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Latest Movie Reviews
Bombshell; Dolittle; Go!
Three of a kind: Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie star in the sexual harassment drama ‘Bombshell’. BOMBSHELL ***1/2 ...
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1917; The Gentlemen; Little Women; Spies in Disguise; My Spy; Farmageddon
Out of the trenches: Director Sam Mendes offers a unique vision of the First World War in ‘1917’. 1917 ***1/2 ...
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – all flaws aside, a fantastic, fun, fan-pleasing swan song to the triple trilogy
Shall we dance: Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and Rey (Daisy Ridley) cross light sabres in ‘Star Wars: The Rise of ...
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Jojo Rabbit; Jumanji The Next Level; Sorry We Missed You; Cats; The Good Liar; Playing With Fire; Black Christmas
Happy days: Kiwi director Taika Waititi offers a punchy anti-Fascist satire in ‘Jojo Rabbit’. OPENING BOXING DAY JOJO RABBIT **** ...
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Latest Video Interviews
Rough Seas for A Boy Called Sailboat – Interview with Cameron Nugent & Andrew Curry
Editor/writer/director Cameron Nugent (left) & producer Andrew Curry discuss the ups and downs of making their independent film ‘A Boy ...
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I Am No Bird – interview with director Em Baker
Beyond the vow: Melbourne director Em Baker explores marriage from several perspectives in her feature-length documentary ‘I Am No Bird’ ...
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Exploring the Underside of Australian Masculinity – Interview with ‘Happy Sad Man’ director Genevieve Bailey
Mythbuster: Melbourne director Genevieve Bailey challenges stereotypes about Australian men in her new documentary ‘Happy Sad Man’. Based in Brunswick, ...
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Shaping a New Kind of Zombie Movie – Interview with ‘Little Monsters’ director Abe Forsythe
Worst of all fears: Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o gives her all playing kindergarten teacher Miss Audrey in the zombie horror-comedy ‘Little ...
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Latest Articles & Commentary
The films of 2019 – the good the bad and the perfectly watchable
Why so serious?: ‘Joker’ showed Hollywood how counter-intuitive filmmaking can work. Here’s a quick run-through of the films that stood ...
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2019: A GREAT YEAR FOR AUSTRALIAN FILMS
Riding high: Teresa Palmer as Michelle Payne in ‘Ride Like a Girl’, the biggest Australian film of the year. As ...
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Keith Haring & Jean Michel Basquiat – Crossing Lines preview
Video coverage of the media of Crossing Lines, a major exhibition featuring the work of Keith Haring and Jean Michel ...
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Avengers: Endgame – a box-office mega-hit, but very far from #1
Avengers: Endgame: Oh, it’s big alright – but not that big. AVENGERS: ENDGAME – THE NUMBERS As expected, given that ...
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