Stephen A Russell

Stephen A Russell is a Melbourne-based arts writer. His writing regularly appears in Fairfax publications, SBS online, Flicks, Time Out, The Saturday Paper, The Big Issue and Metro magazine. You can hear him on Joy FM.

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David Attenborough in the Galapagos islands for Galapagos 3D. Photo: supplied.
Features

Happy 100th birthday, David Attenborough

Sir David Attenborough has given us all the gift of sharing the world with him.

The Devil Wears Prada 2. Image: 20th Century Studios.
Opinions & Analysis

Why The Devil Wears Prada isn’t my guilty pleasure

What's wrong with loving The Devil Wears Prada, curled up on the sofa with a bottle of red? Nothing –…

Wolf Cat Fever, shortlisted for the inaugural Fantastic Film Prize. Image: Supplied.
Interviews

Fantastic Film Prize: 'We need a bigger focus on Australian creatives and emerging talent'

The organisers of the new Fantastic Film Prize talk to ScreenHub about the market for Australian genre cinema and the…

Half Man. Image: BBC / Mam Tor Productions / Anne Binckebanck / Stan.
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Half Man review: even more devastating than Baby Reindeer

Richard Gadd toys with your emotions once more in Half Man, his latest exploration of wounded masculinity. 

Karla Grant, presenter of Living Black. Photo: Supplied.
Interviews

Karla Grant on 23 years of Living Black: 'It’s up to my generation to step up'

From her early days on community radio, the presenter Karla Grant has always understood the power of amplifying Aboriginal and…

Elle Fanning in Margo's Got Money Troubles. Image: Apple TV.
Opinions & Analysis

Sex work gets the respect it deserves in Margo’s Got Money Troubles

The film and TV industry hasn’t always been kind to sex workers, but the new series Margo’s Got Money Troubles…

Project Hail Mary. Image: Amazon MGM.
Opinions & Analysis

Can Ryan Gosling save cinema – or should we give up on movie theatres entirely?

The Project Hail Mary star says it’s up to studios to make the right movies to get bums on cinema…

Felix Hubble. Photo: Supplied.
Interviews

Brunswick Underground Film Festival: 'We might as well help each other out’

BUFF's director Felix Hubble talks to ScreenHub about the ingenuity of today's filmmakers, and the new legacies now being written.

The Drama. Image: A24.
Opinions & Analysis

The Drama and anxiety cinema – why am I laughing while I feel so stressed?

When the world is going up in flames, sometimes we just want cinema that shows us the worst in people.

Screenwriter Akela Cooper. Image: 1000 Women in Horror.
Analysis

1000 Women in Horror – and why this dorky boy fell in love with Final Girls

Donna Davies’ documentary 1000 Women in Horror, based on the book by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, reminded me why I love the…

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