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Before the Mad Max franchise began, The Cars That Ate Paris was Australia’s first ‘car crash’ film. It would become a uniquely Australian film genre.
Kristen Bell and Adam Brody share a much-hyped smooch in Nobody Wants This. Is it good enough to join the TV canon of great kisses?
Running for six seasons from 1999 to 2007, The Sopranos is still enjoying a sustained cultural relevancy in 2024 – something other prestige dramas of the same era have not achieved.
The new Joker sequel plays with the character’s long tradition of dual identity. But this time, the joke is on the audience.
Whether you’re after romance, documentary or mystery, this month’s selection is sure to help enhance your viewing experience.
Directed by Akira Kurosawa,1954’s Seven Samurai is a technical and creative watershed of the action genre and world cinema.
The Substance is a satirical body-horror and science fiction film underpinned by feminist critique.
I asked Rachel Griffiths what she thought was the key to the film’s success. She identified its universality.
The series tries to tackle the twisted case of the Menéndez brothers who murdered their parents, but it ends up turning a family tragedy into a cheap spectacle.
What do our re-viewing choices tell us about ourselves? And is it OK that we keep returning to old favourites?
Directed by John Sheedy and adapted from the book of the same name by Craig Silvey, Runt is will appeal to older children and young adolescents.
Groundbreaking series Medic helped shape both the TV medical drama and the image of the medical profession. 70 years later, it may still have things to tell us.
Director Paul Goldman’s film could have shone a new light on the more difficult aspects of Australian masculinity. Sadly, it ends up feeling contrived.
Kathryn Joy’s father murdered their mother. A new Australian documentary traces eight years of a journey of self-discovery, through Kathryn tracing their family’s violent history.
Australia’s Winx won 33 top-class races in a row. No other racehorse’s record comes close.
The lavender painted bus named ‘Priscilla’ continues to pick up new fans while never going out of favour with its legion of original devotees, 30 years after its release.
Choosing a top five from this year’s festival was not an easy task.
As a rare sleep disorder, you might not have heard much about narcolepsy. If you have, your perception may have been formed by the portrayals in media like in The Boys or The Simpsons.
In Netflix’s new series KAOS, Jeff Goldblum’s Zeus is a refreshing contemporary take on the mythical god.
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Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Screen Studies, Adelaide University
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Senior Lecturer in English and Cultural Studies, University of Canterbury
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Associate Professor, Film Screen & Animation, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor of French Studies, Adelaide University
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Lecturer in Creative Production and Performance, Western Sydney University
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PhD Candidate in Film Studies, Deakin University
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Professor of English Literature, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor & Dean, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
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Associate Professor and Cinema and Screen Studies Discipline Leader, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Cinema Studies, RMIT University