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Oscars shock as lead actress contenders shut out of 2025 nominations
At the start of award season these three actresses led the race, but in a surprise twist all three have been shut out of this year’s Academy Awards.
- by Michael Idato
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At 13, I was desperately seeking something. Madonna on film was it
The mononymous megastar was just starting out when Desperately Seeking Susan gave wild girls everywhere a new heroine.
- by Simmone Howell
★★★★½
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Despite all the awards buzz, is The Brutalist actually any good?
In an industry which ranks familiarity as its favourite selling point how do you peddle a script so original that it defies comparison?
- by Sandra Hall
★★★★
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Timothee Chalamet ditches the cuteness and produces an electric Bob Dylan
A Complete Unknown is the actor’s most impressive performance to date: not merely an imitation of the young Dylan, but an interpretation of his body of work.
- by Jake Wilson
They were once works of art, but do movie posters matter any more?
Trailers and social media do so much to promote new releases, do we need posters still?
- by Garry Maddox
Florence Pugh’s new weepie remains upbeat as time takes its toll
In We Live in Time, Pugh and Andrew Garfield play a couple whose shared sense of the ridiculous proves robust enough to survive almost anything.
- by Sandra Hall
The Brutalist was the film to beat at the Oscars. Could AI get in the way?
This epic film starring Adrien Brody has been sold as a monument to human artistry. It’s now in damage control.
- by Nell Geraets
Hollywood can’t get enough of this Aussie star. Why is she overlooked at home?
The actor has scored roles opposite some of the biggest stars in Hollywood but flies under the radar in Australia.
- by Robert Moran
Has Nicole Kidman revived our appetite for risky on-screen sex?
With Babygirl sizzling into cinemas this month, the erotic thriller makes a lusty return.
- by John Bailey
‘It’s heartbreaking when your body turns against you’: The personal story that inspired Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man
When a close friend succumbed to motor neurone disease, Australian filmmaker Leigh Whannell channelled his grief into his latest movie.
- by Thomas Mitchell
I’ve met many famous directors, but I’ll never forget David Lynch
Behind the movies, painting and meditation, David Lynch was a gifted director whose work leaves us with more questions about ourselves than it answers.
- by Michael Idato
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