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The rules of romantic comedy: a romcom expert explains
Miscommunication, conflict, friends to lovers ... the recipe for romantic comedy has been honed like a well-baked cake.
Are AI films fuelling moral panic or reflecting real anxiety?
Film's like 2022's M3GAN reflect the latest wave in an ongoing concern about AI and its effects on us.
2001: A Space Odyssey has left an indelible mark on culture
Kubrick's film was an almost immediate critical failure but more than 50 years later, nobody would question its ultimate success.
Five unsung films that put America’s union history on the silver screen
Battles between Hollywood unions and the studios have taken place since the 1940s, and films about labour movements have a…
Gold Diggers, ABC: what would history look like if women were the main characters?
In the past, historians entrenched male-centred and mythologised Australian histories – how might a show like Gold Diggers help?
Deadloch flips the Nordic Noir crime genre on its arse and makes it funny
Everyone is a suspect in this female-centric Tasmanian community – and it just couldn't get any better.
How Jurassic Park changed film-making forever
Not many knew in 1993 that Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park would change filmmaking, and the public perception of dinosaurs, forever.
Sailor Moon: why the series is still enthralling 30 years on
As we approach the final instalment of the Sailor Moon Crystal reboot, why are we still obsessed with fighting evil…
The real Catherine was even more interesting than in Stan's The Great
The 'occasionally true story' on the hit TV show has nothing on the real life and times of the God-anointed…
Stan Grant leaves Q+A and the research supports claims of racism
The well-known journalist and author has made a stand against racist abuse and will step away from the media.