Sam Neill has died at 78. He was an actor who chose restraint and reason, embellishing his characters with a feeling of genuine realism.
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The new Australian film is an effective exploration of one woman’s eating disorder, and a worthy entry into the growing canon of contemporary female-led horror.
Accurate adaptations of canonical texts are few and far between – but these films and miniseries stand out for their fidelity to the source material.
Head Girl, based on the poetry collection from Freya Daly Sadgrove, centres on three 20-something flatmates in Wellington, each at a moment of personal crisis.
Winter evenings are the perfect time to escape into another world, with teachers in Korea, a fortune teller in Japan, or in a retirement village in New Mexico.
Doctor Who needs a new co-production partner, a new showrunner and a new star.
The popular new show is resonating deeply beyond borders for its exploration of the challenges of modern schooling.
Our expert watched some 40 films from this year’s line-up, and nearly all of them – apart from one dud – were excellent.
For decades, TV has had a ‘rape problem’. But Off Campus proves stories about sexual violence don’t need to be graphic to be powerful.
From Queer as Folk to Reservation Dogs, this is a Pride Month special edition of what we’re streaming.
The Backrooms horror legend began as an anonymous 4chan post in 2019. Now it’s an A24 film by director Kane Parsons – just 20 years old.
Netflix’s three-part documentary about Kylie Minogue covers her nearly 40 year career, as Minogue sits in her archive room going through slides and mementos.
The film is a portrait of a highly dysfunctional family fighting over generational wealth – a familiar story for many.
The Academy has decided to ban AI actors and scripts from the Oscars. But machine learning systems are actually used in cinema more often than most people realise.
These groundbreaking films by Iranian women directors explain the deep-rooted origins of the Iranian feminist movement.
The Devil Wears Prada sheds light on the brutality of professional hierarchies in ways that feel even more urgent now than they did in 2006.
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.
From comedian Anne Edmonds, Bad Company doesn’t quite know who it is for, and doesn’t understand the people it is making fun of.
Bluey teaches us valuable life lessons, but what does it say about how we practise real-life religions, the positive and the detrimental?
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.
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