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Movies
Arthouse director Jim Jarmusch sums up most things with this three-word catchphrase
If Jim Jarmusch can be said to have anything as brazenly branded as a catchphrase, it would have to be this.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
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Pixar’s wildly entertaining return plus other new movies to watch this week
Welcome to our weekly wrap of what’s new in cinemas.
- by Jake Wilson and Sandra Hall
‘The real deal’: Aussie performer Catherine Laga’aia dazzles in new Moana trailer
The 19-year-old is making her movie debut in the live action remake of Disney’s much loved animation.
- by Michael Idato
The rise of dark romance and why we can’t get enough of beastly desire
The recent appetite for creature features reflects our long-held fascination with monstrous love.
- by Guy Webster
Barry Keoghan: Abuse about my appearance is so bad I don’t leave home
The Irish actor deactivated his Instagram account in 2024 – now he has explained why.
- by Felix Pope
Opinion
Philosophy
I could weep every time I hear this brilliant woman speak. She’s so true and wise
Chloé Zhao is now one of the world’s top film directors. But she is also both exceptional and relatable, with a gleaming poetic energy, and I hope we hear more from her.
- by Julia Baird
The Oscars are over. Here are the 12 big movies we can’t wait to see next
Family franchise sequels, buzzy horror counter-programming, stars getting their arthouse groove on, and blockbusters expected to gross $1 billion are all on the schedule.
- by Craig Mathieson
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Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor, dies at 86
Chuck Norris, the martial arts grandmaster and action star whose roles in “Walker, Texas Ranger” and other television shows and movies made him an iconic tough guy, died suddenly, his family announced.
‘Our experiences are horror’: Why Aussie women make killer psychological horror movies
A new Australian horror movie has landed – and, like many of the hit local horrors before it, the film was brought to life by a team of women.
- by Nell Geraets
Val Kilmer died a year ago. Now he is returning for one last movie
The decision to include a version of the late actor in a film marks one of the boldest uses yet of artificial intelligence in movie-making.
- by Jake Coyle
Redeem one of 20 family passes to The Magic Faraway Tree premiere*
Adapted from the beloved The Faraway Tree series of novels for children, The Magic Faraway Tree follows Polly and Tim and their children Beth, Joe and Fran – a modern family who find themselves forced to relocate to the remote English countryside.