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Several films have portrayed violence and fear under Argentina’s most recent dictatorship, but the Oscar-nominated ‘Argentina, 1985’ is the first to explore the trial that brought junta leaders to justice.
Is the writer’s appeal less about the power and complexity of his prose, and more about the view of him as a perennial underdog?
Theatre censorship laws stifled Black playwrights for more than 200 years – here’s what we found in the archive.
A complicated look at power and abuse in classical music.
How Chaucer’s medieval Wife of Bath continues to make her voice heard
Award season favourite The Banshees of Inisherin is a compelling exploration of justice and the chaotic extremes some will go to to get it.
Bringing colour and emotional depth, Baunbach’s adaptation is a good companion to DeLillo’s searing novel.
There’s a lot of sequels and reboots to look forward to in 2023.
You’ll likely spot a hanukkiah, which has become a shortcut to identify Jewishness.
These literary works ask readers to rethink the histories of these half-human sea creatures and their role in society today.
Fans hoping to find an incisive message about the climate crisis in the Avatar sequel will be disappointed, as a geopolitical climate expert explains.
The film meticulously details the day-to-day life of a widow and her son.
D.H. Lawrence’s book is a seething commentary on class, exposing his fears for Britain’s future. But the film is a romantic period drama.
A despotic chef reveals the theatre, terror and class divides of haute cuisine.
As the trend for “heroin chic” returns to runways, new Netflix film The Wonder takes aim at our fascination with disordered eating.
The film sees myths created by the Black diaspora come alive as Wakanda is presented as a Black utopia.
In fairy tales there are real mothers and stepmothers and the latter are always evil.
The son of the director has argued that Americans are still too squeamish about sex to fully appreciate the film. A porn scholar disagrees.
Music and film have gone hand in hand ever since the release of ‘The Jazz Singer’ nearly 100 years ago.
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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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