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Steven Soderbergh injects new life into the haunted house mystery
In Presence, the director pairs the supernatural with the modern problem of social media driving young people to engage extreme in acts of humiliation and bullying.
- by Sandra Hall
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Based on a real story, this claustrophobic thriller could hardly be more timely
Set almost entirely in a broadcast centre, September 5 revisits the terror attack on Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics and how one news crew covered it.
- by Karl Quinn
‘It had to be addressed’: Anthony Mackie on Captain America and racism
The significance of a Black Captain America is huge, but not everyone is delighted with Marvel’s latest direction.
- by Karl Quinn
Best Aussie actor nod? No face required
Meet the man behind the chimp who stole our hearts in the Robbie Williams biopic, Better Man.
- by Garry Maddox
Pamela Anderson had a secret. Revealing it has blown our minds
The Last Showgirl changed everything for the former Baywatch star, but the emotions she brought to it had been building for years.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Another Bridget Jones? Rom-com sequels are an abomination
They are antithetical to the very genre that birthed them.
- by Jenna Guillaume
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Daniel Craig as a drunken letch couldn’t be less like James Bond in this steamy movie
The former 007 star plays against type in this adaptation of a William S. Burroughs novella.
- by Sandra Hall
Judge warns Baldoni, Lively lawyers in It Ends With Us dispute
In the first court hearing of the high-profile celebrity feud, lawyers for the two actors have traded barbs.
- by Luc Cohen
Led Zeppelin never wanted an official documentary – until now
The iconic band are finally telling their electric origin story, offering a peek behind the curtain, as director Bernard MacMahon reveals.
- by Michael Dwyer
Making sense of the Blake Lively v Justin Baldoni case
Rumour and disinformation surrounds the high-profile clash between the stars of It Ends With Us, with Blake Lively claiming she and others on set were sexually harassed, while Justin Baldoni - who also directed and co-produced the film - issuing a counterclaim against her and husband Ryan Reynolds.
Film puts us in the room as Munich’s ‘Happy Games’ turned to horror
September 5 stars Peter Sarsgaard as a veteran sports broadcaster confronting a hostage crisis at the 1972 Olympics.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
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