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★★★½
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It has an all-star cast, but Asteroid City is more style than substance
Despite Wes Anderson’s rich imagination, I couldn’t help looking back on simpler times when he was more interested in telling a story.
- by Sandra Hall
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Remember coronavirus? It stole this masterpiece from us
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar is the technicolour tropical joy we all missed out on.
- by Sarah Thomas
William Friedkin, director of The Exorcist and The French Connection, dies, 87
“There was no CGI then. There was no way to fake it. I just put the pedal to the metal, and we went 90 miles an hour in city traffic” the director said of creating one of cinemas most thrilling chase scenes.
- by Lindsey Bahr
‘Dehumanising’: Australian actor heartbroken over trans ban for Talk To Me
Actor Zoe Terakes, best known for Wentworth and Nine Perfect Strangers, has responded to the film’s banning in Kuwait.
- by Garry Maddox
Greta Lee’s career didn’t take a conventional path. But it did lead to her dream role
She’s best known for her work on Russian Doll, Girls and The Morning Show. But it’s her latest performance in the much-hyped film Past Lives that’s turning heads.
- by Robert Ito
Mark Margolis, scene stealer from Breaking Bad, dies at 83
The prolific actor, whose simmering air of menace as the fearsome former drug lord Hector Salamanca transformed the innocent ding of a bellhop bell into a harbinger of doom, has died.
- by Alex Williams
Actors slam Hollywood A-listers as shutdown drags on
Which productions have shut down, why are some actors still working, and why are some reality stars ‘lawyering up’?
- by Nell Geraets
What if Wes Anderson came to Melbourne? He’s already here, on TikTok
The city is reborn in colour-rich symmetry as locals mimic a “beautiful way of seeing”.
- by Jamie Tram
You know the iconic album covers, now meet the artists behind them
Is there still life left in album covers? A MIFF documentary traces their golden legacy.
- by Michael Dwyer
The Aussie twins taking the world by storm with ‘ouija board’ movie
Danny and Michael Philippou, aka RackaRacka, have long promised big things. With their debut feature, Talk To Me, the internet sensations have finally delivered.
- by Karl Quinn
Barbie breaks more records as it races towards $1 billion in box office earnings
Barbie has kept the doors open at smaller cinemas, where for some the last financial year was tougher than the previous two.
- by Garry Maddox