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Ana de Armas stuns as Marilyn Monroe in 'Blonde' trailer
The former Bond girl transforms into the beloved Hollywood icon in the new Netflix movie.
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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
‘I’m not doing it unless it shoots here’: Chris Hemsworth brings Hollywood home
The Aussie A-lister weaves a tangled web in Netflix’s new dystopian film Spiderhead.
- by Robert Moran
First look at Ryan Gosling as Barbie's Ken
Ryan Gosling bares his torso with bleach-blonde hair in the new Barbie movie.
★★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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Men is a horror movie about misogyny, but does the story lead us astray?
Alex Garland’s slow-burn shocker Men – the film many walked out of at Cannes – comes to Australian cinemas this week.
- by Jake Wilson
Twenty-five years after The Castle the Australian dream is well and truly dead
In 2010, the film was voted as the best expression of Australian identity. Today, it just feels like a farewell note to the Australian dream of home ownership.
- by Gareth Bryant
★★★★
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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
Heart, humour and a 9-minute training montage: Why Hustle is the perfect sports movie
Adam Sandler may have stressed us out with Uncut Gems, but Hustle will leave you feeling warm, fuzzy and inspired.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Hate watching things that remind you of lockdown? There’s a reason for that
Bo Burnham has unexpectedly released a second film that was made in the depths of lockdown. Why is it so much more jarring to watch now?
- by Anthony Segaert