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Feb 2023
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The Truth About MAF’s Most ‘Problematic’...

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On the show today…

Former The Crown star Helena Bonham Carter said in a recent interview that the Netflix series should end now as its no longer a historical drama. But we have a very different opinion.

And we’re in the thick of the new Married At First Sight season, with the unfortunate couples now in the honeymoon phase of the so-called experiment. But this year there’s one lie about the series we need to stop telling ourselves, and while we’re at it, let’s delve into what we really mean when we call men ‘problematic’.

Plus, it's Weekend Watch time! This week we have two movies to recommend to you, a classic Australian story and a new horror film that might actually be a bit of an anti-recommendation.

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