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2025 French Film Festival: 5 best films
Catch one of these movies at the French Film Festival, in cinemas around Australia on various dates until 27 April…
10 years of Netflix: streaming and the power of suggestion
Ratings and user data offer valuable insights to both broadcasters and streaming services such as Netflix.
Children of Paradise is the greatest film to ever come out of France
Marcel Carné's Children of Paradise (945) is a spectacular and enduring film with a distinctively French flavour.
A late boom: why it took until 1975 for Australian television to broadcast in full colour
In 1975 Australian television at last turned full colour, in an event known as C-Day.
Sean Baker: the filmmaker behind Best Picture Oscar Anora
Sean Baker has made history by becoming the first person to win four Academy Awards in the same night for…
RIP Gene Hackman, who'll be remembered as one of the Hollywood greats
Will Jeffery celebrates Gene Hackman's legacy, a Hollywood great whose commanding performances left a lasting impact.
Sour on Emilia Pérez? These 5 Mexican films actually do justice to victims of drug cartels
Discover 5 Mexican films that truly depict the impact of drug cartels—beyond the controversy of Emilia Pérez.
Ne Zha 2: China’s record-breaking new animated film and its ancient philosophies
Ne Zha 2: The Sea’s Fury has shattered multiple global box office records, pulling in more than US$1 billion in…
How stop-motion films went from obscure ‘creature features’ to winning Oscars
Despite huge developments in CGI, audiences still appreciate how stop-motion brings inanimate objects to life.
Australian drama: taxpayers pay for content locked behind paywalls
Watching half of the Australian TV drama hours broadcast in 2024 required a streaming subscription.