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Moviegoers are vanishing. But where are they going?
Cinema revenues are collapsing, and Australia is no exception. But that doesn’t mean we’ve fallen out of love with the movies.
- by Karl Quinn
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Lee ‘Once Were Warriors’ Tamahori wraps trilogy with The Convert
The figure of the Maori warrior was central to Lee Tamahori’s first film, and his latest. But is he at peace with it at last?
- by Karl Quinn
★★★½
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Pixar is in the pits. Is Inside Out 2 the hit it desperately needs?
The original was a sophisticated and charming hit, but Riley’s emotions are now in danger of being drowned out by the sequel’s hustle and bustle.
- by Sandra Hall
Exorcism movies are everywhere. Why are we obsessed with them?
Fifty years since The Exorcist themes of demonic possession still loom large, with Russell Crowe starring in yet another exorcism film.
- by Jake Wilson
Kevin Spacey says he was ‘handsy’ with men
The actor denied that he had groped people, and said he instead preferred the term “caressed”.
- by Anita Singh
It’s been a terrible year for cinema, but one genre is holding strong
Why are these smaller-scale movies attracting decent audiences while major studio films flop?
- by Nell Geraets
★★★★
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The Watchers is proof Ishana Night Shyamalan has her father’s talent
Starring Dakota Fanning, this supernatural horror shows Ishana has inherited a taste for tinkering with the unseen and incomprehensible.
- by Sandra Hall
This film could have fixed Hollywood’s box office crisis. Here’s why it won’t
A top-tier director, an A-list star, a blend of action, comedy and romance, and critical acclaim. So why won’t Hit Man pack out cinemas?
- by Nell Geraets
Fifty years after Jaws we finally have a shark movie that’s almost as good
A shark in Paris’ Seine? A stubborn mayor who refuses to acknowledge the problem? Sign me up.
- by Nell Geraets
★★
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Will Smith is back – and yes, Bad Boys jokes about that slap
The banter between the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence remains the only drawcard in Bad Boys: Ride or Die.
- by Jake Wilson
Why I can’t stop thinking about Chris Hemsworth’s latest movie role
The joke is on us, the Hollywood star has been a serious actor all along.
- by Mali Waugh