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The original Mad Max film polarised audiences in 1979, but it grew to become one of Australia’s greatest cultural exports.
Australian film

A lover, a one-time hater and a newcomer debate the original Mad Max

George Miller’s thrilling, apocalyptic vision spawned Australia’s biggest film franchise. How does it hold up nearly half a century later?

  • by Nell Geraets, Garry Maddox and Sandra Hall
Diego Torre, playing the role of Cavaradossi, and Karah Son, playing the role of Tosca.
Review

Points for trying, but Margaret Court Arena is not a place for opera

  • by Bridget Davies
Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer, the creators and stars of Colin From Accounts.
★★★★ ½
Review

Colin From Accounts returns for an excellent second season of hilarity and chaos

  • by Karl Quinn
From Kinds of Kindness to The Substance, here are the Cannes films you should keep an eye on.
Cannes

The biggest, weirdest and best Cannes films to keep an eye on this year

  • by Nell Geraets
Morgan Spurlock has died at the age of 53.
Illness

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, known for Super Size Me, dies at 53

  • by Mark Kennedy

Movies

From Kinds of Kindness to The Substance, here are the Cannes films you should keep an eye on.
Cannes

The biggest, weirdest and best Cannes films to keep an eye on this year

This year’s Cannes festival was largely defined by bold, daring and outright strange films. Here are six titles you should be across.

  • by Nell Geraets
John C. Reilly stars as Dewey Cox in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.
The Verdict

In a sea of mediocre musical biopics, this one is underrated

For as long as they keep churning out movies chronicling the lives of influential musicians, one will remain the most influential of all.

  • by Tom W. Clarke
Mel Gibson and Steve Bisley starred in the original Mad Max film in 1979.
Cinema

‘Brilliant’ but ‘basically repugnant’: How we reviewed the original Mad Max

  • by Kate Lahey
The original Mad Max film polarised audiences in 1979, but it grew to become one of Australia’s greatest cultural exports.
Australian film

A lover, a one-time hater and a newcomer debate the original Mad Max

  • by Nell Geraets, Garry Maddox and Sandra Hall
Chris Hemsworth almost steals the show as warlord Dementis in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
★★★★
Review

Chris Hemsworth steals the show in this ambitious addition to Mad Max saga

  • by Jake Wilson
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Morgan Spurlock has died at the age of 53.
Illness

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, known for Super Size Me, dies at 53

Spurlock was known for his groundbreaking film Super Size Me, which chronicled the detrimental physical and psychological effects of him eating only McDonald’s food for 30 days.

  • by Mark Kennedy
Watch the highly-anticipated trailer for the Stan Original Series Exposure which will premiere June 20, only on Stan.
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Exposure: Watch the trailer for the new Stan Original Series

Watch the highly-anticipated trailer for the Stan Original Series Exposure which will premiere June 20, only on Stan.

David Marr will take over from Phillip Adams.
Radio

‘It’s going to be different’: David Marr set to replace ABC doyen Phillip Adams

  • by Garry Maddox
In all the discussion about stalking Baby Reindeer has provoked, no one has discussed how writers themselves can be predatory - but what are they hunting?
Opinion
Streaming

Why I’m grateful for Baby Reindeer, the anti-hero alternative we desperately need

  • by Mark Mordue
Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall (with Colin the dog) in Colin From Accounts.
Streaming

‘It’s not about our love’: Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall on separating fact from fiction

  • by Louise Rugendyke

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Arca
★★★½
Sydney live reviews

Arca is chaotic and exasperating - but never boring

  • by Joyce Morgan and Michael Ruffles
the odd couple
Review

Shane Jacobson and Todd McKenney work a charm as The Odd Couple

  • by Will Cox and Tony Way
Lou Wall in The Bisexual’s Lament.
★★★★★
Sydney live reviews

Overwhelming, mesmerising: This is one of the best hours of Aussie comedy you’ll see

  • by Daniel Herborn, Peter McCallum and James Jennings

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