Opinions & Analysis
Peter Weir’s The Cars That Ate Paris – a driving force in Ozploitation filmmaking
How The Cars That Ate Paris shaped Ozploitation film culture.
Gogglebox Australia: why we love it and always will
The TV show about watching TV shows is democratic, repetitive and heartwarming – and now in its 20th season.
Menopause on screen: 5 moments that made me feel seen
You have to look hard to find menopause and women's midlife experiences on screen – beyond the jokes about hot…
The Blair Witch Project at 25: how one film changed the horror genre
The Blair Witch Project popularised the low budget 'found-footage' horror genre and inspired a generation of indie filmmakers.
Sick of toxic TV? Here are 7 reality shows that don’t rely on the ‘villain edit’
Here are seven reality TV shows that emphasise cooperation and compassion over 'villains' and conflict.
Netflix’s A Family Affair rejects stories of sexual women as ‘bad mothers’ – but it’s a terrible film.
Starring Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron, A Family Affair fails in its mission to challenge stereotypes about sexual mothers.
What we know about the real 'My Lady Jane', the subject of Prime's new romcom series
Susan Broomhall delves into the life of Lady Jane Grey, the 'nine-day queen,' in Prime Video's new romcom series.
‘Maternal cli-fi’: the new genre changing up the absent-mother narrative in cinema
How The End We Start From boosted maternal cli-fi, a genre spotlighting mothers in worlds destroyed by natural disasters.
What we're watching this week, in cinemas and streaming
From Hundreds of Beavers to The Acolyte and Colin From Accounts S2, here's what Silvi Vann-Wall and Rochelle Siemienowicz are…
Don’t feel bad about bingeing TV – humans have binged stories for thousands of years
Bingeing stories is an age-old human behaviour and nothing to feel guilty about, says a historian.