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Hollywood loves a creepy fan, but this pop star just got very unlucky
The cringe-inducing Lurker updates an age-old obsession for the social-media age.
- by Michael Dwyer
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Killer kombucha and possessed vacuums: The weirdest films at MIFF this year
Film festivals may lure you in with buzzy prestige pictures, but it’s often their strangest titles that make you stay.
- by Nell Geraets
We know how the mushroom trial ended. In this film, we can’t be sure
An elderly mushroom forager poisons her daughter in Francois Ozon’s When Fall Is Coming. Audiences can make up their own minds about whether she meant to do it.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
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Bob Odenkirk stars in cult classic as The Room Returns! – to Sydney
It’s considered one of the worst films ever made. And thanks to a raucous tradition at a heritage-listed cinema, the tribute retelling is coming to Australia.
- by Bella Ann Sanchez
★★★
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Blunt and charming, this French film about cheese-making is filled with pride
Holy Cow balances familiar grit with an equally familiar feelgood formula – but there are some more surprising elements.
- by Jake Wilson
Kristen Stewart was warned not to make this film. She almost blew it
Screaming matches, hernias and a binned script came close to sinking The Chronology of Water. Then came the glowing reviews.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Why real-life couple Dave Franco and Alison Brie just had to do Together, together
There’s a lot more to this comedic Aussie body horror than a massive sale at Sundance and an ugly plagiarism lawsuit.
- by Karl Quinn
★★
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Helena Bonham Carter and Pierce Brosnan can’t save this clanger of a film
In spirit, Four Letters of Love is a very slightly elevated Hallmark movie. But that’s not the biggest problem.
- by Jake Wilson
★★★★
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The Fantastic Four’s real superpower is bringing the fun back to Marvel
Starring Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby, this retro resuscitation is a welcome return to Marvel’s once familiar tongue-in-cheek tone.
- by Sandra Hall
Why School of Rock director Richard Linklater is obsessed with new wave cinema
The US filmmaker who also gave us Before Midnight and Slacker looks at a key moment in cinematic history in his latest project.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Ignore the reviews, this cult classic reboot is so much fun
It was definitely worth Jennifer Love Hewitt coming out of retirement.
- by Robert Moran
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