Opinions & Analysis

From CODA to Hawkeye: signing onto a better future for the Deaf community
The surge of sign languages in popular feature films and TV series is a sign of better things to come…

JK Rowling betrayed us but I'll still watch Fantastic Beasts
Is it possible to reconcile the author's views on trans women with nostalgia for the Harry Potter universe?

Temporary measures, uncertain future: Budget 2022-23
How best to imagine our future after floods, pandemic, war and more? It’s the challenge confronting electoral candidates across Australia…

Stan comedy Minx handles feminism ... quite well actually
In the wrong hands, period pieces can reinforce sexism, racism and homophobia – not here.

David Jenkin's Our Flag Means Death nails queer representation
Typically gruff seafarers get tender and intimate in this new HBO Max comedy. Also, it's gay.

Number 96 turns 50
The National Film and Sound Archive looks back at the story of Australia's first 'adults only' soap.

Cabaret: revisiting Bob Fosse's radical musical at 50
The Kit Kat Klub first graced the silver screen half a century ago – what lessons can it teach us…

Box Office: Wyrmwood fights on as cinemas lick their wounds
The Aussie horror franchise joins Death on the Nile on the big screen, but total box office is probably around…

Hail John Williams, the composer behind E.T., Star Wars, Jaws and Harry Potter
When adjusted for inflation, one-fifth of the top 100 films at the North American box office have music by Williams.

Neighbours and the Australian screen industry
The under-threat show has given a start to many writers, directors, producers, actors and crew over 37 years.