Cinema
The film so scary even its star doesn’t want to see it
There is no way Robyn Nevin will go to see her upcoming movie Sting. The star of stage and screen – who has also directed three of our state theatre companies – is adamant.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
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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
The Cannes red carpet always delivers drama. This year was no exception
From surprise appearances to Greta Gerwig in horse heels, here are six of the biggest moments from this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
- by Nell Geraets
‘Brilliant’ but ‘basically repugnant’: How we reviewed the original Mad Max
With the fifth instalment in the franchise hitting screens this week, we took a look at how The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald reviewed the first, now iconic, film.
- by Kate Lahey
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
★★★★
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Chris Hemsworth steals the show in this ambitious addition to Mad Max saga
George Miller’s action sequences in Furiosa, the most expensive Australian film ever, are as exhilarating as ever.
- by Jake Wilson
Masterpiece or disaster? Megalopolis and the art of the self-funded passion project
Bold new films from The Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola and Kevin Costner show there are still mavericks in American cinema, but can they pull it off?
- by Garry Maddox
First the vinyl revival, now DVDs? Why physical media is making a comeback
In an era of streaming anxiety, Leslie Haworth has lined his apartment with 4500 titles.
- by Garry Maddox
George Miller’s latest Mad Max instalment sends crowds wild at Cannes
During the six-minute standing ovation, star Anya Taylor-Joy directed cameras to Miller, standing next to her. Hemsworth slapped his shoulder. All three were wreathed in relieved smiles.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
★★★
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John Krasinski and Ryan Reynolds are all schmaltz in too-cute fairytale
It’s filled with big-name stars and started a bidding war, but fantasy film IF leaves too many questions unanswered.
- by Sandra Hall
The Camino is famous for miracles. It transformed this actor
On the Spanish path that pilgrims have walked for more than 1000 years, Australian actor Chris Haywood experienced a life-changing moment while shooting a new film.
- by Helen Pitt