Luke Goodsell

Oscar nominee Anatomy of a Fall asks the question: how many times can a woman endure a 50 Cent instrumental before she loses her mind?

Elvis Presley's estate refused Sofia Coppola permission to use the star's music in her new biopic, and its absence — ensuring the focus remains on Priscilla — turns out to be a blessing.

Tanned torsos and Prince Valiant haircuts abound in this stranger-than-fiction tale of a Southern dynasty of professional wrestlers.

The Holdovers won Golden Globes for Paul Giamatti and Da'Vine Joy Rudolph. Now that it's finally landed in Australian cinemas, it as good as the critics say?

Adam Driver stars as Enzo Ferrari in director Michael Mann's take on the legacy of the eponymous racing-car mogul.

Exhausted and ready for a rest? Here are some movies to take the kids to.

Cooper follows up his 2018 directorial debut A Star Is Born with an ambitious portrayal of the life of legendary conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein.

The Boy and the Heron is Academy Award-winner Hayao Miyazaki's first feature film in 10 years for Studio Ghibli.

Grade-school existential crises form the heart of Adam Sandler's 'remarkably tender' new kids' film.

Is this the end of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we know it? Here’s hoping the sequel to Captain Marvel and its female-led cast is taking us to a better place.

The third feature from Australian director Garth Davis sets a high dramatic bar for this adaptation of Iain Reid's 2018 novel, but it unintentionally teeters into comedy.

This brisk, buzzy film starring Paul Dano, Seth Rogen and America Ferrera tells the almost unbelievable story of the 2021 GameStop saga.

In a new Apple TV+ documentary titled The Pigeon Tunnel, the late best-selling author John le Carré has a fascinating conversation about his childhood with a con-man father, his years working as a secret agent and his breakout success as the greatest author of spy fiction during the Cold War.

Theatrics, decorative wallpaper and the good in people: Wes Anderson brings his whimsy to Roald Dahl's The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Is AI only as evil as the people who created it? Rogue One director Gareth Edwards puts man against machine in his latest sci-fi action epic The Creator.

Agatha Christie's iconic detective is lured by his mystery novelist friend to investigate a murder most spooky in A Haunting in Venice.

Writer Seth Rogen and director Jeff Rowe pay homage to their 90s childhoods in a fast and funny animated film packed with neurotic banter and pop culture references.

Celine Song’s acclaimed debut Past Lives is part homage to young love and part commentary on cultural displacement, underpinned by the perennial question: What if?

An eclectic bevy of astronomers and singing cowboys gathers on the desert fringes of the American south-west to stargaze, with Jason Schwartzman, Steve Carell and Tilda Swinton rounding out the line-up.

An addictive occult game with the embalmed hand of a psychic, what could go wrong? Many gruesome things.

Christopher Nolan’s masterful movie fuses spectacle and melancholy to tell the true story of J Robert Oppenheimer, who oversaw the creation of the atomic bomb and changed the course of history.

The now late-middle-aged Ethan Hunt returns with his posse of sidekick operatives to take down a menacing sentient AI — and a few past foes — one analog stunt at a time.

Taking over the reins from George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, director James Mangold had his work cut out for him bringing this four-decade story to a close. Did he succeed?

The troubled actor stars in this regrettable reminder of why the once-thriving DC franchise is wrapping up its extended universe – although Michael Keaton's Batman is (paradoxically) a breath of fresh air.

In its 70th year, the festival program boasts almost 300 films — from international heavy hitters and award-winners to lesser-known gems and trailblazing debuts. Here are nine you can't miss.