Dr Luke Buckmaster

Dog Park review – this charming comedy lures you in with dogs – but you’ll stay for the humans Marketed as a comedy, the show is more of a light-touch drama, and it manages to sketch a fractious depiction of love that many will relate to

How do you create interesting drama themed around a dog park? ABC's new, pleasurably paced, emotionally engaging series pulled it off. My review

Why’s no-one talking about Caught Stealing? This crime drama slaps Somehow overlooked, Darren Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing is a lean, bruising crime ride that deserves to make more cultural noise.

Caught Stealing is the Darren Aronofsky film no-one's talking about. And it's pretty damn good. My thoughts 👇

Marty Supreme turns the tables on sports movies, serving pure cinematic adrenaline Come for the ping-pong, stay for the panic attack. Timothée Chalamet’s latest film defies sports movie conventions and serves a hell of a spectacle.

Come for the ping-pong, stay for the panic attack. Me on why Marty Supreme is an instant classic

The ‘Burbs retrospective: why this kooky suburban satire still sings Joe Dante’s cult classic The ’Burbs exposes the dark comedy lurking beneath suburban calm—and with a new TV remake on the way, its paranoia feels more relevant than ever.

Remember The 'Burbs? Me on why this cult classic stands the test of time

No Other Choice is one of the strangest serial killer movies you’ll ever see Great word-of-mouth surrounds the release of No Other Choice, a wickedly weird and darkly funny serial killer movie that defies expectations.

Oh me oh my. No Other Choice sure is a weird (and very good) serial killer movie. Here's my review

The past three years were the world’s hottest on record The world is likely to miss the Paris Agreement goals to limit global heating to between 1.5 and 2 degrees above the pre-industrial average, making climate adaptation and “net negative” policies incre...

"An observer from another galaxy would say that we know what’s causing climate change, but we’re not doing anything about it as a global civilisation."

Nouvelle Vague and Breathless make an awesome double feature Nouvelle Vague is a stylish, feel-good love letter to Jean-Luc Godard’s great film Breathless. Luke Buckmaster unpacks the perfect movie double bill.

My take on Nouvelle Vague: a super stylish, feel-good love letter to Jean-Luc Godard’s great film Breathless. Tres bien!

Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story is Netflix’s latest true crime curio Netflix delivers another jaw-dropping true-crime tale, unpacking the horrific story of Jodi Hildebrandt with some surprising restraint.

Netflix is great at pumping out documentaries that make you want to hold your nose and bemoan the state of humanity. Here's my take on the latest

Cover-Up is a bracing reminder of why investigative journalism matters Now on Netflix, Cover-Up explores the career of legendary reporter Seymour M. Hersh and the battles behind publishing uncomfortable truths.

In the present moment of post-truth, Trump-era America, this excellent documentary about legendary journo Seymour M. Hersh lands with alarming force. My review of Cover-Up

Goolagong review – ABC drama about Australian tennis legend is deeper than most sporting biopics Newcomer Lila McGuire is outstanding as the former world No 1, her story unfolding over three well-paced, captivating and graceful episodes

This biodrama about Australian tennis legend Evonne Goolagong Cawley is well above standard, rah-rah-rah, win-at-all-costs sports fare. My review

Dear Life review – Brooke Satchwell hauntingly good in an otherwise clunky drama Playing a grief-stricken woman who traces the organ recipients of her late fiance, the actor outshines the rest of this cloying Stan series

Brooke Satchwell is the highlight of Dear Life, delivering a painfully good performance as a distraught widow. My review

Same to you Nadine!

Phew! This year I wrote 149 film and TV critiques - about one every two and a half days - and launched the world’s largest collection of virtual reality reviews by a single person. I'll stop writing when I'm dead. Thank you to everyone who read my work, it's greatly appreciated. Happy New Year!

