Kathryn Joy’s father murdered their mother. A new Australian documentary traces eight years of a journey of self-discovery, through Kathryn tracing their family’s violent history.
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Australia’s Winx won 33 top-class races in a row. No other racehorse’s record comes close.
The lavender painted bus named ‘Priscilla’ continues to pick up new fans while never going out of favour with its legion of original devotees, 30 years after its release.
Choosing a top five from this year’s festival was not an easy task.
As a rare sleep disorder, you might not have heard much about narcolepsy. If you have, your perception may have been formed by the portrayals in media like in The Boys or The Simpsons.
In Netflix’s new series KAOS, Jeff Goldblum’s Zeus is a refreshing contemporary take on the mythical god.
Did we need another Alien film? I suspect not, or at least, not this one.
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.
Thanks to the internet, there is no shortage of information about films. But Margaret and David have left a hole that is hard to fill.
The number of nuns continues to dwindle. It is quite possible that, in the future, the only nuns we will ever see are cinematic sisters.
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.
While the producers of the show have said Critical Incident isn’t a ‘cop show’, it certainly playd out like one – and will appeal to fans of the genre.
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.
The new film could be considered a huge achievement in Australian animation – even if it does lack adult appeal.
No matter how often you think of Ancient Rome, there is a good chance TV producers are doing so even more often.
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.
The Netflix anime Delicious in Dungeon reminds us that food can be highly political – and that ‘tradition’ can be manufactured.
New Aussie horror Birdeater feels like it’s a new entry in this New Wave, filtered through an anarchic Australian sensibility. But after 40 minutes it fizzles out.
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Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Associate Professor and Cinema and Screen Studies Discipline Leader, Swinburne University of Technology
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Former Honorary Research Associate, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
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Canada 150 Research Chair in Gender and Cultural Informatics, University of Alberta
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Executive Director, Compton School
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Lecturer in Film Studies, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Screen Studies, University of South Australia
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Department of English, Creative Writing and Film, University of Adelaide
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Associate Professor in Cinema Studies, RMIT University
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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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Senior Lecturer in Communication Studies, Auckland University of Technology
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Dean of Research (Creative), University of South Australia
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Lecturer in Screen and Cultural Studies, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in English and Cultural Studies, University of Canterbury
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Senior Lecturer, University of the Sunshine Coast
