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Movie reviews: the best films out now

Movie reviews: the best films out now

Film reviews: Tilda Swinton in Suspiria, Joel Edgerton's Boy Erased and Girl in the Spider's Web.

  • by Paul Byrnes, Sandra Hall & Jake Wilson

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Misty Copeland: 'I'm in the position to open up doors to more diversity'

Misty Copeland: 'I'm in the position to open up doors to more diversity'

Misty Copeland battled criticism to break down the barriers in the world of ballet, and the principal dancer’s inspiring journey is far from over.

  • by Ebony Bowden
Generation Wealth: an insider's view of the super-rich
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Generation Wealth: an insider's view of the super-rich

Money and appearances are at the core of Lauren Greenfield's documentary Generation Wealth.

  • by Stephanie Bunbury
The Girl In The Spider's Web review: One-woman show fails to convince

The Girl In The Spider's Web review: One-woman show fails to convince

The latest film in the Millennium series is pretty much a one-woman show. Mikael Blomkvist, the hero of the original Stieg Larsson novels, has been demoted to supporting player.

  • by Sandra Hall
Powerful feat of reimagining: Peter Jackson's They Shall Not Grow Old
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Powerful feat of reimagining: Peter Jackson's They Shall Not Grow Old

It is absolutely right that Peter Jackson's film about WWI should confront us with real death.

  • by Paul Byrnes
Japanese animation lingers like a strange yet pleasant dream
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Japanese animation lingers like a strange yet pleasant dream

The cartoon bird stars of Penguin Highway are appealing, puzzling and pecuiliar.

  • by Jake Wilson
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Suspiria review: Tedious muddle proves golden era of the splatter movie is over

Suspiria review: Tedious muddle proves golden era of the splatter movie is over

You have to wonder why Luca Guadagnino didn't go the whole hog and make it an eight-part Netflix miniseries and really bore us all rigid.

  • by Jake Wilson
Journey's End review: Story may be 90 years old, but anti-war message stands

Journey's End review: Story may be 90 years old, but anti-war message stands

In 1928, no one in the London theatre establishment wanted to hear about a play set in the trenches in 1918. It was too soon, except that it wasn't.

  • by Paul Byrnes
Love Actually turns 15: The movie's 15 sweetest, funniest and saddest quotes

Love Actually turns 15: The movie's 15 sweetest, funniest and saddest quotes

From cue cards to Titanic, Love Actually gave birth to some brilliant cinema moments that are still as poignant today.

It's a Wildlife for Ed Oxenbould, the young actor who flunked drama
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It's a Wildlife for Ed Oxenbould, the young actor who flunked drama

He's learning on the job from best, but Australian actor Ed Oxenbould admits the theory still eludes him.

  • by Karl Quinn
Steve Bisley turns to directing to tell his mother's story
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Steve Bisley turns to directing to tell his mother's story

The well-known actor plans to shoot a drama based on the first book of his memoirs next year. 

  • by Garry Maddox