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Short Cuts: Lots of Kids, a Monkey and a Castle; Once Upon a Time in America; Juliette Binoche Forever
- by Craig Mathieson
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'Serenity' is so bad that its film company gave up on promoting it
After watching the critical dud Serenity, we were left with a number of questions, but most importantly: why did two Academy Award winners agree to star in this?
- by Sonia Rao
The Combination Redemption review: Muddled sequel in search of better title and plot
If a quarter of what George Basha writes about here is true to the streets on which he grew up, that's a story worth telling. It just hasn't been done well here.
- by Paul Byrnes
Streaming
New report calls for Netflix to support more Australian productions
Acclaimed documentary maker Tom Zubrycki believes streaming services should face local content quotas.
- by Garry Maddox
Top five films: best of the big screen
Our pick of what's showing on the big screen this week
- by Jake Wilson
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Australian film
'More money in dog food commercials': the crisis in documentary making
A new report looks at the "grim and uncertain future" for Australian documentary film-makers.
- by Garry Maddox
DC Universe
Batman set for 2021 makeover
After months of speculation, Ben Affleck may have finally confirmed he won't be involved in another Batman film.
- by Broede Carmody
Film
Peter Jackson making new documentary of Beatles' Let It Be
The Beatles' farewell documentary Let It Be is getting an encore, and a reinvention.
Movie reviews
A teenage Starr at the centre of race relations
The film adaptation of Angie Thomas' bestselling YA novel deserves to find a wide family audience.
- by Sandra Hall
An ode to The Boss in Blinded by the Light
"Bend It Like Beckham" director Gurinder Chadha knows a little bit about being a Bruce Springsteen fan, having seen The Boss at Wembley Stadium in 1984.
- by Lindsey Bahr
The Front Runner charts a turning point in US politics
The Front Runner, starring Hugh Jackman as Gary Hart, shines a powerful light on politics.
- by Sandra Hall