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Studios say the number is unrealistic − that it amounts to actors not assuming any financial risk for content that flops. But actors simply want to adapt existing payout models to changing technology.
Tyson Fury has a history of mental ill health, something which is reflected in his series, At Home With The Furys on Netflix.
There’s less sex but more exploration as the Moordale crew embark on new adventures in the show’s last season.
Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece, the enormously successful Japanese manga and anime franchise, brings the series to a truly global audience.
Our experts bring you the best new shows, films and seasons. From comedy to reality television to crime drama, we hope you’ll find your new streaming favourite here.
Netflix’s different subscription packages are designed to increase profits, while it keeps users engaged with a steady flow of new content devised via its algorithm.
The Hollywood actors’ strike is a watershed moment for the entertainment industry, marking a turning point for the future of labour in the arts.
The new sincerity of horror has been sapping the genre of its fun. Netflix’s newest Australian offering is just the latest victim.
The way many Americans think about racial identity today is hard to map onto the complex history of ancient Egypt and ancient Nubia.
Understanding how Netflix, to date, has fostered screen sector equity and capacity matters as the CRTC consults about Canadian and Indigenous content.
Through collector Jordan’s fetishistic interest in Asian women, Beef shows the troubling link between collecting artefacts and sexual control.
It’s questionable how ethical it is to retell the story of women whose lives have already been damaged by media depictions of them.
The backlash against Netflix’s documentary asks the question of how brands should take more responsibility when representing other cultures.
The Diplomat suggests that if the ‘special relationship’ is to survive into a world turned topsy turvy by Brexit, Trump and war in Europe, it demands a little TLC.
Although the series perpetuates the stereotype that politically ambitious women can’t be trusted in high office, it thoughtfully portrays the ubiquity of everyday sexism in political culture.
The ethnicity outcry says more about today’s preoccupations with race than ancient Egypt’s.
What does secondhand embarrassment say about your own anxieties and biases?
Beef gives permission to its feuding central characters and minority audience members to feel complex and nuanced emotions.
The writers strike lays bare all the ills of working on one of the lowest rungs of the entertainment industry.
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