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Who needs sex and drugs? This rock ’n’ roll doco still compels
This telling of the Midnight Oil story is a headlong trip through 45 years of social, political and pop music history.
- by Sandra Hall
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How Mia Goth became Hollywood’s most gloriously demented scream queen
With MaXXXine, the British actress wraps up a film trilogy for the ages.
- by Robert Moran
How a first-time Aussie director ended up in charge of Beverly Hills Cop
Mark Molloy had never directed a film in his life. Then he found himself sitting on a couch with Eddie Murphy in Hollywood, pitching a Beverly Hills Cop sequel.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Nicole Kidman deserves more than this insipid Netflix romcom
The Oscar winner co-stars with Zac Efron in the sort of formulaic romance that is fast becoming a streaming staple.
- by Karl Quinn
What does Michelangelo have to do with Baby Reindeer? You’ll never guess
Long before Taylor Swift, conspiracy theorists were joining the cultural dots.
- by Jordan Prosser
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
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
On this bro-heavy set, Jodie Comer runs rings around them all
The Killing Eve actor plays a charming outlaw in her latest film, The Bikeriders.
- by Louise Rugendyke
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Celine Dion documentary starts slow, on its way to a cruel ending
Who is the legendary singer without her voice? It’s a possibility that echoes throughout the slightly unwieldy I Am: Celine Dion.
- by Brodie Lancaster
Herald and Age journalist Michael Idato wins prestigious gong at LA Press Club Awards
The culture editor-at-large also came second place in the coveted print journalist of the year category, an award he won last year.
- by Nell Geraets
Prison riots, boy band covers: A study of the Minions’ most bananas moments
These round yellow creatures have mastered the art of capturing our attention (and our money). Which of their antics won us over the most?
- by Nell Geraets