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5 out of 5 stars.
The Plains review: a three-hour film set almost entirely in a car – and it is extraordinary
5 out of 5 stars.In this amazing work of art, we sit behind a middle-aged lawyer on his commute as he calls his family, listens to radio and gives a lift to a colleague
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Cineworld cancelled screenings of The Lady of Heaven ‘to ensure safety of staff’
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4 out of 5 stars.The opening night film of Sydney film festival 2022, this anthology combines eight strands, spanning animation, speculative futures and war, with captivating results
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Playground – kid’s-eye-view nightmare of schoolyard bullying
4 out of 5 stars.
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For the third episode of season three of Comfort Eating, Grace welcomes the Ridley Road, Ray Donovan and Sherlock actor Eddie Marsan round to hers
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What If the Future Never Happened is a 30-minute genre-bending biopic by Daniel Johns, inspired by his life before he was catapulted to fame as a teenager with his group Silverchair
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A surgeon who has testified in the defamation trial of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard says Depp's claim that he lost the tip of his finger during a domestic fight with Heard could not have happened in the way Depp recounted
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In this week’s episode, Marina Hyde on Beergate and Keir Starmer’s gamble, Britpop legend Jarvis Cocker discusses his new memoir, comedian Sofie Hagen on the hard slog to become an influencer, and Xan Brooks dissects the Cannes film festival as it celebrates its 75th birthday
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Meet three Australian women who are pushing back on the expectations and stereotypes so often placed on them
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In Guardian Australia’s weekly podcast about internet culture, JR Hennessy joins Alyx Gorman and Michael Sun to discuss the Will Smith/Chris Rock controversy and the arrival of short kings
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Rightwing pundits have tried to claim the sequel’s box office success as their success but there are enough examples to show that this isn’t the case
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Failure to understand the film’s message is just another example of the way Hollywood continues to dismiss Asian achievement and stories
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As a kid growing up in Aberdeen, she rebelled against singing. Now she’s proving sensational in the classic Weimar musical – but finds its present-day parallels chilling
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She has been a TV regular for 50 years. But playing a blistering, diva-like standup in Hacks has launched Smart into orbit. The actor talks about her ‘Jeanaissance’ – and ending up in an ambulance during Easttown
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For young actor Anson Boon, playing Johnny Rotten Danny Boyle’s Pistol is a dream come true. But what did punk teach him about himself?
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The actor, 48, on Star Wars, bubble baths, and doing the Spitting Image voice of Priti Patel
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The film-maker and ‘filth elder’ has made a career out of generating shocks. Now a debut novelist, can his book’s talking gay penis save camp?
Regulars
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4 out of 5 stars.
Mark Kermode's film of the week 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 -
Director Patty Jenkins recently condemned films produced by streamers as “fake movies”, but the evolution has opened doors for diversity
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