Culture
Movies
★★★
Review
Michael Keaton returns to his Mr Mom roots in this old-fashioned slice of life
In Goodrich, he plays a gallery owner who must look after his nine-year-old twins when their mother leaves to go to rehab.
- by Jake Wilson
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★★★★
Review
Perfectly cast, Wicked is made bigger and better on screen
Director Jon M. Chu has taken a successfully radical approach to the beloved Broadway musical, smoothing out the kinks in the narrative.
- by Sandra Hall
How we turned an ‘unadaptable’ story into a blockbuster film
After a conversation with my friend more than 20 years ago, The Return is finally in cinemas.
- by John Collee
★★★½
Review
Two friends from across the divide try to make sense of the horrors in the West Bank
No Other Land, which won best documentary and an audience award at the Berlin Film Festival, was made by a collective of Israeli and Palestinian activists.
- by Garry Maddox
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Opinion
Pop culture
I’m glad Mark Darcy is dead, and I hope Hugh Grant murdered him
Bridget Jones fans are furious after a preview for the new film revealed her long-time love interest is dead. But I couldn’t be happier.
- by Meg Watson
★★★½
Review
Confused? That seems to be the whole point of this movie
The plot is familiar in Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point, but it comes with a subtle twist.
- by Jake Wilson
Saoirse Ronan was happy to make men squirm but one thing still terrifies her
At 30, the 21-year film veteran sparked a global discussion about violence against women without the usual backlash.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
New doco pulls Mozart’s talented sister from obscurity
A new documentary by an Australian filmmaker explores Maria Anna Mozart’s immense talent and how it was gradually obscured over time.
- by Nell Geraets
★★★
Review
Mescal is the star of Gladiator II, but Denzel Washington steals the show
As the gladiator Lucius, Paul Mescal wisely doesn’t try to emulate Russell Crowe’s swagger in the original film.
- by Jake Wilson
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