The Drop is a weekly show tackling the latest in the world of pop culture and entertainment. Why does it seem like everything on television is based on a true story? Why is Kate Bush back in the charts? How did Pete Davidson get so popular? Join host Osman Faruqi and The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age's team of culture writers and critics as they answer these questions and more along with interviews with musicians, actors, film makers and everyone involved in the world of culture.
The stylish, divisive 'Blink Twice', Oasis is back, and 'Industry' gets even better
Blink Twice (2024) · Aug 28, 2024
Our annual Australian TV check-in, the end of 'Bennifer' and 'Industry' S3E2 (Plus, some big news)
The Industry Did It (2020) · Aug 21, 2024
The 'It Ends With Us' controversy, Raygun culture wars and Industry's triumphant return
It Ends with Us (2024) · Aug 14, 2024
Can the Olympics save us? Plus, 'Deadpool & Wolverine', 'Twisters' and the state of cinema
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) · Aug 7, 2024
The rise and fall of Brat culture. Plus, 'Entourage' turns 20
Entourage (2015) · Jul 24, 2024
Does 'Longlegs' live up to the hype? Plus, Katy Perry tries feminism, and the ABC vs young people
Longlegs (2024) · Jul 17, 2024
'Under the Bridge', 'Presumed Innocent' and our obsession with crime shows
Presumed Innocent (1990) · Jun 19, 2024
Netflix’s 'Hit Man' is 2024's best film. Plus, a Richard Linklater deep dive
Hit Man (2024) · Jun 5, 2024
The 1999 Movie Hall of Fame
American Beauty (1999) · May 29, 2024
The 1999 Movie Hall of Fame
Magnolia (1999) · May 29, 2024
The 1999 Movie Hall of Fame
Fight Club (1999) · May 29, 2024
The 1999 Movie Hall of Fame
Cruel Intentions (1999) · May 29, 2024
The epic 'Three Body Problem', a brutal review of 'Irish Wish', and the great Netflix debate
Irish Wish (2024) · Mar 20, 2024
Does Dune: Part Two deserve the hype? Plus, a TV and film news round-up
Dune: Part Two (2024) · Feb 28, 2024
Could 'American Fiction' upset the Oscar race? Plus Australia's Taylor Swift meltdown
American Fiction (2023) · Feb 21, 2024
Asteroid City and the cult of Wes Anderson
Asteroid City (2023) · Aug 9, 2023
Unpacking the massive Barbie hype machine
Barbie (2023) · Jul 5, 2023
Jennifer Lawrence and the return of the sex comedy
No Hard Feelings (2023) · Jun 27, 2023
The 2023 Oscars deep dive
Top Gun: Maverick (2022) · Feb 28, 2023
The 2023 Oscars deep dive
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) · Feb 28, 2023
The 2023 Oscars deep dive
Elvis (2022) · Feb 28, 2023
Steven Soderbergh on the Oscars, Salma Hayek and making Magic Mike
Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023) · Feb 7, 2023
The journalists who brought down Harvey Weinstein
She Said (2022) · Nov 15, 2022
Rom-coms are back, so we ranked our top five
Bros (2022) · Nov 2, 2022