Film

The Running Man is in cinemas on November 14.

Stephen King gives tick of approval to new adaptation

Stephen King famously hated Stanley Kubrick’s version of The Shining, and he definitely didn’t care for the 1987 version of The Running Man. He’s singing from a different song sheet for Edgar Wright.

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Naomi Watts is honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 13, 2025 in Hollywood, California.

Stellar showing as Naomi Watts receives Hollywood honour

The Aussie actress was almost upstaged by past co-stars Jack Black and Edward Norton as tinsel town celebrated Watts’ receiving the 2826th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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After the Hunt.

Julia Roberts’ MeToo film is divisive. It’s meant to be

Luca Guadagnino doesn’t want to give you any easy answers in his MeToo-themed film starring Julia Roberts. The filmmaker and his stars explain why.

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The forensic examination of celebrity splits is a trend that has run through Hollywood from the divorce of Desi Arnez and Lucille Ball through to that of Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban.

How Nic and Keith’s bust-up brought out the internet sleuths

The divorce of Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban marked the internet’s latest opportunity to look for breakup signs in hindsight.

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Rebecca Ferguson in A House of Dynamite.

Stressful, white-knuckle thriller will make your heart race

A House of Dynamite is a cautionary tale that will stress you out. See it in cinemas while you can, it’s a very limited run.

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Tron: Ares is a perfect example of just because you can doesn’t mean you should.

Tron sequel movie is too much of everything

Tron: Ares is a perfect example of just because you can doesn’t mean you should.

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Timothee Chalamet in Marty Supreme.

Chalamet’s Supreme surprise electrifies festival audience

Timothée Chalamet and Josh Safdie brought their table tennis movie Marty Supreme to the New York Film Festival for a surprise screening that sparked Oscars buzz.

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Emily Browning stars in One More Shot.

Nineties nostalgia is all the rage in Browning’s new movie

Get your red minidress out, blow up that chair and party like Y2K is going to end the world. Emily Browning plans to.

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John Candy with Macauley Culkin, Gaby Hoffman and Jean Louisa Kelly in Uncle Buck.

Brilliance of comedy legend John Candy captured in new doco

John Candy is immortalised in a new documentary by those who knew him best.

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Idris Elba in A House of Dynamite.

Bigelow needs you to be scared about the end of the world

Kathryn Bigelow’s first film in eight years, A House of Dynamite, is a piece of speculative fiction she deeply hopes never comes true.

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Luis Guzman and Adam Sandler in Punch-Drunk Love.

How to marathon all 10 of PTA’s unforgettable movies

With One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson reminds us why he’s one of the most exciting filmmakers working today. Here’s how to watch all of his movies.

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Taylor Swift's The Official Release Party of a Show Girl debuted as the number one film in the US. (EPA PHOTO)

‘Stroke of genius’: Taylor Swift’s film debuts at number one

Pop superstar Taylor Swift's new film, The Official Release Party of a Show Girl, has topped the US box office.

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Dwayne Johnson playing an MMA fighter departs from his traditional roles in action and comedy films. (AP PHOTO)

The Rock’s attempt to rewrite his story stinks

Dwayne Johnson is spinning the line his true artistic ambitions have been throttled by his popularity as a mainstream popcorn star. As if.

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America Ferrera and Matthew McConaughey in The Lost Bus.

McConaughey’s wildfire film is like watching a panic attack

The Lost Bus comes from director Paul Greengrass, whose signature hand-held style drops the viewer right in the middle of the stress.

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The Death of Stalin, a film by Armando Iannucci.

Eight-year-old comedy more relevant now than ever

Armando Iannucci’s The Death of Stalin plays more like a documentary than a comedy - although it is still very, very funny.

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