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The racist ghosts in the machines we use
A chilling documentary investigates the race and gender bias baked into a lot of artificial intelligence.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
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As it happened: Tears, a giddy kiss and a history-making win at the Golden Globes
Today’s Golden Globes had the usual COVID-era smattering of technical glitches and awkward moments, but also high emotions and a history-making win.
- by Karl Quinn
Golden Globes: tears and controversy as Borat, The Crown dominate
There were tears for actor Chadwick Bosman but harsh words for the Globes voters, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
- by Michael Idato
‘I just feel the love’: forgotten surfing champion Pauline Menczer in tears after fundraising success
The school bus driver from north of Byron Bay says her eyes have been puffy from all the crying.
- by Garry Maddox
#TimesUpGlobes: Racism row takes centre stage at the Golden Globes
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association endured a public shaming at the awards show after it was forced to address criticism about the lack of black members in its organisation.
- by Robert Moran
Eight moments we want to see at the Golden Globes
In the lead-up to the Oscars, the awards will matter more than usual this year.
- by Garry Maddox
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Mel Gibson plays evil in new film that’s ‘Groundhog Day as an action movie’
Co-starring Naomi Watts and Frank Grillo, this tale of a former special forces agent doomed to repeat a bad day is part comedy, part science fiction, part gore-fest.
- by Paul Byrnes
Cherry official trailer
Tom Holland stars in Cherry, an epic odyssey of romance, war, drug addiction and crime.
Bleak, funny and unlike anything else: 32 scenes you won’t want to end
About Endlessness is the latest singular offering from Swedish director Roy Andersson.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
The forgotten sporting champion who drives a school bus
Pauline Menczer defied the odds to win a world surfing title – even though she received no prize money.
- by Garry Maddox