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Does Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery live up to the hype?
Daniel Craig returns as the gentleman detective Benoit Blanc in a deliciously fanciful whodunit that mocks everything from Elon Musk to influencers.
- by Jake Wilson
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Facing the music: standing ovation for Cate Blanchett at packed Tar preview
The two-time Oscar winner appeared at two screenings of her latest film at Sydney’s Cremorne Orpheum.
- by Garry Maddox
Why the ‘Australian hunk’ is at the heart of a new boom in romance films
A procession of successful single women has been travelling from the United States to Australia lately. And they’re all finding love in exotic Queensland locations.
- by Garry Maddox
Rose Byrne and friends share their new vision for Australian movies
Seriously Red is the first film from Dollhouse, but it would never have happened without Dolly Parton’s seal of approval.
- by Karl Quinn
Trailer: Seriously Red
After misreading her work party’s dress code, Red (Krew Boylan) trades her 9-to-5 job in real estate for a new career as a Dolly Parton impersonator.
Florence Pugh: ‘They tried to change my weight, my face, my eyebrows’
After turning her back on Hollywood glamour at 19, the British star’s offbeat trajectory has led to The Wonder – her best film yet.
- by Robbie Collin
Pride of place: New Melbourne Queer Film Festival venue a ‘no brainer’
The Victorian Pride Centre – or the ‘Gaudi of the south’ – is gearing up to host screenings for the Melbourne Queer Film Festival for the first time.
- by James Norman
Stop insulting VFX artists! They’re making movies better
The monumental human effort that goes into making movies look good has been getting a bad rap lately.
- by Lee Tran Lam
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Chadwick Boseman’s absence is felt in new Black Panther film
Life and art mirror each other in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as the film navigates a loss unlike any the Marvel Cinematic Universe has seen.
- by Jake Wilson
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Mushrooms in the bathroom? Recyclable homes documentary is a revelation
Greenhouse by Joost, which covers a Dutch entrepreneur’s creation of a fully sustainable pop-up house, should be compulsory viewing.
- by Sandra Hall
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See this snow leopard movie for the images of transcendent beauty
The Velvet Queen boasts truly epic camerawork as we follow two men searching for the elusive animal in Tibet.
- by Paul Byrnes