Opinions & Analysis

NFTs: The Pros and Cons
While the media has been full of opinions on NFTs and their recent stratospheric rise – we take a look…

Box Office: return of the Oz film box office drought, slowly
Local films are dribbling away, sadly, though there is not much competition.

Can Australian cinema keep reaping box office rewards after the pandemic?
Right now, local films and the local industry are showing confidence in the market and cinema audiences. By contrast, writes…

ALP missing in action on state of screen industry
Who thought of this? The ALP's opportunity to comment on huge changes in sector regulation turns into a fireside chat…

A Valentine for Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet
Celebrating the film's 25th anniversary and cinema re-release, Mel Campbell writes a love letter to the iconic movie that makes…

How Historically Accurate is High Ground?
Close research by academics reveals the violence depicted is uncomfortably close to the truth.

Dear White Screen Industry...
Championing diversity without dismantling institutional racism is like putting up a 'safe to dive' sign without doing any work to…

Video pins the attack on the ABC in one single story
GetUp has made a half hour program about the attacks on the ABC. It is smart, and gripping and will…

You like them and so do we: a sampler of favourite Screenhub stories
Between Covid and the government's determination to back the free enterprise media, the sector has had its toughest year in…

Words that drive us crazy in your media releases
From 'shining a light' to 'unique', 'thrilling' and 'punching above their weight', we identify the worst PR offences, with top…