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Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine star in “I Saw the TV Glow. ”Photograph courtesy A24

Jane Schoenbrun on their gut-punch trans horror

“Growing up, the art I cared for was the primary emotional relationship in my life,” says the director of I Saw the TV Glow, a coming-of-age story about two dysphoric teens searching for identity through the screen.

★★★★½Review
Jai Courtney, Celeste Barber, Jack Thompson and Deborah Mailman star in the adaptation of Craig Silvey’s bestselling Runt,which is set to make its world premiere at the 2024 Melbourne International Film Festival.

This feel-good tale is the pick of the litter

This is a wonderful, uplifting film based on a big-hearted novel by one of Australia’s most gifted writers. It’s about love, friendship, kindness, pride and hope. Make sure you stay for the end credits.

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John Malkovich in Mr Blake at Your Service!

Very good, madame

The charming French comedy Mr Blake at Your Service! is a genteel version of John Landis’s 1983 box-office hit Trading Places.

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