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‘I make people nervous’: The veteran villain who hides in plain sight
Giancarlo Esposito, best known for playing Gus Fring on Breaking Bad, loves being the bad guy.
- by Robert Moran
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Is Megalopolis even worth watching? We asked Francis Ford Coppola
The epic cost the venerated director 40 years, a personal fortune and a critical backlash.
- by Karl Quinn
The director of How to Train Your Dragon is back with another excellent animation
Featuring a cast including Lupita Nyong’o, Catherine O’Hara, Bill Nighy, Pedro Pascal and Mark Hamill, The Wild Robot is both beautiful and original.
- by Sandra Hall
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Demi Moore’s audacious body horror dives beneath the surface
The Substance is a morbid satire on Hollywood, the beauty industry and the dream of eternal youth.
- by Jake Wilson
Baz Luhrmann to shoot an epic Joan of Arc film
After Elvis, the Australian director is planning an epic about the famous French heroine and patron saint.
- by Garry Maddox
Demi Moore on the male gaze, the beauty myth, and the horrors of latex
The Substance stars Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley share their thoughts on the body horror film, and why they don’t necessarily agree with its director.
- by Karl Quinn
Move over, Bluey: meet Australia’s newest canine star
The search for a dog to play the title role in new film Runt, based on a bestselling children’s book, led to a foster home in Geelong.
- by Garry Maddox
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From Gladiator II to Babygirl and Nightbitch: 19 movies we can’t wait to see
Festival season has delivered big-name films and independent hopefuls, while more Oscar contenders are waiting in the wings.
- by Louise Rugendyke
Underwhelming and desperate: This much-loved kids’ yarn deserves better
Harold and the Purple Crayon has been adapted for live action for the first time.
- by Jake Wilson
James McAvoy is electrifying in this buzzy horror. But is it any good?
Horror remake Speak No Evil is a clever but nauseating frightener about the consequences of remaining silent in the face of rampant domestic abuse.
- by Sandra Hall