Film

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - The Movie: Infinity Castle.

Culture-shaking force few in the West saw coming

Anime is big in Japan, obviously, but if the box office results of western markets including Australia and the US are anything to go by, it’s becoming a big deal here too.

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Lesbian Space Princess is a homegrown film from South Australia.

Funny and tender, this Aussie movie is super easy to love

You’ll be so proud that the Australian film industry was responsible for this sassy, strange and genuinely wonderful little movie.

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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale more a whimper than a bang

WASHINGTON POST: Coming 10 years after Downton Abbey’s final season and three years after the last big-screen sequel, Grand Finale is simply nostalgic for its own nostalgia, and more of a whimper than a bang.

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Went Up the Hill.

Went Up the Hill: Ghost story fuelled by trauma and healing

Actor Dacre Montgomery and director Samuel Van Grinsven on the secrets behind haunted film Went Up the Hill.

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Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga in The Conjuring.

Horror’s mum and dad say goodbye to the ‘Conjuring’ movies

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Conjuring movies may be horror by blood, but they have the beating heart of a grand romance.

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Splitsville is in cinemas on September 11.

Couple swap film leans into physical comedy to ramp up chaos

Marriages are hard, especially when what you believe about yourself comes crashing down. Filmmaker Michael Angelo Covino on his couple swap comedy starring Dakota Johnson.

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Russell Crowe as Nazi Hermann Göring in James Vanderbilt's ‘Nuremberg’.

Russell Crowe terrifies as nazi high commander

THE WASHINGTON POST: Russell Crowe stars as Hermann Goring in the most bone-chilling portrayals of a nazi ever depicted on screen for James Vanderbilt’s masterpiece Nuremberg

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Darth Vader's lightsaber was among 400 lots of props and costumes that have gone under the hammer. (EPA PHOTO)

Darth Vader lightsabrer prop sells for a record $5.58m

Darth Vader's lightsaber has sold for a staggering $5.58 million at auction, a record for a piece of Star Wars memorabilia.

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The Roses is in cinemas on September 4.

Razor-sharp marriage comedy has a lot of bite and love

Australian writer Tony McNamara is as famed for his witty scripts as any director is for their creative vision. It’s why Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch sought him out for their first project together.

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A-list actress and secret girlfriend tie-the-knot after seven years of dating
Dwayne Johnson on the red carpet for The Smashing Machine at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival.

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s shock body transformation

The Hollywood superstar is almost unrecognisable in The Smashing Machine, which tells the story of legendary MMA fighter Mark Kerr.

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Julia Roberts at the After The Hunt red carpet during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival.

Julia Roberts has entered the Oscar hunt. This will be fun

The actress charmed the Venice Film Festival even as her new movie — a thorny thriller from Luca Guadagnino about a rape accusation — confounded some critics.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES: Selling a George Clooney movie without George Clooney at the Venice Film Festival.

Selling a George Clooney movie without the guy himself

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Clooney’s not the type to duck and run. What could have kept him off the dais this time?

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Hank (Austin Butler, centre) with Lipa (Liev Schreiber, left) and Shmully (Vincent D'Onofrio) in Caught Stealing.

Austin Butler shines amid the grit in comedic crime thriller

Director Darren Aronofsky and a raft of character actors bring it home in grubby New York crime thriller Caught Stealing.

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Cate Blanchett at La Grazia  red carpet at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival.

Blanchett headlines Venice Film Festival

The Australian actress was a picture of glamour and grace on La Grazia’s red carpet call, which also featured model Heidi Klum and her daughter Leni.

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