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Whether you’re after romance, documentary or mystery, this month’s selection is sure to help enhance your viewing experience.
Directed by Akira Kurosawa,1954’s Seven Samurai is a technical and creative watershed of the action genre and world cinema.
The Substance is a satirical body-horror and science fiction film underpinned by feminist critique.
I asked Rachel Griffiths what she thought was the key to the film’s success. She identified its universality.
The series tries to tackle the twisted case of the Menéndez brothers who murdered their parents, but it ends up turning a family tragedy into a cheap spectacle.
What do our re-viewing choices tell us about ourselves? And is it OK that we keep returning to old favourites?
Directed by John Sheedy and adapted from the book of the same name by Craig Silvey, Runt is will appeal to older children and young adolescents.
Groundbreaking series Medic helped shape both the TV medical drama and the image of the medical profession. 70 years later, it may still have things to tell us.
Director Paul Goldman’s film could have shone a new light on the more difficult aspects of Australian masculinity. Sadly, it ends up feeling contrived.
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.
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.
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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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Lecturer in Film Studies, University of Sydney
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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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Associate Professor in Cinema Studies, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Screen Studies, University of South Australia
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Executive Director, Compton School
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Lecturer in Screen and Cultural Studies, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer, Media, University of Tasmania
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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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Dean of Research (Creative), University of South Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Communication Studies, Auckland University of Technology
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Department of English, Creative Writing and Film, University of Adelaide
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Senior Lecturer in English and Cultural Studies, University of Canterbury
