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Emma Thompson stars in Down Cemetery Road.

Yes, she’s great in Love Actually. But Emma Thompson has only gotten better since

From that heartbreaking Joni Mitchell moment to her sass and swagger in Down Cemetery Road, the British actress is always compelling.

  • Debi Enker

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The December 14 Edition

In the cover story of our final edition for 2025, actor Teresa Palmer talks about life as a mother of six, and why she’s drawn to dark, gritty roles.

Bill Nighy as Billy Mack and friends in Love Actually.

Of all the dodgy behaviour in Love Actually, one character is the worst. And it’s not who you think

With the behaviour of some of its male characters looking worse every year, we asked two Culture writers to debate who is now the dodgiest.

  • Chris Hook and Garry Maddox
Alicia Silverstone as Kate and Oliver Hudson as Everett in Netflix’s A Merry Little Ex-Mas.

The Christmas romcom is broken – please fix it

Once a cosy seasonal escape, holiday romances have become overstuffed and undercooked.

  • Jenna Guillaume
Taylor Swift stunned the world with the Eras Tour. Now, she’s showing us exactly how she made it happen.

The Taylor Swift docuseries just landed. Here are five things we learnt

The question on most Swifties’ minds after seeing the Eras Tour was: how on earth did she pull that off? Now we finally know.

  • Nell Geraets
Best TV of 2025: Better than Sex; Optics; Adolescence; The Newsreader; Such Brave Girls; The Studio; and The Pitt.

TV year in review: The 25 best shows of 2025

This was a huge year for TV, with some of the best shows coming out of the blue. Do you agree with our critics?

  • Craig Mathieson, Meg Watson, Louise Rugendyke, Karl Quinn, Kylie Northover and Debi Enker
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Pets on a Train: Trapped on a runaway express.

Movies to watch this week: Family fun, Jamie Lee Curtis gets political, festive horror and a Japanese hit

Welcome to our weekly wrap of what’s new in cinemas this week.

  • Sandra Hall and Jake Wilson
Johnson Wen was booted from Lady Gaga’s concert before it even began.

Serial pest booted from Lady Gaga’s Brisbane show before it begins

Security moved quickly to intercept the Australian man, who invaded the red carpet and grabbed Ariana Grande at a premiere of Wicked: For Good last month.

  • Chris Hook
Coco Beeby, winner of Big Brother 2025.

‘This is for the future of my kids’: The single mum who just won Big Brother

After a short season, the rebooted reality show has crowned a winner: a surfy, 30-year-old mother of three from Tweed Heads.

  • Jared Richards
Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong), Roman Roy (Kieran Culkin) and Shiv Roy (Sarah Snook) in Succession.

Succession supercharged their careers. But who’s done the best work since?

Actors from this hit show have since enjoyed an Oscar, Tony Awards and a Netflix sensation. Let’s rank their post-Succession hits.

  • Craig Mathieson

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