Opinions & Analysis
Persuasion on Netflix isn't entirely bad – really
We are clearly watching Anne’s own telling of her story: her own fantasy of being a playful, adorkable rom-com heroine.
Australians are animated by animation with a 'local' anima
Australian audiences are good at finding an underlying national identity in blockbuster films, however tenuous.
Lightyear fails to create a buzz for Pixar
Fearful producers could think that Pixar is damaging its brand by streaming and thereby losing glamour ... but reviews have…
Jurassic World: Dominion makes double its budget in week one
The latest dino film took $558m globally in week one, but sits just behind Top Gun: Maverick's opening haul at…
Top Gun: Maverick hits mach speed at the box office
Older audiences are leading the sortie into cinemas for Top Gun but people born this century are buzzing the tower…
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…
ABC's You Can’t Ask That: why are bogans shown as marginalised Australians?
The national broadcaster doesn’t see 'bogans' as part of their natural viewing audience – guess it has been 20 years…
ABC and SBS gender affirmation leave: what it is and why it matters
Gender affirmation guidelines have recently been introduced at our national broadcasters – here's what that means for trans employees, and…
Election 2022: Australian film and TV – what the pollies promise the screen industry
As the Coalition, Labor and Greens face the polls, the notion of national culture and diverse storytelling could be disappearing…