Metro is Australia's premier film and media quarterly journal. It is independent, outspoken and passionate about film, TV and new media from Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific region.

Metro No. 202 includes coverage of the feature films Judy and Punch, Hearts and Bones, I Am Mother and Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan; small-screen program Bluey; Asian titles Parasite, Manta Ray and So Long, My Son; and the documentaries Sanctuary, Stop the Boats, She Who Must Be Loved, The Final Quarter and Mystify: Michael Hutchence.

The issue also includes essays on the films of Israeli auteur Nadav Lapid, on the history of Australian game shows and on Gillian Armstrong's beloved local classic Starstruck, as well as an industry analysis of the state and future of children's television in Australia.