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Emily Blunt in Disclosure Day. Image: Universal Pictures.
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Disclosure Day: can Spielberg make us believe in alien life all over again?

The Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor and Colman Domingo-led Disclosure Day returns to the filmmaker’s youthful fascination with UFOs.

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The Valley review: a serene documentary on the beauty of rural living

The Valley is a meditative, quiet documentary comprised of beautiful, character-focussed vignettes.

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MIFF 2026: first films announced

MIFF will run this year from 6 to 23 August across Melbourne and regional Victoria, and online until 30 August.

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Dead Man's Wire review: a magnetic Bill Skarsgård holds this true crime thriller together

With Bill Skarsgård playing a twitchy, awkward and outright funny pseudo-everyman, Dead Man's Wire is not your average crime thriller.

He Died with a Felafel in His Hand. Image: Roadshow Entertainment / Sydney Film Festival.
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He Died with a Felafel in His Hand has 'matured' over time

Director Richard Lowenstein says his iconic Australian film He Died With A Felafel In His Hand is 'funnier' than it…

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Race Around the World review: next stop, documentary fame?

Six young documentary makers are off on a race around the world.

Actors Joe Bird and Stacy Clausen in the new Australian horror film Leviticus. The young male leads stand either side of a flyscreen door at night, attemping to touch their hands together through the screen.
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Leviticus review: tender and terrifying

Homophobia is the monster in Adrian Chiarella’s powerful debut feature.

Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man in Masters of the Universe (2026). Photo: Giles Keyte © 2026 Amazon MGM Studios Content Services LLC. Streaming on Prime Video.
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Does He-Man still have the power, or should we shake off childhood nostalgia?

With Nicholas Galitzine wielding the sword this time round, can he and his buddies bring back the magic lost in…

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VicScreen announces recipients of new First Peoples Sovereign Shorts fund

The Sovereign Shorts fund is designed to support short documentaries focussed on the subject of Treaty.

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La Haine's stylish approach still feels modern and incisive three decades on

Approaching La Haine for the first time, its relevance to the here and now is staggering.

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