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.

It provides readers with comprehensive coverage of the region's screen industries and features writing by some of the foremost academics, critics and industry members.

Metro No. 198 includes coverage of the feature films 1%, Brothers' Nest, Upgrade and West of Sunshine; Asian titles Wajib, Mirai and No Date, No Signature; and the documentaries Border Politics, China Love, Ghosthunter and RocKabul. The issue also includes essays on the films of Turkish auteur Nuri Bilge Ceylan, on early Australian game and variety shows, and on the classic adaption of Monkey Grip; as well as in-depth analyses of the status and difficulties faced by women working in Australian film and television today, as well as of the economic and cultural viability of international productions filmed in Australia.