Our experts have rounded up the top films and shows new to streaming, including some recent blockbusters.
- Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
Now streaming on Stan, The F Ward is the latest Australian medical drama. And it’s a good one.
Winter evenings are the perfect time to escape into another world, with teachers in Korea, a fortune teller in Japan, or in a retirement village in New Mexico.
Our expert watched some 40 films from this year’s line-up, and nearly all of them – apart from one dud – were excellent.
The new Stan sports drama is brimming with cliches. But there are some standouts among the cast.
Between the glitzy celebration of cinematic escapism, and constant reminders of our dark and complicated world, this year’s ceremony felt somewhat disjointed.
Are people once again hankering for a quality cinematic experience? The 2026 nominees suggest so.
Alongside some fresh Christmas flicks, there’s another ‘Carol’ featured in this month’s wrap – but this one is miserable, and trying to evade aliens.
As the air begins to warm and the days stretch, the screens get darker — with crime, mystery and noir creeping in.
From unsettling horror thrillers to intergenerational social satires, here are the top five films of this year’s Sydney Film Festival.
Independent film Anora won the Oscar for best film in a ceremony which was marked for how lacklustre it all was.
While there are a number of well-made films among this year’s best picture nominees, only one feels like a genuine contender.
Every so often a film comes along that’s so good we find ourselves forgetting to breathe. Inside is one of those films.
Original horror stories, a sequel to an Aussie hit, and a Christmas film: the best of Australian cinema in 2024.
What about those who are sick of all the tinsel and baubles? They need the Christmas-adjacent film: films set during Christmas, that aren’t really about Christmas.
The show is based on Verne’s classic novel
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. But unlike the book, the series is derivative, didactic and not very deep.
New Australian documentary, The Blind Sea, follows vision-impaired surfer Matt Formston preparing to surf the notoriously dangerous Nazaré beach break.
New Aussie horror Birdeater feels like it’s a new entry in this New Wave, filtered through an anarchic Australian sensibility. But after 40 minutes it fizzles out.
From Danish baby murders, to Superman’s ‘true’ story, to bloody combat on a train in India – this year’s film festival had plenty of rich offerings.
Dari karpet merah hingga para pemenang dan pidatonya, para ahli kami membedah Oscar 2024.
From the red carpet to the winners and the speeches, our experts dissect the 2024 Oscars.
This year’s picks reflect what most cinephiles already know: streaming is the last nail in the coffin in the shift away from cinema to television.
Though 2024 once again proffers a mind-numbing number of sequels, thankfully there seem to be fewer superhero films than usual on the cards.
Peter Benchley’s classic 1974 ‘man versus beast’ blockbuster novel doubled as a scathing critique of 1970s America. Spielberg’s film made its characters likeable – and its tone into a ‘grand adventure’.
A Savage Christmas would give Crackers a run for its money as the worst Australian Christmas film to date.
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