Opinions & Analysis

ABC Comedy: it's banter that rules the roost
Remember the good old days of scripted comedy, sitcoms and sketch shows? Nowadays, it's all just banter, quizzes and talking…

New ABC chair Kim Williams calls for public broadcaster to be 'national campfire'
In his first speech as chair, Williams outlined his visions and priorities for the ABC and warned against self congratulation.

‘Maternal cli-fi’: the new genre changing up the absent-mother narrative in cinema
How The End We Start From boosted maternal cli-fi, a genre spotlighting mothers in worlds destroyed by natural disasters.

What we're watching this week, in cinemas and streaming
From Hundreds of Beavers to The Acolyte and Colin From Accounts S2, here's what Silvi Vann-Wall and Rochelle Siemienowicz are…

Don’t feel bad about bingeing TV – humans have binged stories for thousands of years
Bingeing stories is an age-old human behaviour and nothing to feel guilty about, says a historian.

Mad Max: Fury Road was a pioneering portrayal of disability. Furiosa is a letdown.
Two professors look at the portrayal of disability in Furiosa, a departure from the groundbreaking Mad Max: Fury Road.

Remembering Andrew McVitty: a pioneer of Australian music television
The late Andrew McVitty was a pioneer of Australian music TV who revolutionised late-night programming.

What to watch this week: the stuff we dig right now in cinemas and streaming
From Challengers and Furiosa, to Eno and After the Party, here's what ScreenHub writers are watching and loving – or…

From outback to wasteland: what Mad Max films tell us about the Australian desert
Films like Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga present an imagined future of mega drought: a possible future scenario for climate…

Australian TV drama on the ropes says QUT study
Australians aren't getting cultural value for the money we're spending on 'local' TV drama, says a new report.