For everyone Star teachers 8 Feb 2024 Columnist A.J. BETTS offers her (somewhat tongue-in-cheek) guide to Hollywood’s best teacher role models.
For everyone Film review: Poor Things 8 Feb 2024 New film from Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things, is an absurdly extravagant cinematic feast, writes STEPHEN A RUSSELL.
For everyone Film review: Shayda, Madman Entertainment 2 Oct 2023 Iranian-Australian filmmaker Noora Niasari’s debut is an arresting feature about the horrific scourge of domestic violence.
For everyone TV review: Rita 28 Jul 2023 Critically acclaimed Danish comedy–drama series about an acerbic school teacher, Rita doesn’t lose momentum across five seasons.
For everyone Film review: Sweet As 21 Jul 2023 Jub Clerc’s luminous debut feature is about a young woman struggling in a fractious home until her cop brother ships her onto an outback photography bus tour for troubled kids.
For everyone Film review: Aftersun 2 Apr 2023 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) 20 Sep 2022 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) 20 Sep 2022 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) 15 Dec 2021 Nakkiah Lui’s latest comedy show for the public broadcaster is perfectly timed for our increasingly possible end times.
For everyone Schools on screen 4 Aug 2021 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) 4 Jul 2021 ★★★★ 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 6 Apr 2021 A thoughtful look at neurodiversity makes for a coming-of-ager with a difference.
For everyone Film review: First Cow 11 Sep 2020 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 25 Sep 2019 ★★★★ 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 24 Sep 2019 ★★★★ 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 11 May 2019 A new documentary argues that education and collective action offer our best chance of tackling climate change.