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Rumours review – laughing while crying inside

by Josh Slater-Williams

Evan John­son, Galen John­son and Guy Maddin’s polit­i­cal satire pits world lead­ers against an unlike­ly cli­mate event.

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Borderlands review – rage-quit worthy video game slop

by Juan Barquin

Eli Roth’s slap­dash adap­ta­tion of the brash video game series is a joy­less slog despite the pres­ence of Cate Blanchett.

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The New Boy review – an ambitious undertaking by one of Australia’s best

by Charles Bramesco

A young arrival at an Aus­tralian nun­nery begins to exhib­it unusu­al pow­ers in War­wick Thorn­ton’s fan­tas­ti­cal drama.

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Tár

by Ege Apaydın

Cate Blanchett is on top form as a con­duc­tor who expe­ri­ences a swift fall from grace in Todd Fields’ pierc­ing psychodrama.

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Pinocchio

by Kambole Campbell

Guiller­mo del Toro final­ly realis­es his long-ges­tat­ing pas­sion project, with charm­ing results.

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Nightmare Alley

by Leila Latif

The great Guiller­mo del Toro returns with this deli­cious­ly-dark tale of a cir­cus huck­ster who takes things too far.

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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

by Beth Webb

Dean DeBlois’ beloved ani­mat­ed fran­chise arrives at a daz­zling, emo­tion­al farewell.

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Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

by Adam Woodward

Andy Serkis and an all-star cast fail to breathe new life into Rud­yard Kipling’s cher­ished adventure.

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The House with a Clock in Its Walls

by Anton Bitel

Eli Roth’s lat­est offer­ing is a Har­ry Pot­ter-fied ver­sion of a 1950s haunt­ed house horror.

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Ocean’s 8

by David Jenkins

A female-dom­i­nat­ed ensem­ble for the ages joins togeth­er for this crush­ing, zero-stakes heist caper.

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Manifesto

by Mark Allison

Cate Blanchett plays 13 dif­fer­ent char­ac­ters in this bold con­cep­tu­al dra­ma from direc­tor Julian Rosefeldt.

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Thor: Ragnarok

by David Jenkins

Super­heroes go com­e­dy as Tai­ka Wait­i­ti brings some much need­ed heart, soul and humour to the Mar­vel universe.

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