Cinema
Murderous emus to slasher classics: What I learnt from a week of horror films
If you watched nothing but horror movies for a week, what would that do to you? Here are the four things I learnt from my marathon of terror.
- by Nell Geraets
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The smart money is on this real-life revenge-of-the-nerd story
Based on the GameStop short squeeze saga that gripped Wall Street in 2021, Dumb Money is funny, absorbing and often suspenseful.
- by Jake Wilson
22 movies we can’t wait to see at the cinema
From a Marvel blockbuster to Wonka, Priscilla and The Iron Claw, there’s a lot to choose from in the coming months.
- by Louise Rugendyke
Ambitious, powerful, flawed: Killers of the Flower Moon ends with a stroke of brilliance
Martin Scorsese’s epic, which is based on the true story of Osage Nation murders, is redeemed by a very late scene.
- by Anwen Crawford
It was Wall Street’s wildest ride and this Aussie director knows why
Craig Gillespie has lived in the US long enough to understand how small-town dreamers broke the big guys in the story of Dumb Money.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
How Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio tackled America’s original sin
With Killers of the Flower Moon Scorsese and DiCaprio have made their angriest film yet, taking aim at America’s treatment of First Nations people.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Taylor Swift breaks more records, dominates Australian box office
This is how Swift’s Eras Tour film compared to Barbie, Mario Brothers and the Flash on their opening weekends.
- by Karl Quinn
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Taylor Swift’s Eras film is an extraordinary artist’s ode to her fans
The nearly three-hour concert film silences the drama surrounding the superstar while amplifying what she is at her core: an enchanting performer.
- by Nell Geraets
★★★
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The French comedy in which fame comes with a catch
In the Crime is Mine, the idea of having to cover up the fact you didn’t kill someone has the neat perversity that is the hallmark of writer-director Francois Ozon.
- by Jake Wilson
★★★½
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‘Out of control’ and ‘awful’: Documentary aims to reveal real Australian Open
Australia’s Open has plenty of big matches and big names, but what it really needs is juicy backstage drama.
- by Sandra Hall
After seven years, Sydney’s IMAX is reopening, just in time for Taylor Swift
The old IMAX closed in 2016. Now a shiny new version opens at Darling Harbour on Wednesday.
- by Garry Maddox