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‘It’s only right it should be polarising’: Ari Aster on his bonkers COVID film
With its depiction of a small town torn apart by COVID-era politics, Eddington was bound to get a response – and its director couldn’t be happier.
- by Karl Quinn
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Fantastic frustration: Can hype harm a movie’s box office?
The Fantastic Four: First Steps was the most hyped film of the year. Can too much positive momentum trip a film up?
- by Michael Idato
Think horror is a man’s world? This documentary will scare you straight
1000 Women in Horror sheds light on the many women who have helped keep the genre alive, proving once and for all that some women were made to spook.
- by Nell Geraets
David Stratton’s colourful life: five stars for a revered figure in Australian film
The influence of the celebrated film critic and author went well beyond his gentle sparring with Margaret Pomeranz on SBS and ABC TV.
- by Garry Maddox
Opinion
Cinema
Rocky Horror changed my life 50 years ago. I’ve been in a time warp ever since
The beloved Rocky Horror Picture Show has been screened continuously since it was released five decades ago – a world record.
- by Nell Campbell
Beloved film critic David Stratton dies aged 85
The former ABC and SBS star had been in ill health for some time.
- by Garry Maddox
★★½
Review
Growing up is the real nightmare in Pete Davidson’s schlocky horror show
The former Saturday Night Live star plays a graffiti artist sentenced to community service in a retirement village.
- by Jake Wilson
★★★½
Review
Richard Burton was a star, but this biopic doesn’t capture his charisma
The film’s main flaw is the casting of an actor who never quite gets the famed Welshman’s distinctive voice right.
- by Sandra Hall
★★★
Review
The family that kills together stays together in this apocalypse with a twist
40 Acres presents a new take on a familiar theme that will almost certainly leave you feeling shaken up.
- by Jake Wilson
★★★½
Review
The universe is ending, but, more importantly: Who’s Chuck?
This latest adaptation of a Stephen King story begins at the end.
- by Sandra Hall
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