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The Oscar-nominated director who wishes his film didn’t exist
The harrowing 20 Days in Mariupol is up for best documentary next month, but its Pulitzer-winning creator would rather it wasn’t.
- by Karl Quinn
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From Bond to The Beast, is Léa Seydoux cinema’s greatest mystery?
Director Bertrand Bonello is so fascinated by the French actor that he wrote his latest film for her.
- by Jake Wilson
Exclusive: The 'Force of Nature: The Dry 2' cast spill set secrets
Robin McLeavy, Lucy Ansell and Sisi Stringer chat about their new mystery thriller 'The Force of Nature: The Dry 2' in an exclusive interview.
★★½
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Despite Eric Bana’s elegant gravitas, The Dry 2 doesn’t live up to the original
Even at its best, the sequel Force of Nature isn’t far from the conventional rhythms of TV.
- by Jake Wilson
Police investigate Jacob Elordi run-in with Kyle and Jackie O producer
The altercation between the Hollywood star and a producer for the top-rating FM radio duo was over a tasteless prank.
- by Karl Quinn
‘We have a hell of a lot in common’: The friendship driving Eric Bana and Robert Connolly
Not even hypothermia or the footy can break the bond between the actor and director behind Force of Nature: The Dry 2.
- by Louise Rugendyke
‘I didn’t want to make a cheesy rom-com’: The star behind Amazon’s first Australian film
Shuang Hu writes and stars in Five Blind Dates, which draws heavily on her Sydney life, with a dash of ’90s rom-coms and Asian romantic dramas.
- by Nicole Elphick
Sick of three-hour movies? Find TikTok videos too short? There is an answer
Created by the likes of Wes Anderson and George Lucas, there’s an underrated yet critically acclaimed genre of film just waiting to be watched.
- by Nell Geraets
Margot Robbie responds to Barbie Oscars controversy
The Australian failed to secure a nomination in the best actress category, as did the film’s director Greta Gerwig.
- by Nell Geraets
★★★
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Argylle is big dumb fun – and it wasn’t written by Taylor Swift and her cat
Starring Henry Cavill and Bryce Dallas Howard, Matthew Vaughn’s action comedy shows a gleeful disregard for damage and has a sequel in its sights.
- by Sandra Hall