Cinema
The woman who mistook a stranger for her dad, and made a film about it
Tracie Laymon ‘liked’ her estranged father on Facebook, and he liked her back. Except it wasn’t her dad. But relax: this story has a happy ending.
- Karl Quinn
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The classic Australian railway film that took its cameraman to a Hollywood career
Made in 1974, A Steam Train Passes celebrates a bygone era. Now it has been remastered in high-definition 4K.
- Garry Maddox
What can this thriller about a secret hidden in a barn teach us about ourselves?
Low-budget thriller In Vitro raises interesting questions – but ultimately doesn’t answer enough of them.
- Sandra Hall
If this film is too successful, it could destroy the very thing it’s documenting
Gentle documentary, The Cats of Gokogu Shrine, invites us into a quiet world populated by stray cats.
- Jake Wilson
Rami Malek wanted Daniel Craig’s body. Turns out he didn’t need it
Having decided that Bond-style workouts weren’t for him, the Oscar winner opted for a new kind of action hero - the lethal geek.
- Richard Jinman
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‘Very tough’: The biggest challenge facing Australian star in new Kiwi movie
Ed Oxenbould and singer-songwriter Benee star in the New Zealand film Head South, a charmer about a Christchurch teenager with musical ambitions in post-punk 1979.
- Garry Maddox
He’s had a hand in over 40 features. But this critic-turned-filmmaker remains a mystery
Since the ’70s, Pascal Bonitzer has worked with icons such as Jacques Rivette, Chantal Akerman and Paul Verhoeven.
- Jake Wilson
One-take wonders: How this filming technique creates exceptional TV
Viewers have been rightly impressed by the single-shot episodes of Adolescence. But there have been many forerunners.
- Karl Quinn
Disney’s Snow White is mired in controversy. But does it pass the kid test?
I took my children, aged four and eight, to a preview screening of the seemingly cursed remake. They are the target audience, aren’t they?
- Nicole Elphick
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