Term

Film & TV

Type
Explainer
A woman carries a plastic bucket on her head and held by raised arms and hands.

Finding an answer to poverty

Tarryn Pegna

A new TV ad challenges stereotypes around how to help the poor. Tarryn Pegna...

6 min read
Type
Review
A row of young people stand and talk to each other

What’s love got to do with it?

Beatrice Scudeler

Watching Lovesick, a surprisingly profound comedy about chlamydia, prompts...

6 min read
Type
Review
A woman stands in a kitchen diner hold a phone with a cord.

Don't stop believin'

Yaroslav Walker

Air is a biopic you can believe in, says Yaroslav Walker, thanks to an...

3 min read
Type
Review
An old man accompanies a young woman into a wood-panelled hall, both look aprehensive.

Who’s by your side?

Lauren Windle

It’s tough to watch A Good Person. Its laser focus and tenderness prompts...

6 min read
Type
Review
In a boxing ring, an umpire stands between two boxers who stare hard at each other.

Meditating on violence

Yaroslav Walker

Violence is inherent to life - and a lot of movies. Yaroslav Walker asks if...

8 min read
Type
Review
Father and daughter super heroes stand and look to the left.

Family dramas

Yaroslav Walker

It’s family ties that bind together a superhero story, a horror tale and a...

9 min read
Type
Review
Three people, one carrying a baby, stand on a dock side at a harbour

Thank you for being born

Daniel Kim

A thermonuclear ethical debate swaddled in a family road-trip comedy. Daniel...

3 min read