Opinions & Analysis

The Angels and Seriously Red sing for their supper
Energetic Seriously Red, grunge from The Angels, Afrofuturistic Neptune Frost – there's plenty going on at the Australian Box Office.

Tim Minchin is BACK in a big way
Minchin's return to stage after a seven-year hiatus is captured beautifully in BACK, as are all the laughs, gasps and…

Queer movies 2022: 10 of the best LGBTQIA+ films this year
From Afrofuturist adventures to American rom-coms via lesbian spies who survived the holocaust, it’s been an intriguing year in queer…

Embrace silliness this silly season: it matters more than ever
Silliness is fundamentally non-conformist, freeing us to see the world from a different perspective – one that values play.

Streaming: the hidden gems of 2022, part three
They may not have exploded at the box office but these films offer something for everyone on the couch at…

Willow on Disney+ – an overlooked childhood classic returns
Fantasy may have traditionally struggled compared to sci-fi on our screens, but the return of Willow is spellbinding.

Why is TV so much better than film at video game adaptations?
Making a film is already difficult enough and it’s even more of an uphill struggle for a video game film…

Seriously Red splits audiences but still sparkles with joy
Have we lost our love for highly skilled ratbaggery? Seriously Red is fighting for an audience.

The Angels: Kickin’ Down the Door shows a legacy undimmed
Are we ever going to see your faces again? Yes, in this evocative band documentary by director Madeleine Parry.

Bergman, Bogart, brilliant: Casablanca still excels at 80
Many at Warner Brothers thought it would sink without a trace and yet its reputation continues to grow as the…