Culture
Movies
It’s been a terrible year for cinema, but one genre is holding strong
Why are these smaller-scale movies attracting decent audiences while major studio films flop?
- by Nell Geraets
Latest
★★★★
Review
The Watchers is proof Ishana Night Shyamalan has her father’s talent
Starring Dakota Fanning, this supernatural horror shows Ishana has inherited a taste for tinkering with the unseen and incomprehensible.
- by Sandra Hall
This film could have fixed Hollywood’s box office crisis. Here’s why it won’t
A top-tier director, an A-list star, a blend of action, comedy and romance, and critical acclaim. So why won’t Hit Man pack out cinemas?
- by Nell Geraets
Fifty years after Jaws we finally have a shark movie that’s almost as good
A shark in Paris’ Seine? A stubborn mayor who refuses to acknowledge the problem? Sign me up.
- by Nell Geraets
★★
Review
Will Smith is back – and yes, Bad Boys jokes about that slap
The banter between the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence remains the only drawcard in Bad Boys: Ride or Die.
- by Jake Wilson
Why I can’t stop thinking about Chris Hemsworth’s latest movie role
The joke is on us, the Hollywood star has been a serious actor all along.
- by Mali Waugh
Will Furiosa’s box-office struggles mean the end of Mad Max?
George Miller’s latest film has struggled for a second weekend in cinemas around the world. What does it mean for the future of the franchise?
- by Garry Maddox
If you think kids’ films suddenly suck, this is why
Most major studios are opting for less original and juvenile titles, as they struggle to attract the entire family.
- by Nell Geraets
Charmian Clift, ‘radicalising force’ for feminism, finally gets to shine
A new documentary shows the Australian writer as a glamorous rebel and unrecognised collaborator on George Johnston’s novel My Brother Jack.
- by Garry Maddox
Bridgerton star tipped for Aussie shark film from Succession producers
English actress Phoebe Dynevor, one of the stars of season one of Bridgerton, is set to star in a Hollywood thriller to be filmed in Melbourne.
- by Karl Quinn
Why romcoms are the only thing we’re going to be watching this year
From Anne Hathaway to Nicole Kidman and Ryan Gosling: your favourite long-suffering genre is getting a big injection of star power.
- by Meg Watson