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‘It was never going to be a problem for me’: Juliette Binoche on acting with her ex
In The Taste of Things, the French star’s former partner Benoît Magimel appears as a renowned 19th-century gourmet. She plays his live-in cook and sometime paramour.
- by Robbie Collin
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How do you direct an Oscar-winning actor? There’s just one trick...
Olivia Colman stars in Wicked Little Letters, a ‘truer-than-you-think’ scandal that rocked a village with its foul language.
- by Louise Rugendyke
‘Fingers crossed’: For Julianne Moore, the old fear remains
She’s realistic about ageing and struggling with empty-nest syndrome – yet at the top of her acting game.
- by Tom Shone
★★½
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Spirits old and new haunt overstuffed Ghostbusters reboot
OG Ghostbusters Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson return, but the new, younger cast pushes the franchise into relevance.
- by Jake Wilson
★★★★
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Olivia Colman is brilliant in this glorious, foul-mouthed comedy
Wicked Little Letters is a fictionalised version of a celebrated legal case that transfixed 1920s Britain.
- by Sandra Hall
★★½
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Sydney Sweeney as a nun? Say a prayer for this predictable fright fest
In Immaculate, the star of Euphoria and The White Lotus runs the gamut of sweet-natured optimism to blood-stained desperation in less than 90 minutes.
- by Sandra Hall
Why Aaron Taylor-Johnson would be a Bond like no other
More interested in a vegie patch than Aston Martins, the 33-year-old is hotly fancied to take over from Daniel Craig as 007.
- by Liam Kelly
The Oscars speech that has divided Hollywood
The director of the Academy Award-winning Son of Saul has become the latest Hollywood voice criticising director Jonathan Glazer’s acceptance speech about Gaza.
- by Helen Pitt
The ‘I’m Just Ken’ effect: Jack Black says every movie needs a viral song
Jack Black returns to the billion-dollar Kung Fu Panda franchise – and this time he’s brought Britney Spears with him.
- by Thomas Mitchell
800 million and growing: Why everyone wants a piece of the anime action
The market for animation from Japan is booming. And with a worldwide audience tipped to reach 1 billion, everyone wants to get in on the act.
- by Karl Quinn
‘He’s a pain in the bum’: Bruce Beresford lets fly at Spike Lee’s sour grapes
The Australian Academy Award-nominated director doesn’t think much of those who complain when their films miss out on an Oscar.
- by Helen Pitt