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Five unsung films that put America’s union history on the silver screen
Battles between Hollywood unions and the studios have taken place since the 1940s, and films about labour movements have a…
Gold Diggers, ABC: what would history look like if women were the main characters?
In the past, historians entrenched male-centred and mythologised Australian histories – how might a show like Gold Diggers help?
Streaming services are removing original TV and films – will they be lost forever?
Physical copies of many new shows are not available – so what happens when a streaming service decides to remove…
Why Vietnam banned the Barbie movie over a map
What is the ‘nine-dash line’ and what does it have to do with the Barbie movie?
Indiana Jones and the Hollywood experiment with AI de-ageing technology
Actors used to just play characters of their own age when reprising earlier roles – but that is now changing,…
Deadloch flips the Nordic Noir crime genre on its arse and makes it funny
Everyone is a suspect in this female-centric Tasmanian community – and it just couldn't get any better.
Will Spider-Man help the Oscars take animated films seriously?
The Oscars have had a storied history of engaging with animated cinema – but maybe that's about to change for…
The Office Australia could be great – if it gets our humour right
Hopefully the writers and producers are willing to pull The Office apart, and then rebuild it for a new time,…
How Jurassic Park changed film-making forever
Not many knew in 1993 that Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park would change filmmaking, and the public perception of dinosaurs, forever.
Sailor Moon: why the series is still enthralling 30 years on
As we approach the final instalment of the Sailor Moon Crystal reboot, why are we still obsessed with fighting evil…