Culture in Australia
Culture
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As a child star, the actor suffered trauma and neglect. Now an acclaimed director, she is confronting the ghosts of her past with a frank new book
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From a film made in Adelaide for less than $10,000 to gory and haunting classics, here are some flicks that will keep you up at night -
The Australian ditched her final year of school to chase her acting dream, then did nothing for a year. Now she’s crossing continents for roles and trying not to cry
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4 out of 5 stars.
Australia this month
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Young people try – and fail – to live gorgeously in the Melbourne writer’s debut collection, which is bleak, acute and stealthily tender
Regulars
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Plus The Time Traveler’s Wife, The Nightingale, and the greatest Australian horror movie of all time: the election -
Reviews
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4 out of 5 stars.
Film Top Gun: Maverick review – irresistible Tom Cruise soars in a blockbuster sequel
4 out of 5 stars.Cinema’s favourite ageless fighter pilot returns with all the nail-biting aeronautics and emotional sucker punches that made the original an 80s-defining hit -
4 out of 5 stars.
Film The Bob’s Burgers Movie review – a spin-off to relish
4 out of 5 stars.Bob and his family deal with a grisly threat to the burger joint in this deliciously silly film version of the TV animation -
3 out of 5 stars.
Gallagher Jr enlists the likes of Dave Grohl, Ezra Koenig and Nick Zinner for an album that has pleasing touches but can’t rise above solid
News
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Star Tom Cruise had his first $100m weekend and the belated sequel is fourth biggest opening since pandemic began
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Features
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His 00s megahits took the sound of Kingston clubs global. He talks about the genre’s influence, its new female stars, and the debate over the monarchy in his native Jamaica -
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Pictures & video
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After a two-year hiatus due to Covid-19 cancellations, the city’s Vivid festival of lights returns to run for three weeks until 18 June -
People dressed as vampires gathered at Whitby Abbey, England. They broke the world record for the largest gathering of vampires in one location with 1,369 bloodsuckers -
With images of Run-DMC or female gang members, British photographer Janette Beckman is interested in bringing out her subjects’ complex inner lives
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As Macca turns 80 on 18 June, we take a trip through Harry Benson’s intimate images – from the Beatles 1964 invasion of America to horseriding with Linda -
From naked body paint to houses on stilts, new books featuring photography from the Tate collection explore the theme of solidarity and community -
As Victoria emerged from its second year of lockdowns, four photographers set out to make a series that explores the idea of gathering in regional areas
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