For everyone Film review: Aftersun Charlotte Wells’ debut features powerful performances from its two leads in this devastatingly honest rendition of the aftershocks of a parent’s love.
For everyone Film review: Embrace Kids (Transmission Films) Embrace Kids is an energetic mix of animation, live action, interviews and music to help children develop a positive relationship with their bodies.
For everyone Film review: Of An Age (Head Gear Films) Emerging filmmaker Goran Stolevski’s riotously funny and heart-achingly tender second feature is a love letter to Melbourne and an instant classic.
For everyone TV review: Preppers (ABC TV) Nakkiah Lui’s latest comedy show for the public broadcaster is perfectly timed for our increasingly possible end times.
For everyone Schools on screen This year’s MIFF schools program contains diverse films to meet the curriculum and prompt weighty classroom discussions on topics from religion to friendship and everything in between.
For everyone Film review: My Name is Gulpilil (ABCG Film 9) ★★★★ A new documentary offers a remarkable insight into the personal triumphs and regrets of national treasurer, actor David Gulpilil.
For everyone Film review: Words on Bathroom Walls A thoughtful look at neurodiversity makes for a coming-of-ager with a difference.
For everyone Film review: First Cow Kelly Reichardt’s lyrical new film tells a rich tale of friendship between two underdogs – and a cow.
For everyone Film review: Dark Crystal – The Age of Resistance ★★★★ Announced by Lisa Henson as the “biggest puppet production ever mounted”, the scale of this sumptuous prequel series is staggering.
Early Childhood Film review: The Australian Dream ★★★★ Directed by sports documentary-maker Daniel Gordon and written by news anchor Stan Grant, this film about Indigenous AFL play Adam Goodes is a powerful rallying cry for a fairer Australia.
Schools 2040: documentary puts a positive spin on climate change A new documentary argues that education and collective action offer our best chance of tackling climate change.