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Quentin Tarantino
Here's to creative tough guys – they get spectacular results
I know that actors are fragile human beings, but – really – they need to count their blessings. The idea of a tough visionary at the top is something to be championed, not criticised.
- by Ben Lawrence
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Review
Top five films: best of the big screen
Ready to get out of the house? Here are some films playing around Melbourne that you can enjoy with appropriate distancing measures in place.
- by Jake Wilson
Cinema
It Must Be Heaven leaves us wondering in the best possible way
Elia Suleiman's soulful comedy was worth waiting for.
- by Paul Byrnes
Spectrum
Love and revenge pierce the Icelandic fog in A White, White Day
A grieving police chief uncovers signs of betrayal in Hlynur Palmason's moody new film.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Horror
'You never grow out of the imposter syndrome': Aussie star Odessa Young
Starring opposite Elisabeth Moss in Shirley marks the 22-year-old's first real grown-up role. But, she tells Karl Quinn, she hopes to never stop learning.
- by Karl Quinn
Review
The Taverna review: wild twists stay close to home
The latest from local writer-director Alkinos Tsilimidos is a black comedy set in a Greek restaurant over the course of one hectic night.
- by Jake Wilson
Review
Four stars for a thoroughly modern take on Dickens' David Copperfield
When Veep creator Armando Iannucci tackled David Copperfield he brought a new, audacious energy to the story.
- by Sandra Hall
Review
Turning up the volumes
This engaging documentary considers the future of the rare books business in the digital age.
- by Jake Wilson
Video
Documentaries
White Light trailer
George Gittoes's latest film focuses on South Side Chicago, a suburb with worse gun violence statistics than any active war zone of the last two decades.
Review
Half-baked debut feature film is sweet, polite and hard to swallow
Love Sarah is a well-cast treacle pudding, with virtually no risks taken.
- by Paul Byrnes