Television
Box Offfice 23 April 2019 - Mumbai grows in US, while Captain Marvel won't move on
Has the country given up on imagination? Box office totals are mediocre, though Hotel Mumbai still carries itself with modest…
Burning – Little and Great Hungers
Adrian Martin takes us into the cinematic joys and fumbles of Burning, and its icy cumulative drama created by ambiguity…
Talent Camp bursts bubble in search for real Australia
In 2019, Talent Camp returns in search of new talent, new perspectives and new voices that reflect the richness and…
Make it Australian captures political Zeitgeist - at last
Michele Rowland, the Shadow Minister for Communications will speak at a SPA event at Fox Studios on Wed 1 May.
FACT CHECK: The real impact of the National Institutions Inquiry
A recent Parliamentary Inquiry into Canberra’s national institutions made 20 recommendations. What were they, and were they warranted?
Film Review: Hellboy
Rebooting this comic book hero proves an underdone, overblown slog.
Government enrages industry with strange new streaming deal
Netflix gets tax breaks? Industry furious but the change is useless and the real rage is about total government inertia.
Sydney Film Festival honours Jenny Neighbour and goes bersersk
Eraserhead, Empire of the Senses, O Lucky Man and Female Trouble – all in one single night of cinematic extremes…
Box Office 15 April 2019 - kids's film overwhelm the multiplexes again
Despite the patter of tiny feet and herds of feral tots, Hotel Mumbai, Us, Green Book and Woman at War…
Around the Web: Chris Lilley, Disney +, who needs a memory to make art?
Lilley has a new series, we have an ace reading list, Disney plans to rule the world, Brit kids overwhelmed…