2021’s Eurovision Song Contest was confusing – instead of the sparkle and sense of the ridiculous that we’ve come to expect from the competition, we got good music. And while I appreciate the wealth of songs and artists to add to my Spotify playlists, it wasn’t quite the dose of camp I’ve been looking for after a whole two years without my favourite event of the year.  But there were still some highlights. Here’s what to catch in case you weren’t able to see it this weekend. 

Genevieve Nardella embraces the purist vibes and fashionable accuracy of 2020's Emma reboot.

Reporter: Emily Spindler-Carruthers Camera: Jayne Graphics: Lachie Pham and Emily Li Producer: Aditi Kutty

Joe Wright’s adaptation of the AJ Finn novel The Woman in the Window has finally found a home on Netflix after being delayed due to Covid-19. Frankly, The Woman in the Window should never have seen the light of day. Amy Adams ( Arrival, The Master, The Fighter ) leads a brilliant cast as Dr Anna Fox, an agoraphobe who lives alone in Manhattan and witnesses a brutal murder. What follows is a tedious, boring, and predictable 1 hr 40 min slog trying to figure out what happened

In Part 4 of our Federal Budget coverage, the team at The Standard look at what the Budget really means for women. Reporters: Millie Spencer and Loren Botica Camera: Andy Knight Graphics: Lachie Pham and Emily Li Editor: Emily Li Producer: Aditi Kutty

Didn’t hear anything about big government spends on the environment? The Standard team has got you covered with Part 3 of our Federal Budget coverage. Reporter: Angus Delaney Camera: Aditi Kutty and Jill Sioson Graphics: Lachie Pham and Emily Li Editor: Emily Li Producer: Aditi Kutty

Returnal opens with the words: “When you die or close Returnal , you will always be returned to the crash site, and all non-permanent progression will be lost.” What is touted as Returnal’ s main draw is both its greatest feature and biggest setback. Returnal is a hard game to define. It incorporates elements from third-person looter-shooters, rogue-lites, bullet-hells and Metroidvanias to create one gloriously unique package. The game puts players in the shoes of Selene Vas

In what’s been a touch year for uni students, the Standard team’s Federal Budget coverage looks at education. Reporter: Jennifer Pittorino, Lachlan Marriott and Millie Spencer Camera: Jayne McLucas Graphics: Lachie Pham and Emily Li Editor: Aditi Kutty Producer: Aditi Kutty

Cinemas across the state are slowly coming back to life following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions. Lido Cinemas Hawthorn assistant manager Hudson Sowada said cinemas had returned to some semblance of normality, though not to pre-Covid strength. “The effects of the pandemic are still being felt,” he said. Cinemas shut last year on March 23, 2020, when Victoria went into its first lockdown and didn’t reopen until November 8. Mr Sowada said one of the early films they showed

The Standard team explains the Federal Budget to you. Part 1: Health. Reporter: Thomas Bravender-Coyle Camera: Andy Knight Graphics: Lachie Pham  Editor: Emily Li Producer:  Aditi Kutty

Activist Kim Matousek’s anger boils over at the indefinite detention of asylum seekers, now being held at the Park Hotel in Melbourne. She’s recently finished a 30-day hunger strike, which she says was just a fraction of the eight long years many of the Medevac Bill refugees—people transferred from offshore detention for medical reasons—have reportedly spent in indefinite detention. There are at least 35 detainees in the Melbourne hotel. An advocate for asylum seekers since

After seeking help from a medical professional for symptoms of depression, new mum Naomi Swan was left feeling more alone than ever. “I just feel like a huge chunk of my life is just gone, and I can’t really remember anything quite significant about it, and that’s a bit of a lonely and isolating feeling,” she said The first-time mum unexpectedly fell pregnant during the height of Melbourne’s stage four lockdowns and said restrictions caused excessive levels of stress for hers