Culture
Movies
The Oscars are going ahead, but will they look like?
It's a big achievement to win an Oscar. But in 2021, it may be an even bigger achievement just to stage them.
- by Kyle Buchanan
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Film
Hocus Pocus 1993 trailer
Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy star in the hit 1993 movie Hocus Pocus.
A decade on, The Social Network foretold a grim online life
The movie feels grimly prescient and perhaps representative of how our relationship to social media and each other have changed.
- by Maya Phillips
US election
Eight political campaign documentaries worth watching
Rich and informative films to get you in the right mindset for the US election.
- by Jason Bailey
Film
'Drop Dead Gorgeous' official trailer
Kirstie Alley, Ellen Barkin, Kirsten Dunst, and Brittany Murphy star in 1999 pageant comedy.
Film
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm trailer
Sacha Baron Cohen returns as Borat 14 years after his original film and thistime he takes on a pandemic as well as politics
Film
Rose Matafeo: 'I want to be able to be an unlikeable character'
The award-winning Kiwi comedian, who stars in new film Baby Done, isn’t interested in playing nice any more.
- by Louise Rugendyke
Review
Pick of the flicks: the best new movies to stream at home in lockdown
Hollywood's biggest names have been releasing movies in recent months that you can watch in your lounge room.
- by Sandra Hall, Jake Wilson, Paul Byrnes and Karl Quinn
Good Weekend
Why I can't stop thinking about Charlie Kaufman's latest film
About an hour into the movie, my wife went to bed. I got to the end and wanted to watch it again. We both had the same reaction: “What the hell was that about?”
- by Barry Divola
Review
Top 5 films: best of what's new to streaming
This week's choice of films new to streaming sees various characters faced with temptation. Some resist more successfully than others.
- by Jake Wilson
Spectrum
Rams stars Miranda Richardson and Sam Neill lock horns, sheepishly, in WA
For his Australian remake of a cult Icelandic film, Jeremy Sims turned to the 'most underrated actress in the world' to add a bit of glamour and star power.
- by Karl Quinn