker (M)
Starring: Kate Winslet, Liam Hemsworth, Hugo Weaving, Sarah Snook
WE’VE seen it before, it’s a favourite of Australian storytellers - the prodigal son...
Verdict is in – but mostly out
The Verdict
Channel 9, 8.30, Thursdays
WELCOME to the shouty Q&A.
But you’d better be quick - because this one won’t be long for our screens.
Hard to...
Burnt meal is unsatisfying
By TANIA PHILLIPS
Burnt (MA15+)
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Daniel Bruhl, Sienna Miller, Omar Sy, Uma Thurman, Emma Thompson
WITH beautiful images of glorious fresh produce and sumptuous...
Australiana, you’re standing in it
BY JARROD McALEESE
LEGENDARY Australian comedian Alexander Gutman, better known by his stage name Austen Tayshus, is set to grace the Pakenham Hotel on 6...
It’s a love story with ghosts
Crimson Peak (MA)
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver
A DARK twisted fairytale, a classic Gothic romance, Crimson Peak is a...
Clear view of a has-been
The Ex-PM
ABC TV, 9.05pm Wednesdays
ANDREW Dugdale was the third longest-serving Prime Minister in Australia, Andrew Dugdale mattered - then Andrew Dugdale was “unelected” and...
800 Words is a big change
800 Words
Channel Seven, Tuesday, 8.40pm
A MAJOR drama sends a family to a small coastal town to rebuild their lives and start again among...
Partners miss the mark
By TANIA PHILLIPS
Partners in Crime,
ABC1, Friday, 8.30pm
WITH a cast headed by Little Britain’s David Walliams and Call The Midwife’s Jessica Raine, this could have...
This night in should be a real crack up
By TANIA PHILLIPS
Saturday Night Crack Up,
ABC TV, 7.30pm, Saturday 10 October
FOR the second year in a row the ABC is again focusing a week...
Magic moment for midweek
CARDINIA WATERS BOWLS
Both Midweek Pennant teams secured strong victories on a day when both sides played at home; an event that will not happen...
