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Elle Fanning is unbreakable in the dystopian new Predator film
After starting out as a nightmare, Predator: Badlands morphs into a comic fairy tale about learning to reject the lessons of your upbringing.
- by Jake Wilson
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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, ‘to return to acting’ in new film
The Duchess of Sussex has reportedly returned to acting after an eight-year hiatus, appearing in a film alongside Lily Collins and Brie Larson.
- by Gwyn Wright
Don’t let the name put you off, Fwends is poignant and real
This tiny budget debut feature film by Melbourne-based Sophie Somerville punches above its weight.
- by Jake Wilson
Jennifer Lawrence incendiary in this tale of motherhood and depression
Also starring Robert Pattinson, Nick Nolte and Sissy Spacek, Die, My Love tracks a woman struggling with the demands of marriage
- by Sandra Hall
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Treading a perilous line between science and shamanism
Edge of Life is a documentary probably best left to the true believers.
- by Jake Wilson
The air above his beloved country killed him. His story will break your heart
A new film documents the final days of Banjima elder Maitland Parker, a victim of Australia’s most contaminated site.
- by Gabriella Coslovich
Frankenstein’s monster: Ugly, cute or just plain Elordi?
It took up to 10 hours a day to transform the Hollywood heartthrob into a “newborn” Creature.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
Diane Ladd, triple Oscar nominee and mother of Laura Dern, dies at 89
The actress starred in a number of films with her daughter, and both were nominated for Oscars for one of them, Rambling Rose.
- by Lindsay Bahr
Elisabeth Moss’ new body horror movie proves enough is enough
Co-starring Kate Hudson and set in the beauty business, Shell swings between funny and mildly disgusting.
- by Sandra Hall
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Turns out, the best antidote to anxiety is a horror film
It may seem counterintuitive to deal with stress by making yourself more stressed. But box office data, and studies, suggest the cure for fear is the poison itself.
- by Nell Geraets and Pablo Barnes
After more than 20 years of frustrated plans, Sydney will finally get a cinematheque
Two decades after George Miller supported a proposal for a centre for screenings and talks at the MCA, the Art Gallery of NSW is launching Sydney Cinematheque.
- by Garry Maddox