Film

Screen Australia funds 47 new local projects
A huge lineup of films, TV series, and webseries has received a share of $1.2mil in funding thanks to Screen…

MIFF 2023 snapshots: week two of the Melbourne International Film Festival
It's MIFF 2023 at a glance: two-sentence reviews to help you choose what film to see next at the festival.

Event review: MIFF XR, Melbourne
Is the physical body at stake in VR?

The creativity of William Friedkin: from arthouse to Oscars
American director William Friedkin, once a crucial driver of New Hollywood in the 70s, has died at 87 years of…

Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story Review - MIFF 2023
Director Paul Goldman aims for the impossible in summing up the life of a legend.

10 years of homegrown horror: Talk To Me signals a golden age
Are we witnessing a new golden age of Aussie horror? Jessica Balanzategui says yes.

MIFF Review: Family is haunted in Joanna Hogg's The Eternal Daughter
Tilda Swinton plays dual roles in this elegiac closing chapter to The Souvenir and its sequel. These musings on memories…

Is Ken a Men's Rights Activist in Barbie?
Ken’s rights? Research shows Barbie is surprisingly accurate on how ‘men’s rights activists’ are radicalised

How Barbie reimagines a childhood icon through a feminist lens
Greta Gerwig's Barbies have agency, but Barbie ultimately recognises the agency of a doll is limited.

Films hold our attention more than TV series
Half of scripted series receive our full attention compared to 63% of movie viewing, according to new research from QUT.