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In Our Blood review: sweet ABC musical show needed a bit more oomph
In championing the queer community’s response to the HIV/AIDS crisis, this was surely worthy of a bigger budget.
Daisy Jones & The Six? What an insult to Fleetwood Mac
Forgettable songs, dodgy chemistry and a Spinal Tap (without the lols) mockumentary format – this one's all filler, no killer.
The Banshees of Inisherin: history hangs heavy in Irish Oscar hopeful
Can Colin Farrell bring home his first golden statuette in a story that spins off the aftermath of the Irish…
Queerstralia review: our exultant, sometimes tragic LGBTIQA+ history
Comedian Zoë Coombs Marr knows she's taken on a mighty task, but delivers with abundant joy.
Ivan Sen on sitting in silence with new feature Limbo
This director explains why his black-and-white outback noir, starring Rob Collins and Simon Baker, resisted a score.
We Are Still Here filmmaker Beck Cole: ‘It’s incredibly authentic’
We Are Still Here, released across Australia this week, ties together eight stories by First Nations filmmakers.
Tár review: Cate Blanchett conducts herself ferociously
Cate Blanchett delivers a monstrously good performance in Tár – a dark modern masterpiece.
The 2023 films Australian directors are most looking forward to
We asked some of the brightest names in the Australian screen industry what films they cannot wait to see, and…
The biggest Hollywood films coming in 2023
Indiana Jones, Star Wars and Guardians of the Galaxy join a host of sequels and new films coming from Hollywood…
Movies 2023: new films coming to cinemas from July to December
Barbie, Mission Impossible, Wonka and Oppenheimer are just some of the treats coming to cinemas in the second half of…