The 10 best Australian films of 2025 Spanning shark mayhem, Nicolas Cage and porridge-making, here are film critic Luke Buckmaster’s 10 favourite Australian movies of the year

From shark mayhem to porridge-making, here's the best Australian films from 2025. My annual list for the Guardian

Is it just me, or are we less impressed by movie special effects than we used to be? Here's where the real creative upheavals are happening.

The best – and worst – films out on Boxing Day in Australia this year Desperate for two hours of silence in a cinema, or a movie to entertain the family? We’ve got you covered – here’s our comprehensive guide to the films out on 26 December Every year, audiences flock to the cinema on Boxing Day for a well-earned break from talking to friends and relatives (and if you talk during the movie, shame on you). As usual, this year’s lineup caters for all tastes – delivering arty dramas, foreign films, spectacles for kids and splashy mainstream fare. Continue reading...

The best – and worst – films out on Boxing Day in Australia this year

Amadeus is back – now a juiced-up, compulsively entertaining TV series This compulsively watchable resurrection of Amadeus is sexy, loud, and gleefully irreverent, matching the classic film’s brilliance while blazing its own trail.

The new Amadeus TV series is unexpectedly excellent, with a roaring pace and sizzling performances. My review.

Amadeus is back – now a juiced-up, compulsively entertaining TV series This compulsively watchable resurrection of Amadeus is sexy, loud, and gleefully irreverent, matching the classic film’s brilliance while blazing its own trail.

The new Amadeus TV series is unexpectedly excellent, with a roaring pace and sizzling performances. My review.

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Best intro to a novel of all time? I love it so much it's framed and hung on my wall

Rowan Atkinson brings Mr Bean-ish chaos to Man vs Baby Mr Bean may be retired, but Rowan Atkinson’s signature brand of chaos survives in this fun new series—with awkward stunts, eyebrow gymnastics, and a baby turning his life upside down.

Mr Bean may be retired, but Rowan Atkinson’s signature brand of chaos survives in this fun new series. My take on Netflix's Man vs Baby

I felt bad leaving this one out. I even rewatched it....top film.

Russell Crowe’s 20 best roles – sorted! With Nuremberg out in Australian cinemas, we cast an eye over Rusty’s eclectic, varied and downright impressive oeuvre. Are you not entertained?

Ranking Russell Crowe's best performances was no easy task. He has an amazing ability to strip difficult characters of baggage, and find what makes them human. Great oeuvre, great actor.

Tarantino made a best-of-the-century film list. I made it better Quentin Tarantino’s century-best list gets turned upside down in Luke Buckmaster’s lively, opinion-soaked re-rank guaranteed to provoke film-lover debate.

In the spirit of "best of" lists spurring conversation, I respond to Tarantino's picks for the top films so far this century. Black Hawk Down as #1? Really?!

Fallout season 2, a new Knives Out and Taylor Swift’s End of an Era: what’s new to streaming in Australia in December Plus the director’s cut of Picnic at Hanging Rock, Back to the Future turns 40 and Will Forte opens a tanning salon in Sydney

Gillian Anderson's new western, the second season of Fallout, Rowan Atkinson returns and more: here's my monthly column on the biggest titles soon to arrive on streaming

Thank you Queensland XR Hub for having me as a guest speaker at their annual Extended Reality conference in Brisbane. Being part of a creative medium in its infancy is a strangely thrilling time. The highs, the lows, the progress, the setbacks - it's all part of the excitement.

Retrospective: Monkey Shines is still the greatest evil monkey movie In the lead-up to next year’s creature feature Primate, we celebrate George Romero’s 1988 horror classic—the only evil monkey movie that truly earns its bananas.

In the lead-up to next year’s creature feature Primate, I celebrate Monkey Shines - an amazing, psychologically scorching evil monkey movie

The brilliance of Rose Byrne in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You Rose Byrne detonates the screen in this blistering, uneasy, darkly comic character study that grips like a vise and refuses to let go.

Rose Byrne detonates the screen in this blistering, darkly comic character study that grips like a vise. Me on the amazing If I Had Legs I'd Kick You