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Oscars 2020: who should win and who will win
The world once again stops to wonder which celebrity will pocket a glorious golden statuette.
20 Jan
Sarah Ward
Sarah Ward is a Brisbane-based film critic who contributes to a range of publications including Arts Hub and Screen Daily
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The best straight-to-streaming films of 2019
Some of the best films of 2019 never made it into cinemas.
03 Jan
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Boxing Day movie guide: the best, worst and everything in between
Your jam packed guide includes our take on Cats, Jojo Rabbit, Jumanji: The Next Level & more.
26 Dec
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Oscar Isaac’s 10 best roles, from Star Wars to Inside Llewyn Davis
Ten years ago few people had heard of Oscar Isaac. Now he’s everywhere.
20 Dec
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The Two Popes is a superbly acted addition to film and TV’s pope-naissance
Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce are as duelling popes? Yes please.
10 Dec
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The adorable Koko: A Red Dog Story is a pawfect film for canine lovers
Koko is a national treasure who came to fame for playing a national treasure.
09 Dec
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Modern Love reaches for profound, but settles for pleasant enough
The audio equivalent of a slow, patient ballad rather than catchy pop tune
04 Dec
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The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is an absurdist comedy gem
This absurdist gem is the epitomie of all-ages entertainment.
28 Nov
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Paul Rudd’s best roles, from wooing Juliet to hanging out with Ron Burgundy
Nobody lights up the screen with nice guy charm quite like Paul Rudd.
30 Oct
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Pain and Glory serves up cinematic perfection from a stunning trio of talent
Pedro Almodóvar + Antonio Banderas + Penelope Cruz = match made in heaven
28 Oct
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Judy gives the world the perfect chance to re-discover Judy Garland’s genius
We explore this unforgettable star’s enduring legacy.
07 Oct
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The most inspiring female characters in Australian film
Australian cinema features many inspiring women in all shapes, forms and guises.
28 Sep
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From Alien to Gravity and beyond, here are the greatest space movies
The release of Ad Astra made us wonder: what are the greatest space movies ever made?
23 Sep
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Dora and the Lost City of Gold is inventive, amusing and hallucinatory
Part children’s entertainment, part Indiana Jones and part Tomb Raider. Sweet!
18 Sep
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From the origins of Alien to the history of rom-coms, here are six new films about films
Films that delve into other delvers are catnip for cinephiles.
13 Sep
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Why Mindhunter is a perfect example of David Fincher’s obsessive excellence
It’s the perfect show for the great director David Fincher.
03 Sep
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Leonardo DiCaprio’s greatest performances, from Romeo to Rick Dalton
Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the world’s biggest acting stars for a reason: he’s damn good at his job.
20 Aug
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The 10 best horror directors of the past decade, from Jordan Peele to Jennifer Kent
The last decade has seen an influx of fascinating new voices in horror cinema.
12 Aug
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60 years ago, Alfred Hitchcock delivered one of cinema’s perfect scenes in North by Northwest
The famous crop-dusting scene in North by Northwest is one of cinema’s greatest sequences.
02 Aug
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Apocalypse Now: Final Cut is Francis Ford Coppola’s true war movie masterpiece
The final version of this Vietnam War classic is a bona fide masterpiece.
30 Jul
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‘I didn’t want to do a cartoon.’ Hans Zimmer on composing The Lion King
We sit down with the legendary Hollywood composer, who wasn’t keen to work on the original Lion King.
24 Jul
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