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Season 1

  • S01E01 Star Ratings and Gameloading

    • October 2, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    Is the online review game rigged? In this episode of The Critics, Zan Rowe and Luke Buckmaster take a look at the documentary GameLoading and consider who benefits most from star ratings.

  • S01E02 Type Casting & Straight Outta Compton

    • October 9, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    In this episode of The Critics, Zan Rowe and Sarinah Masukor head straight into feature film territory looking at the commercially successful and slightly controversial film Straight Outta Compton.

  • S01E03 Some Kind of Horror

    • October 16, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    Are low budget horrors the best training ground for blockbuster directors? Luke Buckmaster and Craig Anderson talk piracy, horror strategies and VHS.

  • S01E04 On The Front Line: New Documentary

    • October 23, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    Can you change the world by making a documentary? In this episode, Zan Rowe and Jason di Rosso look at the new Greenpeace doco How to Change the World and talk film activism and propaganda.

  • S01E05 High Drama: The Beautiful Lie

    • October 30, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    Russian classics, high end drama and writers rooms: that's where were heading in this episode of The Critics. Luke Buckmaster and Zan Rowe take a look at new Australian TV drama The Beautiful Lie.

  • S01E06 Webseries: Pilot Season All Year Round

    • November 6, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    Forget the Fanfest Youtube stars, in this episode of The Critics Zan Rowe, Jason di Rosso and Sarinah Masukor look at the filmmakers, actors and comedians attracting big network attention for small budget web series.

  • S01E07 Theatre Darlings

    • November 13, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    For theatre lovers, this year's crop of Australian films is a treat with a handful of main stage directors making the transition to the big screen. It also sees Justin Kurzel turn his hand to Shakespeare.

  • S01E08 New Music, New Videos

    • November 20, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    Music videos like filmmaking require true collaboration. To tell us more about the process and take a look at some of the best music videos being made in Australia is musician and performer Brendan Maclean.

  • S01E09 It's Art, But it's Also Video

    • November 27, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

  • S01E10 The Rocky Horror Picture Show Turns 40

    • December 4, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

  • S01E11 Star Wars: Inspiring a Generation of Filmmakers

    • December 9, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    As the countdown to the next Star Wars instalment draws to an end we take a look back at the saga’s legacy. We are joined by director Jesse O’Brien whose film Arrowhead recently gained success at the 2015 SciFi Film Festival.

  • S01E12 Fighting for Feminism On and Off the Screen

    • December 24, 2015
    • ABC (AU)

    The first wave of the UK feminist movement was brought to the big screen this year with the film 'Suffragette'. The timing coincides with the launch of Screen Australia's Gender Matters initiative.

  • S01E13 Episode 13

    • ABC (AU)

Season 2016

  • S2016E01 Making a Murderer: Ethics and True Crime

    • February 5, 2016
    • ABC (AU)

    It was the most talked about show of the summer and now the internet is ablaze with discussion and conspiracy theories. Joining Zan Rowe to look at the documentary series 'Making a Murderer' is film critic Kate Jinx.

  • S2016E02 The Danish Girl: Trans Stories on Screen

    • February 14, 2016
    • ABC (AU)

    Tom Hooper’s film The Danish Girl earned four Oscar nominations but divided audiences. Zan Rowe speaks with LGBTI storyteller Kate Doak and film critic Sarinah Masukor to discuss trans stories on screen.

  • S2016E03 Molly: The Success of TV Biopics

    • February 29, 2016
    • ABC (AU)

    Ian Molly Meldrums life was relived through the television screens of 1.6 million homes this year. Zan Rowe and film critic Sarinah Masukor discuss why TV miniseries are still a success in a streaming era.