Australia: Faraway Downs

...lika delar saga som rövarhistoria med en estetik som befinner sig någonstans mellan ”Borta med vinden” (1939) och ”Törnfåglarna” (1983).

Sweeping, dramatic, and a tad predictable, this Baz Luhrmann vehicle scoops the viewer into a whirlwind epic that zeroes in on racism inherent in Australian culture.

With so much blandly composed, digitally-shot television that barely considers its aesthetic, there’s something kind of startling about watching a streaming series that looks like a film.

...features an Aboriginal-centric story that doesn’t shy away from the bleak colonialism and racism that tried to wipe out the indigenous tribes of the land.