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Forget the macho men, Jodie Comer is the real star of The Bikeriders
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Forget the macho men, Jodie Comer is the real star of The Bikeriders

Tom Hardy and Austin Butler bring the beef as members of a Chicago bikie gang but Comer supplies the narration and is the main reason to see the film.

  • by Sandra Hall

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‘Rules go out the window’: Why Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons can’t say no to Yorgos Lanthimos

‘Rules go out the window’: Why Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons can’t say no to Yorgos Lanthimos

The actors star in the ‘really weird’ Kinds of Kindness, which was made before the Oscar-winning Poor Things was even released.

  • by Stephanie Bunbury
Who needs sex and drugs? This rock ’n’ roll doco still compels
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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
How Mia Goth became Hollywood’s most gloriously demented scream queen

How Mia Goth became Hollywood’s most gloriously demented scream queen

With MaXXXine, the British actor 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

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

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
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What does Michelangelo have to do with Baby Reindeer? You’ll never guess

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

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

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

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