Why evil is the new black in movies
It is a sign of the political times that anti-heroes and villains are ruling the big screen
New Movies
The new Joker: The 5-star villan you must not miss
Joaquin Phoenix’s visceral, provocative and disturbingly empathetic performance bends the Joker into an unfamiliar new shape in this origin story.
Revealing scene movie star dreaded
She’s a multi-award-winning actor whose taken on demanding challenges. But this scene in her new movie had her terrified.
Joker star studied crazed laughter for months
After Phoenix landed the part in the Batman spin-off, he threw himself into it, spending eight months studying personality disorders.
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Schumer’s movie an incoherent let-down
SNATCHED is the first movie Goldie Hawn has appeared in 15 years and Amy Schumer’s follow-up to Trainwreck. So, it’s a double disappointment.
Alien sequel an exercise in deja vu
RIDLEY Scott had a big task: Make amends for the confusing mess that was Prometheus. His approach? Go back to what he knows works.
‘I was banged around a little bit’
ALIEN: Convenant star Katherine Waterson is tougher than she looks. The theatre-trained actorsurprised even herself on location in Sydney.
Surfing doco goes beyond the cliches
REVIEW: Veteran filmmaker Taylor Steele’s unorthodox yet alluring Proximity looks beyond the usual surfing documentary cliches.
Warts and all of an amazing artist
REVIEW: Whiteley is an exemplary documentary that chronicles the extraordinary life, times and art of the late Australian painter.
Ledger doco’s a missed opportunity
REVIEW: I Am Heath Ledger is an affectionate celebration of a great talent, but it drops the ball when it comes to his mysterious and tragic demise.
Even Aquaman needs a night off
JASON Momoa, the star of DC Comics blockbuster Aquaman, has been spotted out and about in Brisbane.
An alt-musical that is on song
SEX, religion and eyeliner — homegrown teen romance Emo the Musical addresses all the important life questions with catchy lyrics.
A rare film that ticks all the boxes
COMEDIAN-turned-director Jordan Peele skewers middle-class racists in wildly entertaining, shockingly funny horror debut, Get Out.
Ledger doco a missed opportunity
IT COULD have set the record straight around the actor’s mysterious death — instead I Am Heath Ledger falls short of expectations, says LEIGH PAATSCH.
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