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A smiling woman gets close to a smiling but nervous-looking man's face on public transport, IN Baby reindeer on Netflix.
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Baby Reindeer on Netflix: a look at male sexual victimisation

The new Netflix hit sheds light on the often overlooked male experiences of sexual violence.

A woman sits in darkness, her face illuminated by a screen, looking a little fatigued.
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Home and Away 24 hours a day? The rise of FAST TV in Australia

On FAST TV you can watch a channel entirely dedicated to Home and Away, or another that plays Border Security…

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Bloopers are super – and here's why

There's nothing funnier than people stuffing up on screen and seeing the funny side ...

Andrew Scott in Ripley. Image: Netflix.
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Is Tom Ripley gay? Netflix's adaptation keeps it ambiguous

The Ripley villain in the Netflix series is just as unknowable as Patricia Highsmith wrote him.

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The Gentlemen on Netflix: why do ‘gentlemen’ still fascinate us?

Guy Ritchie's latest crime series draws on a powerful male archetype. Psychology explains how it works.

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Disney+: Shōgun reimagines 1980 series for a new generation of viewers

From novel to 1980s miniseries, and now a prestige remake for FX and Disney+, Shōgun has had quite the journey.

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Why Australians love going to the cinema

'I love the cinema experience. It’s a bonding experience, if it’s good it’s an emotional and cathartic experience.'

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Dune: is Denis Villeneuve’s film a white saviour narrative?

It’s tempting to consider Dune’s narrative, settings and costume design as an appropriation of Islamic and Arab culture.

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Studying two decades of queer representation on Australian TV

Gender-diverse and sexually-diverse stories in Australian TV have changed a lot over two decades.

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Four Daughters is a Tunisian masterpiece – what makes the film groundbreaking?

Delve into the story behind Four Daughters – a critically lauded documentary about a family versus an extremist group.

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