Last updated: November 5, 2016

Armed with principles

Armed with principles
Hacksaw Ridge, Mel Gibson’s best film so far, contains highly confronting battle sequences.

Know laughing matter

Know laughing matter
A new documentary explores the humour surrounding one of the least funny events in modern history.

Home props on sale

Home props on sale
Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin are auctioning hundreds of personal items following the sale of their mansion.

Right side of the ledger

Right side of the ledger
Oscar winner J.K. Simmons is happy that he was a late bloomer.

Guess who abhors men’s doco

Guess who abhors men’s doco
Feminists are trying to shut down a sister’s film that challenges their myths.

Drawn to the light

Drawn to the light
Derek Cianfrance has created a quietly engrossing film of longing and belonging, choices and consequences.

Access Hollywood

Access Hollywood
International success story Rose Byrne is returning to the Sydney stage — in a satire about the film industry.

Guess who abhors men’s doco

Guess who abhors men’s doco
Feminists are trying to shut down a sister’s film that challenges their myths.

Case of brains over brawn

Case of brains over brawn
Benedict Cumberbatch as the brainiac Dr Strange is a smart addition to Marvel’s superhero lineup.

Costume designer Patterson dies

Costume designer Patterson dies
Costume designer Janet Patterson, a four-time Oscar nominee for period films like The Piano, has died.

Recognising adventurous life

Recognising adventurous life
Australian cameraman, engineer and record-breaking cave diver Ron Allum presented with Lifetime of Adventure award.

The unarmed war hero

The unarmed war hero
Mel Gibson is back with a remarkable story.

War movie has Gibson firing

War movie has Gibson firing
Mel Gibson’s return to directing is already a hit at the AACTA Awards, the week before it opens in cinemas.

Joint scholarship in animation

Joint scholarship in animation
Animal Logic has announced a new partnership with the University of Technology Sydney.

Active roles and comic healing

Active roles and comic healing
It isn’t always silly season for ‘Patty’ Brammall.

Within Cruise’s reach

Within Cruise’s reach
The mysterious, solitary character of Jack Reacher gives the Hollywood star a lot to work with.

Woman on the edge

Woman on the edge
French actress Isabelle Huppert has never been nominated for an Academy Award. That may be about to change.

Adding to shock value

Adding to shock value
A guilty pleasure should at least be entertaining on a basic level, and that’s something The Neon Demon is not.

Logic goes up in flames

Logic goes up in flames
Ron Howard’s adaptation of Inferno, another Dan Brown thriller, makes no sense. Smart people should avoid it.

Not Woody enough

Not Woody enough
Woody Allen’s Cafe Society is visually sumptuous, but the story lacks his usual wit, bite and depth.

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