A scene from 'Monsters' depicts two young men walking in a dark house holding shotguns. Photo: Netflix

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Netflix’s Monsters is ‘murder porn’ at its worst

New true-crime series Monsters tries to tackle the twisted case of the Menéndez brothers who murdered their parents, but it ends up turning a family tragedy into a cheap spectacle.

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Wired for sound: A global career in film created in a small South Australian town

You may not have heard of John Simpson but this sound expert – who works out of a shed in Quorn – has collaborated on films and TV shows including Mad Max: Fury Road, Storm Boy, The Adventures of Tintin and Neighbours. He tells InReview he has been acutely attuned to the sounds around him since he was a teenager.

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Streaming picks: From Occupied City to Hearts of Darkness

Documentaries both old and new shine in this month’s streaming picks, including Steve McQueen’s chilling epic about wartime Amsterdam and a fascinating film about the chaos surrounding the making of Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now. 

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What we can learn from ABC TV's The Assembly

Actor Sam Neill is the first celebrity interviewee in the hot seat in The Assembly, a new ABC TV show featuring a group of autistic journalism students mentored by Leigh Sales that challenges stereotypes and offers some valuable lessons for workplaces.

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Susie Youssef walks the talk in her latest TV role

Comedian, actor and self-described ‘urban girl’ Susie Youssef explores new territory – including two spectacular South Australian locations – as she teams up with Julia Zemiro and Gina Chick for the latest season of Great Australian Walks.