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From top left: Eric Bana in The Dry; Kitty Flanagan in Fisk; Madeleine Sami, Kate Box and Nina Oyama in Deadloch; Aaron Pedersen in Mystery Road; and Scott Ryan in Mr Inbetween.

Tell ’em you’re streaming: 20 Australian TV shows and movies to watch this long weekend

From romcoms to thrillers and, yes, The Castle, these home-grown screen heroes will keep you watching this long weekend.

  • Craig Mathieson

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Pedro Pascal as The Mandalorian.

Disney banks on sequels as Star Wars, Marvel, Frozen franchises expand

Baby Yoda is heading to the big screen and Disney has confirmed a third – and a fourth – Frozen film, among other reveals at the studio’s D23 convention.

  • Michael Idato

‘It was never going to be a problem for me’: Juliette Binoche on acting with her ex

In The Taste of Things, the French star’s former partner Benoît Magimel appears as a renowned 19th-century gourmet. She plays his live-in cook and sometime paramour.

  • Robbie Collin
Ben Mendelsohn star as French fashion designer Christian Dior in The New Look.

‘I learned on the job’: Ben Mendelsohn’s new look

The Australian actor delivers another luminous performance in his role as fashion designer Christian Dior.

  • Michael Idato
Ben Mendelsohn star as French fashion designer Christian Dior in The New Look.

Don’t know what to watch in 2024? You can trust our TV critic’s top picks

From Ben Mendelsohn as Christian Dior to Kate Winslet as a dictator, plus new Star Wars, Walking Dead and Fisk, there’s a lot of TV to get excited about this year. Here’s a taste...

  • Craig Mathieson
Sophia Wright-Mendelsohn as Kate in Stan show Year Of.

‘Unnervingly good’: Thank goodness this Mendelsohn didn’t listen to dad

Of all the young faces in the new high school drama Year Of, one stands out. And it’s not just because of her surname.

  • Louise Rugendyke
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Romper Stomper, left, and Strictly Ballroom reflect a time of massive change in Australia.

How Strictly Ballroom and Romper Stomper changed us forever

Thirty years ago, the debut features by Baz Luhrmann and Geoffrey Wright captured two very different visions of Australia in flux.

  • Tom Ryan
Peter Dinklage stars as the love-lorn Cyrano. It is the third time he has played the role.

Is Cyrano a catfisher or literary superhero? ‘It’s not a blame game,’ says Peter Dinklage

The Game of Thrones star tackles the lovelorn letter writer Cyrano de Bergerac for the third time in this musical adaptation of the classic story.

  • Craig Mathieson
Lady Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani in House of Gucci.

The Oscars race is heating up. Here are 17 possible contenders for best picture

Halfway through an already unpredictable award season, Oscar’s leading contenders are still fighting to race ahead of the pack.

  • Michael Idato
Ben Mendelsohn with Claudia Karvan in Nadia Tass’ The Big Steal.

The lost years: where have Australia’s film classics gone?

These days it’s far easier to stream a Hollywood film from the 1990s than an Australian one. Jurassic Park is available, but not Strictly Ballroom.

  • Craig Mathieson

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