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Metro is a partially refereed quarterly magazine specialising in essays, articles and interviews on Australian, New Zealand and Asian features, shorts and documentaries. It also covers television, radio, animation, games and new media.

Founded in 1963, Metro is Australia's oldest film and media periodical. The magazine embraces the tradition of the essay, immersing the reader in well-informed, analytical and thought-provoking discussion.

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No. 203, 2020: Contents
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Australian and New Zealand Cinema

The Pen Is Mightier than the Gun: Justin Kurzel's True History of the Kelly Gang and Punk Historiography – Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

Lust in Space: Teenage Queerness and Connection in Samuel Van Grinsven's Sequin in a Blue Room – Laurence Barber
Dawn of the Dad: Masculinity and Maturity in Abe Forsythe's Little Monsters – Mel Campbell
Artificial Inheritance: Robotics and Responsibility in Grant Sputore's I Am Mother – Dave Crewe
The Lingering Melodies of Trauma: Ben Lawrence's Hearts and Bones – Hanna Schenkel
The Price of Fish: Slavery and Social Responsibility in Rodd Rathjen's Buoyancy – Stephen A Russell
Hell Hath No Fury: Tony D'Aquino, Andrew Marriott and Lisa Shaunessy on The Furies – Oliver Pfeiffer

Australia on the Small Screen

Twisted Sisters: Invention and Isolation in Foxtel's Lambs of God – Glenn Dunks
Watch List: Melbourne WebFest 2019 and the Continued Rise of Web Series – Kim Munro

Focus on Asia and the Middle East

Smoke and Mirrors: Midi Z's Nina Wu and the Cinema of Self-reflection – Gabrielle O'Brien
Finding Home in a Daydream: Shahrbanoo Sadat's The Orphanage and Afghan Storytelling – Anthony Carew
Birth Control: Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang's One Child Nation – Debbie Zhou

Documentary

A Race to the Goal: Adam Goodes' Story in The Final Quarter and The Australian Dream – Travis Johnson
History Is Never Finished: Trauma, Revolution and Reconciliation in Peter Hegedus' Lili – Jessica Friedmann
Sexual Healing: Feminism, Porn and Self-acceptance in Morgana – Rochelle Siemienowicz
Ghost in the Algorithm: Justin Krook's Machine and Advancing AI – Anthony Carew
Everybody's Still Kung-fu Fighting: Serge Ou's Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks – Elizabeth Flux

Critical Views

Spectres of the Past: Necropolitics and Colonial Trauma in Dark Place – Tristen Harwood

Legacy of a Law-breaker: Andrew Dominik's Chopper Turns Twenty – Kenta McGrath

The NFSA Restores Collection

Sons of Matthew – Barnaby Smith

Regular Features

Scope: Screen Industry Views
Short Films Given Short Shrift? – Rochelle Siemienowicz
Cooperative Gameplay: Making Videogames More Sustainable – Dan Golding
Content: Giving Digital Storytelling a New Orientation – Liz Giuffre