About a boy, and more
The stunning generational drama Satellite Boy retains its cultural urgency.
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A little Halloween horror
Halloween-wise, it doesn’t get much better than a zombie comedy, and then there’s Blacula …
American dreamer
He married Marilyn Monroe and wrote two of America’s greatest plays. Fans of Arthur Miller have plenty to celebrate.
High achiever
To play twin towers tightrope walker Philippe Petit, actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt had to learn to walk a wire.
Is this the future?
Back to the Future made a lot of predictions about what life would be like in 2015. How many have come true?
One for the road
Climb inside author Matthew Reilly’s rattling, time-travelling DeLorean for a ride into Back to the Future’s awesomeness.
Netflix film aims for Oscar
A movie starring Idris Elba is set to help Netflix, armed with its 65 million subscribers, upend the movie industry.
Oddball catches Paper Planes
Australian family film Oddball is expected to pass Paper Planes as the third highest grossing local film of the year.
Bowled over by an Indian divorcee
Brett Lee’s always been an entertainer but needed coaching to become a star.
Games win consoles Warner after flops
It is a story as unlikely as a boy who can fly.
Gangland glamour
Film director Brian Helgeland reveals how Tom Hardy brought back to life the infamous Kray twins.
Showcase for Hardy’s genius
Tom Hardy’s turn as both Reggie and Ronnie Kray, the notorious London gangsters, is nothing short of brilliant.
Exceptional enterprise
In The Intern, Robert De Niro plays a retiree who lands a job in e-commerce but this is not a generation-gap film.
Play it again, Hugh
Hugh Grant’s twinkle-eyed stammer schtick gets yet another workout in The Rewrite. How long can he keep it up?
Twists, crimes and misdemeanours
Jake Gyllenhaal channels the young Robert De Niro in his go-for-broke performance in Nightcrawler.
Shades of noir
Ever wondered about Kim Hunter’s first screen role? There’s a chance to catch it late at night.
Film affair a labour of love
Staging the Iranian festival is tough, with little financial reward.
There’s space for greater things
Director Ridley Scott pays tribute to human ingenuity in The Martian.
A super vehicle for McCarthy
Melissa McCarthy’s comic attributes come across best when she’s allowed to pull back a notch.
Sandler’s strange, complex rom-com
Punch-Drunk Love is a profoundly strange romantic comedy and is arguably Sandler’s most complex and best work to date.
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