Haunting return to horror classic
Stanley Kubrick took his audience to extreme places in his horror classic The Shining. Doctor Sleep director Mike Flanagan is a little more even-handed in his exploration of the afterlife
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’Tis the season for schmaltz
Emilia Clarke’s out-sized smile and big-hearted klutziness are hugely appealing in this schmatzy festive fare — even when the humour doesn’t entirely hit the mark
Scorsese shows why he’s king of the mob movie
The Irishman is a compelling tale of power, loyalty, violence and betrayal set against the wider political backdrop of JFK’s election and assassination, and Attorney General Robert Kennedy’s attempts to bring many of the film’s key characters to justice.
Hamilton does heavy lifting in Terminator: Dark Fate
Arnie’s back but Linda Hamilton and her all-female posse do all the heavy lifting in Terminator: Dark Fate
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Why Brosnan will never play Bond again
PIERCE Brosnan played special agent 007 for seven years, but he says he’ll never do it again.
That’s Not Me makes a little go a long way
REVIEW: That’s Not Me is a well-crafted low-budget Australian comedy about an identical twin and her life in the shadow of a significant other (sibling!).
Mural of J-Law angers a whole suburb
IT LOOKS nice enough — a beautifully painted mural of a Hollywood superstar. But the locals of an inner city suburb in Sydney are spewing.
‘It’ clowns around for keeps (and creeps)
FIRST AUSTRALIAN REVIEW: ‘It’ takes the great Stephen King book and crams it full of heebies, jeebies and a sinister, child-abducting clown.
Star Wars franchise loses another director
WHAT on Earth is going on over in the Star Wars camp? The franchise has just lost another director in a very dramatic fashion.
First review – it’s as creepy as you hoped
THE first look at the film adapatation of Stephen King’s terrifying book confirms its sinister, child-abducting clown will scare the pants off you.
The Dinner is a lot of whine and dine
REVIEW: The Dinner has some very awkward conversations on the menu. The performances are tasty, but the story will lack flavour for some.
Patti Cake$ finds the big heart of hip-hop
REVIEW: Patti Cake$ is right up there with great hip-hop movies like 8 Mile and Hustle & Flow. And miraculously, it stars an Australian unknown!
Tommy’s Honour swings and misses
REVIEW: Tommy’s Honour is set in the wild, woolly and whiskery early days of Open Championship golf in 1870s Scotland.
Agency’s awkward JLaw mural blunder
AN AD agency has been forced into an embarrassing U-turn after plastering a Sydney wall with a huge mural of Jennifer Lawrence.
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