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Stephen Fry and Lena Dunham lack spark in Holocaust survivor tale
German director Julia von Heinz’s Treasure is an adaptation of Too Many Men, Lily Brett’s highly regarded novel about a daughter who travels to Poland with her father, a Holocaust-survivor
- by Sandra Hall
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Niche sports get their time in the Olympic spotlight
Broadcasters Adam Papalia and Caroline Buchanan will be bringing sports such as judo and BMX cycling to the widest possible audience.
- by Nicole Elphick
Sister Act to Julia to Gilgamesh: Your mid-year guide to Sydney shows
With epics, toe-tappers, classics and fresh imaginings of every size and flavour, Sydney’s stages are bursting with entertainment
- by Lenny Ann Low
Psycho star’s son directs Nicolas Cage in this creepy new horror movie
Director Osgood Perkins, the son of the star of Psycho, mixes familiar scary elements in Longlegs, but adds something extra.
- by Jake Wilson
In crime fiction, where there’s Smoke there’s always fire
Former journo Michael Brissenden has written a cracking novel set in the aftermath of a Californian wildfire.
- by Sue Turnbull
With grief still raw, Stephen Curry looks into family tragedy
In the latest Australian series of Who Do You Think You Are – which also features Pat Rafter and Miranda Otto – the actor learns more about his recently deceased father’s family.
- by Bridget McManus
★★★½
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Drive My Car director changes gear with this slow-building forest tale
Oscar nominee Ryusuke Hamaguchi has made an intriguing film, but is it a gently satirical comedy of urban and rural manners, an eco-philosophical fable or something else?
- by Jake Wilson
★★
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Tennis provides background noise in Zendaya’s pointless love triangle
Director Luca Guadagnino does everything he can to distract you from the game in this fast-paced, time-tripping drama.
- by Sandra Hall
★★
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Oscar wouldn’t be Wilde about new animated adaptation
This latest incarnation of Oscar Wilde’s The Canterville Ghost, featuring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, may not have thrilled the writer.
- by Jake Wilson
The Strip is a compelling walk on the dark side
Iain Ryan’s hard-boiled novel about police corruption and murder is dotted with flashes of bleak humour and humanity.
- by Sue Turnbull
★★★
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Watching Nicolas Cage being boring is strangely entertaining
In Dream Scenario, the Hollywood living legend plays a geeky academic who suddenly becomes famous when he starts turning up in other people’s dreams.
- by Jake Wilson
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