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Josh O’Connor (left) and Daniel Craig in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.

Holidaying at home? Here are the best new movies to stream

Some of these titles are well known, some are not. All are worth your consideration (even the laughably bad one).

  • Craig Mathieson

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Spike Lee at premiere of Highest 2 Lowest

How a single phone call led to Spike Lee and Denzel Washington’s fifth film

Lee committed to his newest project, Highest 2 Lowest, before he’d even read the script.

  • Stephanie Bunbury
Spike Lee and Bruce Beresford.

‘He’s a pain in the bum’: Bruce Beresford lets fly at Spike Lee’s sour grapes

The Australian Academy Award-nominated director doesn’t think much of those who complain when their films miss out on an Oscar.

  • Helen Pitt
Spike Lee’s new documentary series focuses on New York City through two of the city’s most significant periods.

‘I got questions’: Spike Lee entertains 9/11 conspiracy theories in new doco

Reintroducing Spike Lee: legendary filmmaker, veteran actor, powerful producer, Oscar-winning screenwriter and – September 11 conspiracy theorist?

  • Christi Carras
Model Bella Hadid arrives at the premiere of the film Annette.

Glitz and glamour as Cannes returns - just don’t forget to spit into the tube

There are no shortage of war stories that bear testimony to the collective determination to get back in the swing.

  • Stephanie Bunbury
The Dry, starring Eric Bana, hinges on the contrast between two kinds of Australian summer.

From The Dry to Body Heat: movies that make us hot under the collar

Hot weather, in cinema, is never just hot weather: it’s a whole climate, an emotional and visual tonality, a vibe.

  • Jake Wilson
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David Byrne, left, and Spike Lee

There is nothing ironic about David Byrne's American Utopia

David Byrne says in Spike Lee's film of his album-turned-concert-turned-Broadway show he is genuinely asking how can we make things better.

  • Karl Quinn
David Byrne, foreground, in a scene from American Utopia.

American Utopia is so good I wanted to turn around and watch it all over again

Could one-time Talking Heads frontman David Byrne and director Spike Lee produce anything as good as seminal music doco Stop Making Sense?

  • Paul Byrnes
Spike Lee's episode of Dear... on Apple TV+ is immediately captivating.

Look past the schmaltz in this new show – then you'll find the substance

Dear... is presented in a style reminiscent of an expensive corporate video, but the episode on filmmaker Spike Lee is immediately captivating.

  • Brad Newsome
Spike Lee in Sydney last year.

Spike Lee in tumultuous times: 'I'm built for this'

The fire in Spike Lee's belly continues to burn as brightly as ever.

  • Ann Hornaday