Film

Silent Friend is in cinemas.

The opposite movie to Hollywood blockbuster overstimulation

Silent Friend is, sort of, about a tree. But really it’s about communion at a time of isolation and disconnection.

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In the 2006 movie Idiocracy, humans have become so dumb the world is falling apart. The similarities to 2026 are chilling, but there’s one thing Mike Judge’s film didn’t get right, and we wish he had.

The one thing this dystopian comedy got depressingly wrong

In the 2006 movie Idiocracy, humans have become so dumb the world is falling apart. The similarities to 2026 are chilling, but there’s one thing Mike Judge’s film didn’t get right, and we wish he had.

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Warner Bros will bring a film about Siren Head, which is a fictional towering, long-limbed character that has, as the name suggests, two sirens where a head should be.

Cinema heavyweight to lead the next internet meme movie

Backrooms and Slender Man aren’t outliers, Hollywood is charging ahead with sourcing horror subjects from online - and they’ve signed up a cinema heavyweight to lead it.

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US actor Danny Glover says parts of his brain are still unaccepting of his Alzheimer's diagnosis.

‘Live with it’: Lethal Weapon star’s heartbreaking diagnosis

The action man who helped spearhead the Lethal Weapon franchise and also starred Predator 2 has given an interview describing his life with the devastating disease.

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Harvey Weinstein has reportedly been taken to hospital in yet another health scare.

Weinstein rushed to hospital after suffering heart failure

Reports have emerged that the incarcerated movie mogul was taken to hospital after a bout of pneumonia left him struggling to breathe.

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Australian actor Jacob Elordi is among the names rumoured to be in the running for the next 007.

Former Bond casting director says no to Elordi as 007

The woman who cast three James Bonds has some strong opinions about who should be the next 007.

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The original Moana animation is only 10 years and deeply, deeply loved. Why do it again in live action? Dwayne Johnson explains.

Dwayne Johnson reveals who he remade Moana for

The original Moana animation is deeply, deeply loved. Why do it again in live action? Dwayne Johnson explains in an interview with The Nightly.

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Supergirl

Aussie star’s Supergirl is excellent, the movie, not so much

Australian actor Milly Alcock is wonderfully snarky and emotionally hefty as Supergirl. It’s a shame the movie doesn’t match the shades of her performance.

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The Blair Witch Project.

How Blair Witch made you believe it was real

It was 1999 and the distributors had a weapon in their arsenal – a viral marketing campaign before such things even existed. A new version is on the way.

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It’s been almost a decade since Tom Cruise has played someone that wasn’t Ethan Hunt or Maverick, which makes his upcoming film Digger a very big deal.

Why Tom Cruise’s upcoming film is a very big deal

Tom Cruise has played only one type of character for almost a decade, but his latest role is going to remind you he used to do a lot more. And if you’ve forgotten, it’s here to remind you.

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Artifical, which finished filming late last year, is a biopic of , the man behind OpenAI, Sam Altman.

Amazon’s cynical decision to dump AI movie absolutely stinks

WENLEI MA: Why did Amazon dump its almost finished Sam Altman biopic by a renowned filmmaker? Oh, could it have something to do with a $US50 billion deal?

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Project Hail Mary surprised everyone by being that rare combination of undeniably crowd-pleasing and also brilliantly made.

Your ultimate guide to the best movies of the year so far

Of the 13 movies on this list of the best films released in Australia this year so far aren’t any with a number in the title.

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Glen Powell in Top Gun Maverick as Hangman.

Telling the difference between remakes, reboots, and requels

There are so many different ways for Hollywood to keep making the same or similar stories. Here’s how you can make the distinction - and some of them are even great. Shocking, right?

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer teases invisible villain

The countdown to release is officially on. There are six weeks until the latest Spider-Man movie hits our screens, and the latest trailer is a glimpse of what to expect.

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Toy Story 5 is in cinemas on June 18

Toy Story 5 is an inconsequential franchise movie

REVIEW: The Toy Story series of films have given us two of the best animated features ever. This latest one is certainly not that.

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The Death of Robin Hood, starring Hugh Jackman.

Do we no longer deserve heroes like Robin Hood?

A new film seeks to deconstruct the hero myth around one of the most enduring folk legends, Robin Hood. That’s a shame.

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After Firelight, it would be another decade and change before Spielberg made Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Spielberg has been making alien movies for six decades

Steven Spielberg is nothing if not a believer in extra-terrestrial life.

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Exiled Russian filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev won the top prize at the Sydney Film Festival.

Exiled Russian filmmaker wins top Aussie film festival prize

Filmmaker and Putin critic Andrey Zvyagintsev has claimed the Sydney Film Prize for his political thriller Minotaur.

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