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The Imperfects, Netflix, portrays chronic illness better than most
Representation of chronic illness is wildly hit-and-miss – so I’m falling over myself to praise to a series that's getting…
Paper Girls on Amazon Prime: a 1980s sci-fi with lots of heart
It’s the morning after Halloween 1988 ... So begins this intriguing and exciting story that blends time-travel with coming-of-age.
Three Thousand Years of Longing: George Miller's wish upon two stars
Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba learn not to bottle it all up in this epic and heartwarming fantasy by the…
The Umbrella Academy is a masterclass in adaptation
The Netflix series changes and expands on its source material to create something that is clearly an adaptation but also…
Spoiler alert: spoilers are stranger things than they seem
How long should you wait before revealing spoilers about your favourite films and TV shows?
Bechdel, Sexy Lamp, Vito Russo, Riz – which test is best?
The people we’re asked to empathise with on screen are still overwhelmingly, if not exclusively, male and pale.
Russian Doll season 2 breaks the time loop déjà vu
What happens when the sun rises on a new day after many identical moons? Russian Doll offers clues that Groundhog…
How to Please a Woman review: sex work comedy with ups and downs
Set in Western Australia, Renee Webster's debut feature film celebrates the humanity and dignity of everyone involved.
The Drover's Wife review: a terrific Outback Western
Writer-director Leah Purcell casts fresh eyes on the dangers a woman alone might face in nineteenth-century colonial Australia.
Stan comedy Minx handles feminism ... quite well actually
In the wrong hands, period pieces can reinforce sexism, racism and homophobia – not here.