The Minister – season 2 Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Benedikt Ríkarðsson in The Minister S2. In the second season of The Minister, Benedikt Ríkarðsson (Ólafur Darri Ólafsson) faces escalating political and personal challenges as he navigates his role as Icelandic Prime Minister amidst a deteriorating mental health crisis. As he grapples with his mental health,…
Late at night, in the lonely fog between the end of a long office day and the inevitability of bed, before waking up to do it all over again, something incredible happens to shock characters back to life in the inventive, poignant and darkly hilarious short-form film Eating Late. A similar unexpected glimpse of the…
Coming out wasn’t British-Pakistani YouTube wunderkind Mawaan Rizwan’s biggest fear. Nor was coming out as a multi-hyphenate comedian with actorly and musical tendencies. “You know what, the most stressful thing that really tipped my mum over the edge was telling her that I eat bacon,” the whacky wunderkind, Taskmaster contestant and Maisie Williams’ co-lead says…
Music and movies go together like Red Hot Chili Peppers and California, like Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, like Taylor Swift and crummy ex-boyfriends: ingredients that come together to help create something special. Music is so integral to the movie-watching experience, in fact, that even the term ‘silent film’ is a misnomer. Ever since the…
Fire up the fondue pot, fire up the Volvo and try to think of a third Swedish stereotype, because SBS is totally ABBA-fied at the minute. How many members are there in the band? Four. How many docos do we have about the band? FOUR. My, my… that’s a level of ABBA content Muriel Heslop…
The trio go behind the headlines to spend a week on the frontline in new series ‘The Hospital: In the Deep End’, premiering Thursday 6 June on SBS and SBS On Demand.
Nina (Lena Philipsson) has something she needs to get off her chest. It’s not that big a deal in the scheme of things – it’s the kind of good news people share every day. And in any other situation it wouldn’t be a problem at all. One quick conversation, everybody’s happy for her, life goes…
AUSTRALIA’S EUROVISION SPOKESPERSON Who hasn’t heard about the famous douze points? The Eurovision Song Contest voting procedure is legendary, but even more legendary is the coveted role of the official spokesperson – a role that will see beloved front man of Perth synth-metal band and 2023 Australian representatives Voyager (now national treasure), Danny Estrin, deliver…
When it came time to consider the curation approach for this year’s Sydney Film Festival Selects collection, SFF Festival Director Nashen Moodley decided not to overthink it. In perusing the list of past SFF favourites that have since made their way to SBS On Demand, his “shortlist” was 60 films, before he stopped himself. “I…
Perhaps it’s the sometimes grey, sun-deprived, shiveringly hostile weather that inspires British screenwriters, directors and producers to craft such compelling, diverse small screen entertainment. Perhaps it’s the melting pot of cultures and class that co-exist, sometimes harmoniously and sometimes not, that also inspires fearless examinations of political and social unrest. Whether it’s the formation of…
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