Cinema
★★★
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Michael Keaton returns to his Mr Mom roots in this old-fashioned slice of life
In Goodrich, he plays a gallery owner who must look after his nine-year-old twins when their mother leaves to go to rehab.
- by Jake Wilson
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★★★★
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Perfectly cast, Wicked is made bigger and better on screen
Director Jon M. Chu has taken a successfully radical approach to the beloved Broadway musical, smoothing out the kinks in the narrative.
- by Sandra Hall
★★★½
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Confused? That seems to be the whole point of this movie
The plot is familiar in Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point, but it comes with a subtle twist.
- by Jake Wilson
★★★
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Mescal is the star of Gladiator II, but Denzel Washington steals the show
As the gladiator Lucius, Paul Mescal wisely doesn’t try to emulate Russell Crowe’s swagger in the original film.
- by Jake Wilson
Lights, camera, no ads: How going to the movies could change
They’ve long been a fixture of going to the cinema, but could pre-show ads be on the cutting room floor?
- by Penry Buckley
★★
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The Rock’s Christmas comedy is neither naughty nor nice
As seasonal cash-grabs go, Red One is relatively benign – and it never transcends its status as a family-friendly product.
- by Jake Wilson
Paul Mescal on the ‘insane’ Gladiator II and Saoirse Ronan’s comment
The Irish actor is in his blockbuster era as he takes on the title role in Ridley Scott’s sequel to the Oscar-winning hit.
- by Louise Rugendyke
★★★½
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Australian comedy Audrey goes to dark, dark places in its hunt for laughs
Jackie van Beek plays a former Logie winner who pretends to be her teenage daughter in a black comedy that counts Muriel’s Wedding as a spiritual predecessor.
- by Craig Mathieson
Watch: Wicked stars tell us about filming the most difficult scenes
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Ervio discuss Wicked's political message and why the musical isn’t just for ‘little girls’.
★★
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Saturday Night Live’s origin story gets lost in the nostalgia
Director Jason Reitman’s fanfic is crammed with characters and subplots, yet it is too micromanaged to convey any real feeling of anarchy.
- by Jake Wilson
Australians love a laugh, so why aren’t we making more comedies?
Decades after Babe, The Castle and Muriel’s Wedding became hits, the head of the country’s screen producers’ association has declared we should be making more funny films.
- by Garry Maddox
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