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This gay, royal romcom is among the most hyped films of 2023 – is it any good?
Adapted from Casey McQuiston’s 2019 New York Times best-selling novel, Red White and Royal Blue has the kind of ready-to-go fan base that streamers and studios dream of.
- by Jared Richards
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Dreams and hallucinations: Virtual reality cinema takes viewers on wild journey
The Melbourne International Film Festival’s virtual reality program explores the cutting edge of experimental cinema.
- by Will Cox
The 10 best women’s sport films to fire you up for the Matildas’ next clash
From football to boxing, these films are (almost) as awe-inspiring as Australia’s performance in the Women’s World Cup.
- by Garry Maddox
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Car racing adaptation shows Hollywood is game for anything
Gran Turismo is the latest in an avalanche of toy or game-based movies hitting screens this year.
- by Jake Wilson
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It has an all-star cast, but Asteroid City is more style than substance
Despite Wes Anderson’s rich imagination, I couldn’t help looking back on simpler times when he was more interested in telling a story.
- by Sandra Hall
Remember coronavirus? It stole this masterpiece from us
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar is the technicolour tropical joy we all missed out on.
- by Sarah Thomas
William Friedkin, director of The Exorcist and The French Connection, dies, 87
“There was no CGI then. There was no way to fake it. I just put the pedal to the metal, and we went 90 miles an hour in city traffic” the director said of creating one of cinemas most thrilling chase scenes.
- by Lindsey Bahr
‘Dehumanising’: Australian actor heartbroken over trans ban for Talk To Me
Actor Zoe Terakes, best known for Wentworth and Nine Perfect Strangers, has responded to the film’s banning in Kuwait.
- by Garry Maddox
Greta Lee’s career didn’t take a conventional path. But it did lead to her dream role
She’s best known for her work on Russian Doll, Girls and The Morning Show. But it’s her latest performance in the much-hyped film Past Lives that’s turning heads.
- by Robert Ito
Mark Margolis, scene stealer from Breaking Bad, dies at 83
The prolific actor, whose simmering air of menace as the fearsome former drug lord Hector Salamanca transformed the innocent ding of a bellhop bell into a harbinger of doom, has died.
- by Alex Williams
Actors slam Hollywood A-listers as shutdown drags on
Which productions have shut down, why are some actors still working, and why are some reality stars ‘lawyering up’?
- by Nell Geraets