Chilean filmmaker calls for aunt to be extradited
A new documentary centres on a woman living in Australia who worked for Chile's brutal secret police in the Pinochet era.
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Retailers look to galaxy far, far away to boost profits
Myer, Target and Big W are among retailers looking to a galaxy far, far away for a much-needed boost to their profits as Star Wars' Force Friday II rolls out today.
All-female Lord of the Flies misses the point, critics say
Plans for an all-female movie of William Golding's young adult classic novel Lord of the Flies have been roundly mocked online.
How to make a feature film for just $60,000
This local pair's brand of heartfelt screwball comedy has won fans, and bears a striking resemblance to the work of the darlings of US indie cinema.
Troye Sivan to return to film in gay conversion drama
Troye Sivan is set to star in Joel Edgerton's upcoming gay conversion therapy drama Boy Erased, alongside the likes of Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe.
Understated melodrama a cut above the rest
Gifted is not your run-of-the-mill melodrama. More like an exceptional melodrama. It still plays the violin, if you get what I mean, but the violinist is skilful.
Ali's well that ends well in charming comedy
Australia has barely begun to mine the great stories within our migrant experience, which is odd and frustrating, given we have six million of them.
Cambodia's story of love over horror
Director Angelina Jolie's film is both a personal and political work.
Cliched buddy flick ticks lowbrow boxes
Bodies pile up behind Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds in Australian director Patrick Hughes' The Hitman's Bodyguard.
Troubled soul hunts for love and life
Francis Lee's first feature God's Own Country is a place he knows well.
Girls Trip an exuberant return to the girl power of old
Rated MA, 122 minutes
God's Own Country: Heart in the country
God's Own Country is a different big screen story of the Yorkshire moors.
Pinkett Smith on raunchy comedy breaking stereotypes
The American actor believes Hollywood deserves credit for finally recognising the value of movies centring on women.
Ed Skrein resigns from Hellboy reboot amid whitewashing claims
The former Deadpool and Game of Thrones star resigned from the upcoming Hellboy reboot after fans complained over his lack of Asian heritage.
Top five films: our pick of the big screen
Our pick of what's showing on the big screen this week
The Dinner serves up family morals
There are various escape routes at this loaded dinner.
Odd couple's adventure misses the mark
The Hitman's Bodyguard is a busy and brutal action-comedy that never settles for being one style.
Stricken by sexuality and silence
God's Own Country is set on a Yorkshire sheep farm where little but struggle comes easily.
Return of the replicants
Blade Runner 2049 has to offer something more complicated than bad guys smashing through a skyscraper window, but director Denis Villeneuve can do just that.
Texas Chain Saw Massacre director Tobe Hooper dies
Tobe Hooper, the horror director best known for helming The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Poltergeist, has died. He was 74.
The deep pockets behind cycling's rags-to-riches story
The rise of Australia's road cycling team is a rag-to-riches tale, but it owes much to the support of one very wealthy patron.
Theatre cancels Gone With the Wind screening
The cancellation came after the rally by white nationalists at Charlottesville earlier this month.
Romper Stomper miniseries 'might not sit right', says star
There will be skinheads in the Romper Stomper miniseries, but the real danger lurks elsewhere, says its creator.
Cult Australian film The Magician becomes a TV series
Actor Scott Ryan had given up "on everything" ... but then he got a call from Nash Edgerton.
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