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'Netflix button': how your remote joined the streaming wars
For streaming services, presence on the remote control provides branding opportunities and a convenient entry point into their app.
Suzume by Makoto Shinkai explores the impacts of trauma
Makoto Shinka's Suzume draws on memories of Japan's natural disasters and blends it with coming-of-age tenderness.
Meet the real man who inspired Russell Crowe's The Pope’s Exorcist
The Pope's Exorcist, starring Russell Crowe, is in cinemas now – and it's based on the life of exorcist Father…
Why are so many Irish films and filmmakers nominated for Oscars?
Ireland and the Oscars are hardly strangers, but this year some 25% of the acting nominees for 2023 are Irish.
Review bombing shows like 'The Last of Us' is simply petty
It’s tempting to dismiss review bombing as an act of trolling, but the PR nightmare it causes is only half…
I watched Groundhog Day every day for a year – here's what happened
Watching Groundhog Day 365 times provided me with a deeper appreciation for how a film may contain multitudes.
She Said: a formidable retelling of the journalism that sparked #MeToo
She Said focuses on the reporting of the Weinstein rape allegations in the New York Times.
Amazon Prime's A League Of Their Own: femininity and queerness in women’s sports
The formation of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League gets the prestige TV treatment – and it's proudly feminist and…
Peppa Pig, lesbian polar bears, and queerness in Aus kids TV
Australian children’s TV is a global leader in screen diversity, including gender and queer representation.
Ads are coming to Netflix sooner than we thought
Advertising on Netflix has been in the pipeline for some time, and it looks like it's finally ready to go.…