Movies set in Mexico to stream right now
WITH the new Joel Edgerton thriller Gringo making the most of its Mexican setting, here are five movies to stream set “south of the border”.
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What to stream this week
THE royal wedding might be over but that doesn’t mean you can’t indulge in another Markle love story this weekend. Leigh Paatsch rates the best new shows to stream on Netflix, Stan and Foxtel Now.
Solo: Star Wars story with less Force, more fun
AS it opens this week in Australia this is all you need to know about Solo: A Star Wars Story. This is not a big-time Star Wars movie. It is a goodtime Star Wars movie.
A movie you can leave on the shelf
NEW film The Bookshop is a dozy adaptation of the 1978 novel of the same name. Feel free to leave this one on the shelf, says Leigh Paatsch.
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Rom hard to love, Com hard to find
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Eccentric heroes deliver full-on fun
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We need more Australian films like this
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Keep that frown upside down: D’movie is d’pits
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