Metro #202

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 202 CONTENTS

Australian and New Zealand Cinema

'Pantomime of Violence: Gender and Outrage in Mirrah Foulkes' Judy & Punch' – Anthony Carew
'Poetry in Action: Racism and Resistance in Partho Sen-Gupta's Slam' – Stephen A Russell
'Oceans Within Us: Eight Perspectives on the Pacific in Vai' – Amanda Barbour
'Troubled Bubble: The Aspirational Milieu of Rachel Ward's Palm Beach' – Travis Johnson
'Out of the Trenches: Kriv Stenders on Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan and Revisiting History' – Oliver Pfeiffer

Australia on the Small Screen

'Top Dogs: The ABC's Bluey and Australian Children's Animation' – Cameron Williams
'Not Kidding Around: Australian–Asian Children's Television Co-productions' – Olivia Khoo

Focus on Asia and The Middle East

'Killing the Host: Class and Complacency in Bong Joon-ho's Parasite' – Laurence Barber
'Chosen Land: Affection and Ambivalence in Nadav Lapid's Films About Israel' – Anthony Carew
'Love over the Borderline: Tenderness and Transformation in Phuttiphong Aroonpheng's Manta Ray' – Nicholas Godfrey
'Scars of Time: Guilt and Forgiveness in Wang Xiaoshuai's So Long, My Son' – Dave Crewe

Documentary

'Mother Tongue: She Who Must Be (Obeyed) Loved and Aboriginal Women's Stories' – Paola Balla
'Soaring with Her Own Wings: Em Baker on Marriage, Movie-making and I Am No Bird' – Hanna Schenkel
'Into the Void: Stop the Boats and Refugee Activism on Screen' – Matilda Dixon-Smith
'The Winding Road Home: Kaye Harrison on Displacement, Detention and Sanctuary' – Jasmine Crittenden
'Same Old Tune: Mythologisation and the Music Documentary' – Glenn Dunks

Critical Views

'"Let's Go Shopping!": Tony Barber and Philip Brady on the Golden Age of Australian Game Shows' – Adrian Schober

The NFSA Restores Collection

'Starstruck' – Jaymes Durante

Industry Perspectives

'Fast and Furious Filmmaking: YouTube's Prospects for Budding and Veteran Screen Content Producers' – Guy Healy
'Funny Women on Demand: Australian Female Comedians on Screen' – Angela Jones

Regular Features

'Scope: Screen Industry Views' – Liz Giuffre, Dan Golding and Rochelle Siemienowicz