Film review: Girl at the Window

Radha Mitchell and Ella Newton headline this Australian thriller that, for better or worse, mimics the “schlocky” style of 90s direct-to-VHS charm. Unfortunately, it takes…

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Film review: Nope

After unpacking the trauma of systemic racism and gentrification, Jordan Peele sets his sights on our destructive relationship with entertainment. While masterfully directed, as a…

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Film review: Juniper (with ticket giveaway)

An experienced performance by Charlotte Rampling carries this uncomplicated New Zealand drama about growing up and growing old.

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Film review: The Forgiven

Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain star in this bleak noir Morocco-set drama about rich white privilege in third-world countries. Despite sharp writing and intense performances,…

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Your guide to the Miles Franklin 2022 shortlist

This year’s Miles Franklin shortlist is lyrical in voice, complex in form, and perhaps a little more hopeful than usual.

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Film review: Where The Crawdads Sing

An always reliable David Strathairn can’t save the long-awaited adaptation of the best-selling novel from failing to recreate the tension and atmosphere of the book…

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Book review: Discretion in Criminal Justice

Cowdery’s Discretion in Criminal Justice is good reading for anyone seeking insights from his towering experience

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Something Blue: an exclusive extract and author chat

Debut novellist Alex Sarkis on her new whip-smart social comedy

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Film review: Elvis

Brimming with set pieces, designed to the absolute hilt, impeccably styled, roaring with music: an abundance of delights in Luhrmann’s latest

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Film review: Men

While beautifully shot, Men is let down by a clumsy final act, failing not only its heroine but perhaps women everywhere.

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