Big fat hairy deal:Chris Pratt’s new Garfield goes to the dogs
★½
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Big fat hairy deal:Chris Pratt’s new Garfield goes to the dogs

In this dull big-screen adaptation,the orange plus-sized house cat even addresses the psychological issues underlying his food addiction and lack of motivation.

  • byJake Wilson

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The film even its director hasn’t seen

The film even its director hasn’t seen

The documentary Eno is “remixed” for every screening,giving viewers a unique experience.

  • byBernard Zuel
The film so scary even its star doesn’t want to see it

The film so scary even its star doesn’t want to see it

There is no way Robyn Nevin will go to see her upcoming movie Sting. The star of stage and screen – who has also directed three of our state theatre companies – is adamant.

  • byKerrie O'Brien
In a sea of mediocre musical biopics,this one is underrated

In a sea of mediocre musical biopics,this one is underrated

For as long as they keep churning out movies chronicling the lives of influential musicians,one will remain the most influential of all.

  • byTom W. Clarke
The biggest,weirdest and best Cannes films to keep an eye on this year

The biggest,weirdest and best Cannes films to keep an eye on this year

This year’s Cannes festival was largely defined by bold,daring and outright strange films. Here are six titles you should be across.

  • byNell Geraets
‘Brilliant’ but ‘basically repugnant’:How we reviewed the original Mad Max

‘Brilliant’ but ‘basically repugnant’:How we reviewed the original Mad Max

With the fifth instalment in the franchise hitting screens this week,we took a look at how The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald reviewed the first,now iconic,film.

  • byKate Lahey
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A lover,a one-time hater and a newcomer debate the original Mad Max

A lover,a one-time hater and a newcomer debate the original Mad Max

George Miller’s thrilling,apocalyptic vision spawned Australia’s biggest film franchise. How does it hold up nearly half a century later?

  • byNell Geraets,Garry Maddox andSandra Hall
Chris Hemsworth steals the show in this ambitious addition to Mad Max saga
★★★★
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Chris Hemsworth steals the show in this ambitious addition to Mad Max saga

George Miller’s action sequences in Furiosa,the most expensive Australian film ever,are as exhilarating as ever.

  • byJake Wilson
New Donald Trump biopic includes controversial rape scene

New Donald Trump biopic includes controversial rape scene

The film,titled The Apprentice,charts the former president’s rise to wealth and power in the 1970s and 80s.

  • byCraig Simpson
‘Deliciously bonkers’:Aussie film starring Nicolas Cage makes a splash at Cannes

‘Deliciously bonkers’:Aussie film starring Nicolas Cage makes a splash at Cannes

The US actor had fans screaming and bellowing as he appeared at Cannes for the first time in more than 30 years.

  • byGarry Maddox
Never mind the fat shamers,Garfield was my kind of guy

Never mind the fat shamers,Garfield was my kind of guy

As the lasagne-loving tabby returns to our screens,I’m glad he’s still happy to indulge.

  • byNova Weetman