Metro #195

Metro is Australia's premier film and media quarterly. It is independent, outspoken and passionate about film, TV and new media from Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific region. First published in 1968, Metro provides readers with comprehensive coverage of the region's screen industries, and features writing by some of our foremost academics, critics and industry members. Also featuring reviews of the latest local titles as well as interviews with prominent filmmakers, Metro has something for everyone – from the avid film fan to the seasoned theorist.

Combining a wide range of topics and disciplines, Metro offers a unique blend of in-depth scholarship and popular writing, capturing key trends and developments in screen culture. A partially refereed magazine, Metro keeps alive the tradition of the essay, immersing readers in thought-provoking articles that are at once analytical and accessible.

ISSUE 195 CONTENTS

Spotlight on Genre Film
'Bad Blood and Bitterness: Colonisation and the Western in Warwick Thornton's Sweet Country' – Nicholas Godfrey
'What Will You Do with Your OtherLife?:Sci-fi, Subjectivity and Technology' – Mel Campbell
'Outback Outbreak: Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling on Cargo and the Zombie Film' – Briony Kidd
'Blood Feuds and Bloodlands: Steven Kastrissios' Albanian Horror-Fantasy' – Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
'Boys Will Be Boys: Horror Tropes and Male Privilege in Chris Peckover's Better Watch Out' – Kate Robertson
'Seeing Double: Cinematic Twins in Rabbit and That's Not Me' – Gabrielle O'Brien
'Sci-fi on a Shoestring: Ché Baker and Sarah Mason on Blue World Order' – Olivier Pfeiffer
'Into the Light: Alex Proyas' Dark City Two Decades On' – John Catania
'Lost in the Woods: Greg McLean's Jungle' – Glenn Dunks

Australia on the Small Screen
'Swapping Goats for Snakes: Australian Survivor, Narrative Complexity and Audience Expectations'– Stuart Richards
'Scars of Empathy, The ABC's Pulse and the Medical Drama' – Kylie Maslen

Focus on Asia and the Middle East
'Making Peace: Resignation, the Road Movie and Kirsten Tan's Pop Aye' – David Crew
'Inside and Out: Afghan Life in Shahrbanoo Sadat's Wolf and Sheep' – Sarah Ward
'Flight of Fancy: Falconry, Affluence and Yuri Ancanrani's The Challenge – Anthony Carew

Documentary
'Songlines on Screen: Naina Sen's The Song Keepers and Aboriginal Histories' – Felicity Ford
'A Story of Man and Country: Sera Davies' Namatjira Project' – Thomas Redwood
'Ghost House: Rewriting the Haunted Narravite in Florian Habicht's Spookers' – Stephen A Russell
'Life Laid Bare: Sascha Ettinger Epstein's The Pink House and the Sex Industry' – Lauren Carroll Harris
'Band Apart: Music, Memory and Kriv Stenders' The Go-Betweens: Right Here' – Jasmine Crittenden

The NFSA's Kodak/Atlab Cinema Collection
'The Picture Snow Man' – Adrian Danks

Industry Perspectives
'The Streaming Arms Race: Original VOD Programming in Australia' – Cameron Williams
'Picture Partnership: Co-Productions and the Australian Screen Industries' – Tim Bosanquet

Regular Features
'Scope: Screen Industry Views' – Rochelle Siemenonwicz, Tara Judah, Liz Guiffre, and Dan Golding