Film

The Christophers is in cinemas.

Ian McKellen’s art world drama disarms with emotional heft

It’s such a gift to watch Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel, star’s of Steven Soderbergh’s two-hander The Christophers, in action.

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Scary Movie.

The silliest spoof movies for unthinking joy

The sixth Scary Movie is in cinemas today, and it joins a long line of mocking parodies that come from a place of love and laughs.

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Definitive Dylan: Cate Blanchett portrays the mid-60s renegade who betrayed his folkie roots in I'm Not There.

Musical biopic genre is full of crap, here are six good ones

In recent years, there have been a glut of biopics of music legends and most of them have been awful. But the good ones exist.

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Australian DJ FISHER has been cast in Toy Story 5, as fresh clues reveal Taylor Swift could also be involved in the film.

Aussie DJ lands role in Toy Story 5, more Swift clues emerge

Australian DJ FISHER has been cast in Toy Story 5, as fresh clues reveal Taylor Swift could also be involved in the film.

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Obsession opened in the US and Canada at $US17 million, way above expectations.

Why YouTubers are the ‘now’ big thing in horror movies

There’s no way you haven’t heard about Obsession yet. Its takeover of the zeitgeist is proof YouTube filmmakers are here to stay.

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Backrooms is in cinemas on May 28.

YouTube sensation now directing Oscar nominees

At 20, Kane Parsons is the youngest director to have ever made a feature for acclaimed studio A24.

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Paddington.

Venomous dialogue to Paddington: Writer’s surprise new role

Armando Iannucci, the acid-penned writer behind The Thick of It and Veep, will co-write the screenplay for Paddington 4.

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Power Ballad.

Paul Rudd’s new movie has one hell of a great song

Movies about fictional musicians often have this disconnect because the songs are just not that good. Power Ballad doesn’t have that problem.

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The Mandalorian and Grogu.

Does The Mandalorian and Grogu deliver big screen thrills?

It’s been seven years since the most recent cinematic Star Wars universe. Will the combined charisma of Pedro Pascal and Baby Yoda be enough?

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Spike Fearn and Angourie Rice in Finding Emily.

A throwback English rom-com you’ll want to love

From the same production company that made Four Weddings and Notting Hill, Finding Emily follows a winning rom-com recipe.

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The Bettencourt Affair had everything a voracious public would want in a high-end scandal, and The Richest Woman in the World sought to capture the absurdity and the tragedy.

Captivating French scandal morphs into dark comedy movie

The Bettencourt Affair had everything a voracious public would want in a high-end scandal, and The Richest Woman in the World sought to capture the absurdity and the tragedy.

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The Mandalorian and Grogu.

Baby Yoda shows why we’ll always love puppets over pixels

It’s less than a week before Baby Yoda’s big screen debut so let’s just settle this: puppets are the best.

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There’s been movement on the promised sequel to The Batman.

Finally, movement on that long-gestating Batman sequel

More than four years after Robert Pattinson donned the cowl and scowl, the Batman sequel is making progress. Scarlett Johansson has joined the cast and she’s not the only one.

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Life Could Be a Dream

The lie behind the Mr Darcy romantic fantasy

Australian drama Life Could Be a Dream is a poignant and quietly powerful film that explores romantic fantasies and family violence.

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Upcoming ‘summer’ blockbusters

It’s the best time of the year for popcorn movies

The American summer blockbuster season is upon us, and that means big action thrills and lots of spectacles. Here are 19 movies to line up for.

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