Movies
Behind the scenes of Guardians Vol 2.
BY Hollywood definition, Guardians of the Galaxy followed a rag tag of heroes who were not so ‘super’. But with a sequel on the way, everything has changed.
Nothing’s forgiven in Trainspotting sequel
REVIEW: The entire crew has been brought back together for the making of Trainspotting 2. But has time healed the rift between the two key characters?
Crime boss practices tough love
REVIEW: TWO of acting’s biggest heavyweights — Michael Fassbender and Brendan Gleeson — go head-to-head in this gritty British crime drama.
A small Aussie town full of secrets
REVIEW: Racism, sexual abuse, xenophobia and an unforgivable act of betrayal. Jasper Jones explores some unusually dark issues in a small Aussie town.
Damon’s alien action flick gets lost
REVIEW: Matt Damon is ranked among Hollywood’s most bankable stars for good reason. But his new fantasy film The Great Wall falls short.
Star Wars key mystery solved
EVER since the title of the next Star Wars film was announced, fans have been speculating about what it means. The question may have just been answered.
Pascal busts down all the walls
FIRST came GoT, the Narcos, and now a movie blockbuster with Matt Damon. The rise of Pedro Pascal is a childhood fantasy come true.
‘I should have punched Ewan’
DANNY Boyle, the director of T2: Trainspotting, has said he and Ewan McGregor would have made up much sooner if they had a good, old-fashioned punch-up.
Kylie and Guy reunited as suburban swingers
KYLIE Minogue and Guy Pearce are back together again as swinging suburbanites in the cheeky new Australian movie Flammable Children.
Brisbane’s ‘horrible history’ exposed
A NEW film has highlighted the plight of the southeast Queensland town which would have been named the capital of Queensland but for the fact everything went wrong.
Superwomen overcome twin evils
REVIEW: Based on real events Hidden Figures is an uplifting story told with wit, charm and discipline and its Oscar nominations are well deserved.
The street cat who got the cream
RISING British star Luke Treadaway met the Duchess of Cambridge at his latest movie premiere — but Kate was more interested in his feline co-star.
Gruesome tale 28 years in the making
REVIEW: Silence, Martin Scorsese’s passion project about two Jesuit priests in 17th Century Japan, speaks volumes but it’s brutal.
Erotic romance is oddly limp
REVIEW: Fifty Shades of Grey set the bar low. But the sequel still fails to clear it as the characters seem sexually confused.
Lion bares its claws at Paul Hogan
LION has held on to the coveted number one spot for three weeks in a row, a feat that was last achieved more than 30 years ago by Australia’s most popular film ever.
Best and biggest Super Bowl trailers
SUPER Bowl audiences had a sneak peek at some of the year’s movie blockbusters — from Transformers to Life and Ghost in the Shell. Check them out.
Films get their groove back
EVERYONE wants to sing a movie theme, with pop stars lining up to lend their voices to the family-friendly animated films and potential blockbusters.
Is this the most humble of heroes?
REVIEW: The true story of a how a ginger cat rescued a stray junkie from the streets of London.
Ordinary people — with attitude
REVIEW: Oscar-nominated father/daughter film Toni Erdmann takes audiences to the edge and back.
Washington embraces his dark side
REVIEW: Denzel Washington is a towering presence in Fences, a 1950s hard-hitting tale of a bitter, selfish patriarch that packs a hefty punch.
Boston bombing not embellished in film
REVIEW: The precise blending of perspectives of policemen, perpetrators and public bystanders impresses in the film of the Boston bombing.
First look at all-girl Ocean’s 8 cast
THE gender-reversed reboot of the heist franchise is still 18 months away but a new photo gives us a tantalising glimpse.
Stranger Things star lands blockbuster
MILLIE Bobby Brown, who played Eleven in the smash-hit Stranger Things, has won her first major film role.
This film is a five star must see
REVIEW: Powerful, funny, and deeply moving, Manchester By the Seais a film that is likely to haunt your thoughts for days afterwards.
Bloody messy end to Alice’s saga
REVIEW: If you can make it through The Final Chapter’s first 90 minutes there’s a pay-off of sorts as we finally learn who Alice really is.
McConaughey’s Gold is silver at best
REVIEW: There have been several great movies about Wall Street fraud lately. Gold, though well made, is a pale version of a story we’ve been told before.
Patriots Day’s significant blind spot
REVIEW: Patriots Day is a fine tribute to the skill of the people who caught the terrorists who bombed the Boston Marathon. It could have dug deeper.
McAvoy sizzles in horror thriller
ACTOR James McAvoy does a dazzling job in M. Night Shyamalan’s new horror film which has a final surprise that fans of his early work will love.
