4 h. ago This film’s ending makes no sense – but it isn’t a complete write

Relay is billed as a thriller, but works best as a study of isolation – and its director remains criminally underrated.

Politics

4 h. ago Life, death, God: The small film tackling the biggest questions

Kangaroo Island by husband-and-wife team Timothy David and Sally Gifford is a small but perfectly judged film about some Very Big Topics.

Events

17 h. ago After 15 years in the NRL, did we ever get to know the real Daly Cherry

One of the NRL’s most polarising figures gave us a rare into his private self on Wednesday – although he wasn’t answering the burning questions.

Politics

22 h. ago Is it a thriller, satire or nightmare? Eddington will keep you guessing

Director Ari Aster sends his kindred spirit Joaquin Phoenix on another odyssey through a divided America.

Politics

28 h. ago ‘Still stings’: Why Carey Mulligan is tapping into childhood heartbreak over Take That split

The Oscar-nominated star was only 10 when the boy band split – but the emotional memory has served her well for her new film The Ballad of Wallis Island.

Politics

28 h. ago China’s $1 billion ‘British’ town is as bonkers as it sounds

Starbucks is doing a decent trade, and there’s a familiar figure outside: Winston Churchill.

Economics

42 h. ago How Indian cinema’s ‘positive values’ are winning audiences across the world

The man known as the George Clooney of Indian film says his industry offers an antidote to the cynicism of Hollywood.

Politics

42 h. ago Five stars for this funny, sad and bonkers British thriller that breaks all the rules

Created by Charlotte Coben, daughter of bestselling author Harlan, Dead Hot is not what you might expect.

Politics

52 h. ago ‘It’s only right it should be polarising’: Ari Aster on his bonkers COVID film

With its depiction of a small town torn apart by COVID-era politics, Eddington was bound to get a response – and its director couldn’t be happier.

Politics

5 d. ago Perth’s big, beautiful movie studio is getting ready for its close

Perth Film Studios won’t be operational until next year, but an early look reveals it to be a world-class facility.

Politics

5 d. ago David Stratton’s colourful life: five stars for a revered figure in Australian film

The influence of the celebrated film critic and author went well beyond his gentle sparring with Margaret Pomeranz on SBS and ABC TV.

Politics

6 d. ago Imagine your house under water. This VR film takes us inside the flood

The World Came Flooding In brings three personal stories of climate calamity to life.

Events

7 d. ago Richard Burton was a star, but this biopic doesn’t capture his charisma

The film’s main flaw is the casting of an actor who never quite gets the famed Welshman’s distinctive voice right.

Politics

1 week ago You mightn’t know her yet, but actor Philippa Northeast is a star to watch

After a COVID career setback, the 30-year-old star of The Newsreader and Territory appears in a new ABC drama based on a Sally Hepworth bestseller.

Politics

1 week ago Star of troubled film The Deb claims Rebel Wilson defamed her

Charlotte McInnes, who has a lead role in The Deb, alleges Wilson damaged her reputation in a series of social media posts.

Politics

2 w. ago It’s almost possible to feel affection for this dud of a film. Almost.

In Red Sonja, there’s nothing that wasn’t done at least a hundred times better in George Miller’s Furiosa.

Politics

2 w. ago All the rage: The shocking new Rose Byrne film that tackles the mother load

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, the opening-night film at MIFF, will set tongues wagging with its depiction of female rage – which is just as its maker intended.

Events

2 w. ago MIFF made easy: 15 films that should be on your viewing list

Our movie experts select the highlights of this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival.

Politics

2 w. ago What to stream this week: The terrifying Alien TV series and five more picks

This week’s picks include the prequel to an iconic film franchise, the return of Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen and Carrie Coon’s The Gilded Age. 

Politics

2 w. ago Banned, controversial and a financial failure: A polarising film returns in a new form

Julia Holter will perform a score for the 1928 silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc as part of the Melbourne International Film Festival.

Events