The Good Place is a high concept comedy about what it takes to be a good person. One of the show’s charms is the way it draws on real philosophers and philosophical dilemmas.
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Stranger Things 2 finds its monsters in Reagan-era capitalism. It is required viewing for socialists this Halloween.
No happy endings in this dark fantasy about lost children.
Stranger Things is re-writing the ‘reference’ book on homage and intertextuality.
There are good reasons why business has not been as successful as sports teams at implementing algorithmic decision-making.
The latest iteration of Start Trek’s most famous non-human species is physically extraordinary – they’ve been kitted out like badass Egyptian warriors.
The cost and confusion of having content tied to so many different streaming platforms could ultimately provoke a return to bundling and a pay TV model.
Researchers found that suicide-related searches soared in the weeks after the show’s release. What are the broader public health implications?
Original content made by subscription and on demand platforms such as Netflix and Amazon is taking off – but what does that mean for women screenwriters and producers?
Netflix’s new film To The Bone simplifies the social causes of anorexia.
A unique set of circumstances allowed HBO to beat Netflix to the punch.
WWE and Netflix’s GLOW wrestlers will never be as strong as Britain’s underground girl gang of wrestlers
Many psychologists claim that 13 Reasons Why could incite young people to take their own lives. But their claims aren’t supported by evidence.
New ABS figures on film, TV and digital gaming show that subscription broadcasters and online content creators are booming. Yet local content quotas only apply to free-to-air broadcasters.
Netflix’s biggest hit is the most empowering programme to air in years.
Twin Peaks has just hit our streaming services, again, alongside reboots of the X-Files, Gilmore Girls, and more. But, despite our nostalgia, they’ll never revive the specific time they were born in.
The Wachowski sisters’ TV series is a celebration of empathy and community.
Given the carnivorous trend of the US presidency, it is unsurprising that food is a significant metaphor in House of Cards.
Films funded and streamed by Netflix and Amazon are playing an important role in this year’s festival.
Police drama Happy Valley beat off the challenge of high-profile streamed dramas to carry off the big prize.
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