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The new mummy film is the latest foray into ‘shared universes’, the seemingly critic-proof movie juggernauts that have come to dominate our cinemas.
The success of Wonder Woman has demonstrated an appetite for female leads in Hollywood films. So where are the movies that tell truth about young women’s lives?
In a world where public avenues for violence are increasingly open to women, Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman presents us with an ethical and feminist model of fighting femininity.
Wonder Woman comes from a long line of strong mythical feminists.
Father is a Hollywood great, but daughter is on course to take her own place in the movie pantheon.
The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise and Russell Crowe, is the latest manifestation of our centuries old fascination with Egypt. But beneath this obsession is a darker story of looting and destruction.
As it turns 40, it’s worth remembering that Star Wars was more than just a space film, it reframed America’s troubled history.
Few actors have combined real charm, self-deprecation and dash in the way Moore always did.
Somehow the sword Excalibur becomes the central character in this laddish remake of the Arthurian legend.
Ripley beat the patriarchy and a rampaging xenomorph - but Daniels isn’t even given the chance.
At a festival intertwined with France’s national identity, the tension of art, politics and commerce always looms.
History movies may have Oscar potential, but their educational potential is more complicated. Should teachers use Hollywood to teach?
Why are we so desperate to cling on to the heterosexist, misogynistic, and racist character?
In the Oscar-winning film ‘Moonlight,’ as well as schools across the US, student misbehavior is being cast in a new light. How can school discipline address the root of the problem and save our kids?
In TV and film the British monarchy have never had it so good – it’s about time something took a more sceptical eye.
Brett Whiteley’s output was uneven but at his best, his work was brilliant. A new film offers an unusual insight into the life and art of this creative and troubled maverick.
The Guardians of the Galaxy team are rocking the universe again in the latest volume of the science fiction blockbuster. But how does the science stand up to some number crunching?
What you end up remembering isn’t always what you have witnessed.
Los Pollos Hermanos is a chicken shop run by a drug lord in the TV series Better Call Saul. A pop-up version opens in Sydney today - and both ignore the savage reality of Mexico’s drug wars.
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Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Associate Professor, Film Studies, University of Sydney
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Lecturer, Department of Film and Television Studies, University of Warwick
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Senior Lecturer in Screen Studies, University of South Australia
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Professor of Film Studies, Bangor University
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Professor of Screen and Design, Deakin University
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Visiting Research Fellow University of Chester, University of Chester
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Researcher and Sessional Tutor in Screen and Cultural Studies; Secretary for the Melbourne Cinematheque, The University of Melbourne
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Professor & Dean, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Film, University of Roehampton
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Professor of Film and Television, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Executive Director, Compton School
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Professor of Film and Screen Studies, University of Portsmouth
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Senior Lecturer in Film, UNSW Sydney
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Lecturer in 20th and 21st Century Literature, University of Exeter
