Directed by Akira Kurosawa,1954’s Seven Samurai is a technical and creative watershed of the action genre and world cinema.
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Amid increased competition for viewers’ attention, cinemas may be returning to earlier histories by attending carefully to people’s multi-sensory experiences.
Choosing a top five from this year’s festival was not an easy task.
In Netflix’s new series KAOS, Jeff Goldblum’s Zeus is a refreshing contemporary take on the mythical god.
Alain Delon was more than just a Gallic heart-throb. He redefined European cool and brought grace and steel to all his roles.
Perhaps the finest American actress of the 1970s, Gena Rowlands made a series of gruelling, anxiety-inducing performances. Her legacy is unparalleled.
New Australian documentary, The Blind Sea, follows vision-impaired surfer Matt Formston preparing to surf the notoriously dangerous Nazaré beach break.
Marketed as a romance novel, between its pink, floral covers, It Ends with Us is a novel about domestic violence. The film attempts to rectify the issues of its deceptive categorisation.
Even though I’ve seen these films many times, and listened to their soundtracks countless times too, I am still willing to pay to revisit them with a live orchestra.
No matter how often you think of Ancient Rome, there is a good chance TV producers are doing so even more often.
Bringing Deadpool and Wolverine back as part of the Marvel metaverse speaks to a desire to re-ignite fans’ passion for the MCU. Unfortunately, the film ends up feeling like filler.
Indian cinema has portrayed dementia in various ways, with some films offering accurate and sensitive depictions, and others tending towards romanticization.
Disaster films as we know them have been around for more than five decades – and often deal with climate disasters. Twisters is a refreshing take.
Eyes Wide shut was released shortly after the death of director Stanley Kubrick in 1999.
Modern directors are reimagining and paying homage to this classic, era-defining genre.
For decades, the ‘Jaws effect’ from shark movies has fed into the public’s fear and panic – harming both sharks and humans.
Even before writing was invented, oral stories had to be constantly told and retold to be passed down through hundreds of generations.
Our experts comment on their top streaming picks this month.
Did the beloved 1980s teen classic The Karate Kid perpetuate Orientalist stereotypes?
Cinema buildings provide exactly what many faith groups need: space for congregants to take part in communal ritual and worship.
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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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Senior Lecturer in Screen Studies, University of South Australia
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Jury Professor of English and Language and Literature, University of Adelaide
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Canada 150 Research Chair in Gender and Cultural Informatics, University of Alberta
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Professor of Screen and Design, Deakin University
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Professor of Film Studies, Bangor University
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