Film

Disney’s new boss Josh D’Amaro faces a tricky balancing act at the helm of the entertainment giant.

Disney’s new boss faces a tricky balancing act

Josh D’Amaro must not forget the creative magic on which the House of Mouse relies.

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It’s a febrile time with the word ‘immigrant’ being weaponised as a source of division. What we need is to bridge the empathy gap.

Immigrant stories in films and on TV bridge the empathy gap

It’s a febrile time with the word ‘immigrant’ being weaponised as a source of division. What we need is to bridge the empathy gap. This is one place to start, to watch and to listen.

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Gail Draughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass.

The buzziest Sundance movies heading our way

Sundance has launched beloved films and big stars, and these are the seven movies that had tongues wagging from this year’s festival.

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Melania documentary

Melania doco bombs in Australia with embarrassing ranking

Melania may have been ranked third at the box office in the US, but in Australia, it was way down the list. Way, way down. In 33rd, actually.

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The Devil Wears Prada 2 is in cinemas on April 30.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 trailer hides throwback gag

The Devil Wears Prada 2 is only three months away, and the first proper trailer is reminding fans of the original film’s razor-sharp wit.

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Melania documentary

Melania Trump’s doco sells embarrassing number of tickets

It cost $US75 million, an insane amount of money for a documentary, but only a handful of Aussies are going to see it.

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Courtney Love at the National Portrait Gallery in London in 2023.

Vilified after Kurt’s death, Courtney Love wants to talk

Courtney Love, 61, opens up about Kurt Cobain and records new music in the intimate Sundance documentary Antiheroine.

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It Was Just an Accident is a Palme d'Or winner set to hit the Bunbury screens.

This essential revenge drama is anything but homework

You might think a twice-Oscar nominated Iranian movie about political prisoners debating question of justice and vengeance is going to be a lot, but it’s surprisingly light and often funny.

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Teresa Palmer in Addition.

What mid-life crisis? Teresa Palmer is not afraid to turn 40

Teresa Palmer is having a real purple patch with acting gigs lining up and a busy family life with five kids. So, the big birthday coming up is nothing.

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The Secret Agent.

Why The Secret Agent made Brazil’s right-wing very upset

In Brazil, even the act of remembering is political, the director of four-time Oscar nominated film The Secret Agent told The Nightly.

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Leonardo DiCaprio has been nominated for a BAFTA Award.

Every movie and star nominated for BAFTAs

Australians Rose Byrne, Jacob Elordi and Fiona Crombie repeated their Oscar nominations by becoming finalists at this year’s BAFTA Awards.

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A newly unsealed email reveals a Sony marketing executive called Justin Baldoni a ‘moron’ over an interview remark about a sexual assault scene in It Ends With Us.

Justin Baldoni called ‘moron’ over alleged rape reference

A newly unsealed email reveals a Sony marketing executive called Justin Baldoni a ‘moron’ over an interview remark about a sexual assault scene in It Ends With Us.

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Wicked: For Good (2025) - Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo

How did Wicked stuff up its Oscars shot so badly?

To go from 10 nominations for its predecessor to getting completely shut out, Wicked: For Good really fell to Earth. It only has itself to blame.

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Wicked For Good.

Oscars 2026: Biggest snubs & surprises

No one mourns the Wicked, but many may feel aggrieved Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo’s viral lovefest across the two-part musical won’t end with either of them holding an Academy Award.

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Michael B. Jordan and Miles Caton in Sinners (2025)

75-year-old Oscars record broken by massive nominations haul

Sinners broke a record set in 1951 by All About Eve by becoming the most nominated film in Oscars history.

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