Weekender: Wayward maintains its direction, on the hunt against After the Hunt, and two great art exhibitions.

Featuring troubled children in a small American town, an outsider who can sense that something is wrong, and hints of the supernatural, Wayward seems influenced by the work of Stephen King, but Ce argues that the new Netflix series fares a lot better than most of King's actual adaptations.The new Luca Guadagnino film, After the Hunt, is aiming for ambiguity, but lacks the strength of its convictions, with Sky calling it one of the worst prestige scripts of the year. In apology, he offers up The Beast, the latest film by Bertrand Bonello, which is new to streaming. The Key's Under the Mat, the new Mick Hewson exhibition at The Tank in Sydney is a delight that shares its pleasures in person, rather than on social media. And Heide's combination of Man Ray and Max Dupain is a cleverly curated combination of surrealist photography and history.In music, Sky offers up Blight, the new album by The Antlers, while Ce is excited about Sam Fender taking out the Mercury Prize.And bonus offerings include Lesbian Space Princess, Bleak Squad's live tour, and Opera Australia's production of Rent.