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

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From Francis Ford Coppola’s extravagant folly to a movie about Bigfoot and the premiere of Adam Elliot’s new animation, here are our top MIFF picks.

The journalist and former federal senator on why he loves commitment, what he saw when he “died” and ageism in politics.

First comes the deportation, then comes the dramatic retelling.

It’s abundantly clear the film is being pitched at an international audience, but the slapstick is seasoned with some dryly laconic jokes.

Fifty years ago, “pretty little blue-eyed blonde” Jacki Weaver was preparing for her newest role - as a grunting, tuba-playing grandmother.

From Dame Helen Mirren to Jacki Weaver, septuagenarian women are increasingly at the top of their game when it comes to career, style and confidence.

It won a major prize at Sundance and launched the careers of several of its stars in the US. A decade on, its legacy remains strong.

From superhero mums, to scary mums and haunted mums, plus mums who just want to have fun: we have your Mother's Day movie marathon sorted.

The second season of Stan's homegrown supernatural fable takes the story in surprising new directions.