September’s lineup features a fresh take on the classic ‘remarriage comedy’ and the latest season of Ted Lasso.
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The new documentary Tina Arena: Unravel Me celebrates the groundbreaking Australian performer’s 50 year career.
Lady Isabella thinks she’s “aristocracy’s answer to the Kardashians” but visibility has a strange, unexpected effect on her.
The film’s huge success at opening weekend suggests ‘superhero fatigue’ was never the real problem.
This powerful custody drama questions how society judges queer mothers.
This arresting drama follows the relationships between three couples holidaying on a farmstay in rural New South Wales.
Our expert watched some 40 films from this year’s line-up, and nearly all of them – apart from one dud – were excellent.
He-man only pokes fun at parts of itself and is uneven as a result.
The film is a portrait of a highly dysfunctional family fighting over generational wealth – a familiar story for many.
A writer is driven mad by ghosts and witches in a remote Irish hotel.
In the microbudget horror comedy The Weed Eaters, a group of bumbling townies get high on someone else’s supply with grisly and ridiculous consequences.
A romantic country escape? No. James Litchfield’s Alphabet Lane is a horrifying commentary on the loneliness of rural living.
Cronin has skill but it is lacking in this uninspired film.
If a straightforward happy ending is what you are after, Departures is not the film for you.
The Deb is an enjoyable Australian comedy with characteristically crude humour. It’s a shame it’s not as good a musical as it is a comedy.
What the film lacks in depth, it makes up for in heart, spirit and spectacular landscapes.
A mother with secrets shares the legacy of the atomic bombings that she carried across oceans.
Whether you’re chasing escapism, comfort, or something more substantial, these titles new to streaming are worth pressing play on.
Fennell’s Wuthering Heights turns a gothic tragedy into erotica for the TikTok generation. It’s terrifying for all the wrong reasons.
The film diverges from Shakespeare’s original presenting a dramatic and unexpected climax to this tale of revenge.
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