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The movie that made Nicole Kidman an action star turns 40
“I was a bit scared of the BMX bikes,” the Oscar-winning actress says, reflecting on the 40th anniversary of BMX Bandits.
- by Michael Idato
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How Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White became lords of the ring
The actors needed strict body-building regimes and a disgusting amount of food to prepare for their roles as pro wrestling brothers in The Iron Claw.
- by Louise Rugendyke
Mean Girls musical makeover feels like a failed science experiment
The remake of Tina Fey’s 2004 classic starring Angourie Rice and Jon Hamm is marred by dizzying direction and relentless dance breaks.
- by Annabel Ross
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Oscar wouldn’t be Wilde about new animated adaptation
This latest incarnation of Oscar Wilde’s The Canterville Ghost, featuring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, may not have thrilled the writer.
- by Jake Wilson
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Film awards
Adaptation Barbie: Why Margot Robbie’s film isn’t classed as ‘original’
Hollywood screenwriter Judd Apatow says it’s insulting to categorise Barbie as anything other than an original script. Here’s why the Oscars organisers disagree.
- by Liam Burke
Priscilla takes Cailee Spaeny from school dropout to Oscars hopeful
The actress and her subject were both 14 when their lives changed forever. One married the King, the other found Sofia Coppola.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Nobody plays a strangely likeable curmudgeon like Paul Giamatti
There’s no doubt that The Holdovers is a feel-good film, but it’s laced with enough wit and sarcasm to keep you in touch with the fact that nobody here is perfect.
- by Sandra Hall
With a new film and season, can Star Wars get its groove back?
Two of Star Wars’ most popular TV characters, the Mandalorian and Baby Yoda, are heading to movie screens. This is the way.
- by Michael Idato
Analysis
Golden Globes
Disappointed Barbie: Was the hot pink hit snubbed at the Golden Globes?
It received the most nominations, yet left with only two wins. What could this mean for Greta Gerwig’s fantasy-land film at the Oscars?
- by Nell Geraets
If cinema is a dying industry, why do new ones keep opening?
New places to watch films have regularly popped up of late – and this month is no different, with an eclectic new space opening in East Brunswick.
- by Will Cox
As it happened: Australia’s Sarah Snook, Margot Robbie and Elizabeth Debicki win big at Golden Globes
The 81st Golden Globe Awards are under way, with TV favourites The Bear and Beef scoring multiple wins so far. Follow the news here as the winners are announced.
- by Michael Idato, Nell Geraets and Lauren Ironmonger