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The cast of Birdeater (from left), Mackenzie Fearnley, Harley Wilson, Clementine Anderson, Ben Hunter, Shabana Azeez and Alfie Gledhill.

This quiet Australian horror has style in spades but not enough guts

Birdeater uses the seclusion of the landscape to build and sustain a deep psychological unease, but struggles with characterisation and pacing.

  • by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
Highlights of the Melbourne International Film Festival 2024.

Megalopolis to a ‘must-squatch’: 13 highlights at the Melbourne International Film Festival

From Francis Ford Coppola’s extravagant folly to a movie about Bigfoot and the premiere of Adam Elliot’s new animation, here are our top MIFF picks.

  • by Cameron Williams
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Ashley Storrie and Kat Ronney in Dinosaur.
★★★½
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A beautifully balanced performance in a hilarious, quirky comedy about change

Ashley Storrie delivers a commanding turn as the stubbornly outspoken heroine Nina in the at-times hilarious and sensitive comedy Dinosaur.

  • by Ben Pobjie
Ayo Edebiri stars as Sydney Adamu in The Bear.

The Bear has just broken an Emmy comedy record. But is it comedy?

The series set in a Chicago kitchen scooped Emmy Award nominations overnight, sparking renewed debate about category genres.

  • by John Koblin

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