Going into the film ‘Our Hero, Balthazar’, I was unsure what to expect from a film claiming to be about absurd extremes of digital-age masculinity, self-validation, and the ‘Columbine’ generation. I was unsettlingly surprised. Is Balthy really the hero? Or is Soloman just a product of his life experiences?

Today, let’s go down a rabbit hole of wikipedia pages, group texts, and excel spreadsheets, all revolving around one idea:

What even is a musical episode? 

The South Australian Liberal Party is promising to introduce a 50-cent fare across all metropolitan public transport services if elected at the March 2026 state election.

With such a prolific director tackling one of the most famous books of all time, Frankenstein has a lot of expectations riding on it from both fans and casual viewers. Although there have been hundreds of adaptations of Shelley’s original story, many fans of the book feel that we still haven’t gotten a truly faithful version on the silver screen. So, has Guillermo del Toro finally done it?

Recent announcements about changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) are causing concern in the autistic community, together with the introduction of a new Commonwealth Government program called Thriving Kids. It’s not just the changes themselves that are worrying but also the language being used which some fear is both harmful and incorrect.

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The first film in the DCU, Superman, is now available to watch at home digitally, with a physical release slated for this week. The film draws inspiration from many elements of Superman’s 87-year history, from his countless comic appearances to the iconic 1978 film starring Christopher Reeve. One of its more overt influences is Superman’s divisive “new” logo, ripped straight from the pages of the 1996 comic miniseries Kingdom Come.

Picture Credits: Alice Oehr

Tony Santorella’s debut novel Bored Gay Werewolf had me hooked from the title, obviously. As well as being a fan of queer horror and particularly queer monsters, last year I did my Honours thesis on werewolves in popular media and their relation to gender identity. I knew that this book would be able to scratch this niche itch of mine, and for the most part, it did.

This year marked the 100th Royal Adelaide Show since it became an annual event in 1925. A staple of Adelaidean life, for a week and half each year the Show becomes the focus for the State. 

This year, we sent the Hub Squad to explore and experience the Show in all its glory, and this is what they have reported back.

Out with the old and in with the new?

A new wave of rom coms (and their memes) have hit our screens but we’re still not over the old ones. Despite new love triangles and settings, all of our rom coms offer a sense of comfort during times of uncertainty. Here’s why we keep coming back to them, time and time again.