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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…

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

God of War 3 Remastered. Image: Santa Monica Studio.
Features

God of War trilogy remake faces big questions about sex mini-games

Should the God of War remake trilogy be a faithful recreation, or update the game with modern values in mind?

The battle between artists and AI is sadly far from over. Image: Emilipothèse on Unsplash.
Analysis

Copyright win for Australian artists vs AI – but how long can we hold off the bots?

The Australian government has ruled out a copyright fee carve-out for training AI – which seems like good news, for…

In Rear Window (1954), James Stewart’s photographer character spends much of the film secretly looking through his camera lens into other people’s apartments. Image: Paramount Pictures.
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Half a century of the ‘male gaze’: why Laura Mulvey’s pioneering theory still resonates today

Why Laura Mulvey's 'male gaze' theory still shapes film and media debates 50 years on.

The Bear returns for Season 4. Image: Disney+.
Analysis

Has The Bear disappeared up its own clacker? Yes chef!

Once the darling of the prestige streaming world, The Bear is spoiling like foie gras under a heat lamp.

Tilly Norwood in an Instagram post. Image: Eline Van der Velden.
Features

Tilly Norwood, the world's first AI actor is here – is it time to panic?

The debut of AI actor Tilly Norwood has sparked fierce debate about creativity, ethics and the future of film.

ScreenX promotional image. Image: Hoyts/ScreenX.
Features

ScreenX is bringing giant screens to Melbourne – we've seen this trick before

Melbourne will soon get its first ScreenX cinema at Hoyts.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! Image: ABC/Disney+.
Analysis

Kimmel and Colbert cancelled: the industry reacts with fear to the USA's TV takedowns

Kimmel and Colbert's late night shows both got cancelled for political backlash, raising concerns over free speech.

Eddington image: A24. Pokemon images: Nintendo/Game Freak. Composite done in Canva by ScreenHub.
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Why is there a shiny Pokémon in Ari Aster's Eddington (and what's AI got to do with it)?

Ari Aster's Eddington uses a Pokémon-inspired AI glitch to examine the effects of technology on reality.

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