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Rebel Wilson’s film The Deb is mired in legal action – so what happened?
The Aussie film based on a stage musical premiered 10 months ago but is yet to land in cinemas.
- by Garry Maddox
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A bad thing happened to Eva Victor. What followed was very good indeed
The debut film Sorry, Baby set Hollywood abuzz with its nuanced approach to sexual assault.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Mark Hamill was ready to quit but his wife had other ideas
How do you get Superman director Tim Gunn, LA Lakers boss Jeanie Buss and the Ken-ergetic Ryan Gosling in the one room? All the news, and sneak peeks, from this year’s Comic-Con.
- by Michael Idato
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
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
★★★
Review
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
★★
Review
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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