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Long before streaming, video stores offered happiness for hire

Youth groups were too holy, malls too expensive and skate parks too unpredictable when I was growing up. Thank goodness I had somewhere else to get my dopamine hit.

  • by Simmone Howell
If the churro scene in Challengers is anything to go by, Hollywood has found its mojo again.
Cinema

Sex sells: How Hollywood got steamy again

From The Idea of You to Poor Things, sex is back on the silver screen. What explains the resurgence in eroticism?

  • by Nell Geraets
Jodie Comer as Kathy and Austin Butler as Benny in The Bikeriders.
Cinema

On this bro-heavy set, Jodie Comer runs rings around them all

  • by Louise Rugendyke
Singer Celine Dion’s career and battle with Stiff Person Syndrome is captured in the documentary I Am ... Celine Dion.
★★★
Review

Celine Dion documentary starts slow, on its way to a cruel ending

  • by Brodie Lancaster
Michael Idato dinkus etched
Pop culture

Herald and Age journalist Michael Idato wins prestigious gong at LA Press Club Awards

  • by Nell Geraets
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Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) is just as anxious as ever in the new third season of The Bear.
Review

The Bear is back on TV and it’s hectic, melancholy and incredible

The much anticipated third season of the award-winning series is another wild ride.

  • by Kylie Northover
Kevin Costner stars in Horizon: An American Saga, streaming September 26, only on Stan.
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The official trailer for Horizon: An American Saga

Kevin Costner stars in Horizon: An American Saga, streaming September 26, only on Stan.

3 in 4 trans and gender diverse people have been treated unfairly because of their gender identity. Each silent gesture, every unspoken word, carries weight. So, think about what you’re really saying.
1:15

Victorian Government launches campaign for Trans awareness and fostering inclusivity

Journalist Birdie Bell (Asher Keddie) matches with Joe Burt (David Wenham) in the eight-part thriller Fake.
★★★★½
Streaming

The best Australian drama in years, Fake surgically dissects a sham romance

  • by Craig Mathieson
Under The Banner of Heaven
Streaming

Faith and violence collide in this disturbing drama set inside the Mormon church

  • by Ben Pobjie

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Structural racism and sexism in the theatre world inform Yogashree Thirunavukarasu’s debut play Unestablished.
Melbourne live reviews

This play wins hearts with a funny, vulnerable portrayal of first love

  • by Cameron Woodhead, Tony Way and Jessica Nicholas
Young Woo Kim as Cavaradossi and Giselle Allen as Tosca.
★★★★½
Sydney live reviews

Torture, murder, lust and lies: Don’t miss this thrilling Tosca

  • by Chantal Nguyen
John Waters and Daniel MacPherson in a scene from The Woman in Black
★★★★★
Melbourne live reviews

The ghostly theatre classic you should see at least once in your life

  • by Cameron Woodhead, Nadia Bailey and Andrew McClelland

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