Cinema
‘A f...ing good story’: Minnie Driver on Damon, Weinstein and being ‘difficult’
Harvey Weinstein didn’t fancy her and she was seen as “difficult” during her career peak – two things the actor is now very thankful for.
- by Louise Carpenter
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Wine at 7.30am with Gerard Depardieu: could this young star’s story be more French?
At 25, Benjamin Voisin already has the equivalent of an Oscar to his name.
- by Jake Wilson
★★½
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Toy Story prequel Lightyear reaches for the stars, but lands in a black hole
My first thought going into this Toy Story spin-off was to wish Pixar hadn’t bothered.
- by Jake Wilson
Updating Elvis: how Baz Luhrmann brought the King’s music into 2022
As well as faithful versions of Presley songs, the director “decoded” the classics.
- by Garry Maddox
★★★★
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A star is born in this joyous gay Jane Austen reboot
There’s sex, fighting, love, drugs, drinking and all-night parties in Fire Island, a new rom-com that offers an appealing twist on Pride and Prejudice.
- by Paul Byrnes
Captured on camera: The poisonous plot to murder Alexei Navalny
A new documentary shows the Russian opposition leader tricking a confession out of the secret agents who tried to kill him almost two years ago.
- by Garry Maddox
‘I start looking like a monster’: the actor who fears high heels
The style evolution of Tess Haubrich, from modelling for Jean Paul Gaultier to starring opposite Jackie Chan and the perils of being tall.
- by Georgie Gordon
‘I was taken aback by what he told me’: how two very different men became mates
Filmmaker Ryan Gaskett met Leigh Conkie, a chain-smoking chainsaw sculptor, 10 years ago. An unlikely friendship developed.
- by Robyn Doreian
★★★★
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Two-time Oscar winner’s superb new drama is not without controversy
The Iranian filmmaker’s works have no equal, but they also give us a very pungent sense of the forces at work in Iranian society.
- by Paul Byrnes
The Sydney Film Festival has begun. Here are 10 movies you can’t miss
With more than 200 features, documentaries and shorts screening over 12 days, here are 10 of the best to book right now.
- by Garry Maddox
Gasps, groans and walkouts: Why Cannes wasn’t ready for horror movie Men
Alex Garland’s new film is a brilliant provocation that’s arrived right on time. He’s hardly surprised that it’s causing a stir.
- by Robbie Collin