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Dishevelled, dehydrated delirium: new Aussie film The Surfer, starring Nicolas Cage, is an absolute blast

Nicolas Cage has made a career from his highly entertaining scenery chewing. He follows a performance style he calls “Nouveau Shamanic” – an exaggerated form of method acting where he acts according to the character’s impulses. This allows for the wild, unpredictable outbursts his characters are known for.

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Overtly handmade and so very moving: Adam Elliot’s Memoir of A Snail is a stop motion triumph

Stop motion films are by their nature a remarkable feat. When you know a movie has been carefully crafted, over several years and through thousands of photographs of handmade sets and characters, this alone makes it a delight to watch.

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Seven Samurai at 70: the greatest action film of all time

Directed by Akira Kurosawa and starring Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura, 1954’s Seven Samurai (七人の侍, Shichinin no Samurai), is a technical and creative watershed of the action genre and world cinema.

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There is no future for ageing women: how The Substance uses body-horror in a feminist critique

In The Substance, the career of former actor Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) is diminished to daytime aerobics instructor on a television network. On her 50th birthday, she is made redundant by a network executive, Harvey (Dennis Quaid), who tells her “renewal is inevitable”.

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Shayda: this unflinching portrayal of domestic violence marks a profound shift in Australian cinema

Australian cinema has often struggled to authentically portray the cultural lives of Middle Eastern Australians. Stereotypical stories frequently sidestep the intricacies of social bonds, as well as the cultural differences in domestic life and familial attachment.

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How Tasmania’s anti-protest laws drove Bob Brown back to frontline activism

After decades of environmental campaigning, the former Greens leader says optimism and looking after each other are critical to climate fight

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The Giants review – Bob Brown documentary is inspiring and beautiful

This elegant film uses the natural world to wrap an ancient context around contemporary politics and the former Australian Greens leader’s drive to save the environment

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How 'demon bushranger' Michael Howe fought off a 'drunken buffoon' governor and won

Governor Thomas Davey was supposed to bring the "detestable monsters" of 1800's Van Diemen's Land under control — but a so-called "demon bushranger" would bring about his humiliation and carve out a story to rival that of Ned Kelly.

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Mushroom walls and waste-fuelled stoves: inside the self-sufficient home of tomorrow

Joost Bakker believes a house can be more than a place to live: it can be a self-sustaining weapon against the climate crisis. A new Australian documentary explores his bold blueprint

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Hemsworths are a household name … but there’s one brother set to steal the limelight in new film

A regular lead on HBO's Westworld, it's Luke Hemsworth's turn to take centre stage on the big screen in coming-of-age film Bosch & Rockit.

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Belgian film Close, about teen male friendship, wins Sydney Film Festival's top prize

Close, by Belgian director Lukas Dhont, explores a powerful, intimate bond between two 13-year-old boys that is shattered by the transition to high school.

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