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Australian drama: taxpayers pay for content locked behind paywalls
Watching half of the Australian TV drama hours broadcast in 2024 required a streaming subscription.
Aussie film Take My Hand: romantic, but fumbles chronic illness storyline
Chronic illness is tricky to depict onscreen – does Take My Hand get it right?
A Real Pain explores remembrance culture and personal trauma
Jesse Eisenberg's A Real Pain is full of subtle and powerful exploration.
Squid Game Season 2 reflects capitalism’s dark side
Squid Game Season 2 takes a deeper look at the economic context and constraints surrounding the deadly games.
Paddington in Peru: how a little bear teaches us about kindness and family
Paddington in Peru explores themes of kindness and family in a journey to reconnect with his roots.
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore at 50: Scorsese's path not taken
The female-driven film represents an important watershed in Scorsese’s career and a path not taken.
Nugget Is Dead brings queer love and Aussie flair to the Christmas movie formula
What are the 'rules' of a Christmas movie? And how does Nugget is Dead fit in?
'Menopause madness' no more: how the change is changing on TV
We're seeing more stories about menopause on television, with stories that show greater empathy.
Would you be better off without your kids? Audrey cheekily asks the question
Audrey is a quintessentially Aussie dark comedy that questions the sacrifices of motherhood.
Woman of the Hour: reframing true crime in a post-#MeToo era
Anna Kendrick’s unflinching directorial debut, Woman of the Hour, reframes a real crime for a post-#MeToo era.