Life is a taut but puzzling space thriller set on the International Space Station.

She may have missed out on landing a lead role in La La Land, but Emma Watson still has a reason to smile.

This film can't decide whether it's for kids or adults, let alone where reality ends and fantasy begins.

"I saw this man come through with a big beard and he always wore this bloody woollen-lined seal skin jacket with big Ugg boots." Daniel Brilliant, meet legendary director Stanley Kubrick.

Astronauts are thrilled to find signs of life in this sci-fi film with Jake Gyllenhaal. Then the panic sets in.

Glamour, bitchiness and humour are just the backdrop for a scathing critique of the way two screen legends were manipulated.

Danish director Martin Zandvliet readily admits he's drawn to the darker side of humans.

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Beauty and the Beast opens in Australia on Thursday but the film is already a major hit, just one more bit of proof that Disney's magic formula is working a treat.

Our pick the best of the big screen this week

Humour and pathos meet in this Oscar-nominated adaptation.

A menacing stretch of white beach fills this little-known war story with dread.

The lush remake of Beauty and the Beast doesn't bring anything truly new to the story but is reassuringly familiar.

Zach's Ceremony, A Man Called Ove and A Cure for Wellness

Renowned for his intensity and serious preparation, Jake Gyllenhaal found in the sci-fi thriller Life something he wasn't expecting. A sense of fun.

Almost 41 years to the day since the start of production on Star Wars, Mark Hamill has unearthed what may be the very first photo of himself as Luke Skywalker.

The film is based on an as-yet-unpublished book, From the Corner of the Oval.

The remarkable athlete wants to be played by either Danny DeVito or Chris Hemsworth.

The Australian actor believes sham television marriages are "a weird double standard".

Star Wars fans, hold onto your hats.

Disney's latest re-imagining, Beauty and the Beast, marks a big test of the company's strategy of using live actors to make beloved animated tales more relevant.

Film reviews: A Cure for Wellness, David Stratton: A Cinematic Life, Loving, and more.

She was a bona fide star in the 1980s, but Rachel Ward long ago swapped her place in front of the camera for a role behind it. So what tempted her back?

Rachel Ward shines as Otto Bloom's love interest in a film that otherwise feels like a vehicle for the director's own wish fulfillment.

Beloved sci-fi classic The Matrix is reportedly in the early stages of being rebooted by Warner Bros studios, but neither the directors nor its original star are involved, so far.

Details emerge about an under-the-radar film that stars Charlize Theron.