Cinema
Is Celine Song’s Past Lives the best film of the year?
The semi-autobiographical film has been stirring up deep emotions with audiences.
- by Garry Maddox
Latest
Controversial blockbuster Sound of Freedom heads to Australian cinemas
The thriller, a surprise hit that has taken more than $US130 million in the US, will open next month.
- by Garry Maddox
★★★½
Review
It has blood, gore and a touch of Tarantino – I couldn’t look away
The Nazi-fighting, gold-digging hero at the heart of the Finnish film Sisu is so compelling, I couldn’t do anything but cheer him on.
- by Sandra Hall
★★★★½
Review
This impressive family drama reminds us of what we’re missing on film
Set in rural Spain, Alcarras is a beautiful, sad and authentic depiction of one extended family facing a kind of oblivion.
- by Paul Byrnes
The cinemas where Oppenheimer beat Barbie have one thing in common
Barbie smashed box office records, but there are two places in Australia where it is not the number one film.
- by Garry Maddox
How Australian cinemas, and audiences, handled the Barbenheimer juggernaut
Hundreds of thousands of Australians poured into cinemas this weekend, creating significant logistical challenges for both theatre owners and moviegoers.
- by Nell Geraets
Bollywood star tapped to turbocharge Australian film and television
The Perth-born BBC Indian-Australian actress says she is excited at the prospect of helping to bring more diverse stories to life.
- by Karl Quinn
‘What a weekend!’ Barbie and Oppenheimer smash the box office around the world
Barbie had the biggest ever opening for a movie directed by a woman.
- by Garry Maddox and Karl Quinn
Magazine
Sunday Life
The July 23 edition
Actor Elizabeth Banks chats about her new movie and the secrets behind her significant success, not just as an actor but as a director, producer and writer.
Elizabeth Banks: ‘I do a rare thing. I direct big movies in Hollywood’
In an industry where quadruple threats sometimes seem commonplace, female producer-director-writer-actors remain a rare phenomenon.
- by Michael Idato
Meet the Australian who helped Christopher Nolan build an atom bomb
Oppenheimer features a recreation of the world’s first nuclear blast in the New Mexico desert. Australian Oscar-winner Andrew Jackson helped make it happen.
- by Garry Maddox