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‘The most silent of all silences’: Port Arthur massacre film opens in Tasmania
Against the wishes of some survivors, Nitram opened in Tasmania this week, at two cinemas only.
- by Gabriella Coslovich
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From steampunk dress-ups to cyborg lovers, films capture our growing unease
This year’s SciFi Film Festival looks at life beyond the everyday.
- by Jake Wilson
★★½
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Set on a remote farm, Lamb is more than a shaggy sheep story
Dialogue is kept to a minimum in Valdimar Johannsson’s film about a childless Icelandic couple.
- by Jake Wilson
How do you explain creativity? Filmmaker explores an enigma in new doco
Filmmaker Roger Ungers wanted to know where creativity comes from: he asked a glass-working artist, a celebrated chef, a singer songwriter and an entrepreneur.
- by Nick Miller
A life in the spotlight that helped focus attention on civil rights
Jennifer Hudson has the range, volume and chutzpah to portray Aretha Franklin in director Liesl Tommy’s Respect.
- by Sandra Hall
Stunning film Lamb, shot in total isolation, examines a couple united in grief
Set in Iceland, Lamb is a strange, mythic compelling story about a bereaved couple.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
★★★★
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Inside the heady madness of The Velvet Underground
A new documentary, from the maker of The Velvet Goldmine, digs up every scrap of old footage to paint a picture of a fascinating, self-destructive musical force.
- by Paul Byrnes
From Shang-Chi to Free Guy: what you can see at the movies right now
After more than 100 days of darkness during lockdown, Sydney’s cinemas have reopened – and they have plenty on offer.
- by Paul Byrnes, Sandra Hall and Jake Wilson
Kristen Stewart discusses new movie Spencer on the red carpet
9Honey discusses the new biopic Spencer with the film's stars Kristen Stewart and Jack Farthing.
Forget the haunted house, in Jordan Peele’s Candyman the whole ’hood is cursed
This belated sequel to the 1992 cult classic Candyman has a much bigger target in mind.
- by Karl Quinn
★★★½
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Moody, foodie drama with a menacing side serve of parody
There’s no doubting Nicolas Cage’s finely tuned sense of the ridiculous in director Michael Sarnoski’s Pig.
- by Jake Wilson