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Most period dramas on TV are tosh. Not this one
My Lady Jane is the latest in a long line of recent prestige dramas that prefer to unpick history and stitch it back together in a fantastical way.
- by Sinead Stubbins
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The surprising demographic boosting the animated movie ‘golden age’
Inside Out 2 and Despicable Me 4 have helped save Hollywood from a bleak year at the box-office. But it isn’t just children flocking to cinemas.
- by Nell Geraets
Psycho star’s son directs Nicolas Cage in this creepy new horror movie
Director Osgood Perkins, the son of the star of Psycho, mixes familiar scary elements in Longlegs, but adds something extra.
- by Jake Wilson
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Are we entertained? Blood-soaked drama captures gore of Ancient Rome
There’s nothing like combat in the Colosseum, intrigue on the Senate floor, and decadent parties between masters and slaves to excite jaded genre audiences.
- by Craig Mathieson
The Serpent Queen returns, more venomous than ever
Samantha Morton is just as deliciously wicked in the new season of this account of the life of Catherine de Medici.
- by Kylie Northover
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Lovers of musical theatre should not miss this unusually poignant hidden gem
- by Cameron Woodhead and Barney Zwartz
Lady Macbeth deserves a better fate. Does this play offer that chance?
- by Cameron Woodhead, Barney Zwartz, Andrew Fuhrmann, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Michael Dwyer, Jessica Nicholas and Tony Way
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Melbourne artist turns tables on how ‘white saviour’ Hollywood portrayed Asians
- by Vyshnavee Wijekumar
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Emails reveal State Library discussed political, religious views of writers
- by Kerrie O'Brien
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