Reviews

Harold Holt: Always One Step Further

READ AN EXTRACT: A revelatory biography of Harold Holt, the prime minister who helped create modern Australia.

Weaving a future for traditional art

Film review: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Chadwick Boseman’s unexpected passing sets the tone for this sequel that struggles to find how it can move past the death of its star. Ryan…

Film review: Armageddon Time, Sissy

James Grey triumphantly returns to his childhood neighbourhood with the help of Anthony Hopkins, Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong. And in Australia, a small independent…

Film review: The Woman King, Bros

Hollywood steps out of its comfort zone with positive results in two films: The West-African historical epic The Woman King and the first big studio gay romantic…

Film review: Decision to Leave, Black Adam, and ticket giveaway

Park Chan-wook returns with a thrilling noir, while the DC cinematic universe stumbles with a fun but very flawed blockbuster

Film review: Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, The Night of the 12th

Cult filmmaker Ana Lily Amirpour brings a dark supernatural origin story of a superhero that doesn’t exist. And from France, a slick detective procedural made…

Book review: Daniel Andrews

Film review: Don’t Worry Darling, Amsterdam plus ticket giveaway

Harry Styles and Florence Pugh, in of the most talked about and divisive films of the year, go up against a comedy-drama with Christian Bale,…

Film review: On The Count of Three and The Humans

Two films from first-time filmmakers explore the tragic ennui of modern America. On the Count of Three sees his director, Jerrod Carmichael, deal with mental…