Michael Sun

Expats may tell the story of three American women living in Hong Kong, but its true magic comes from telling the stories of the city's local community.

Privilege, intrigue, deception: Barry Keoghan, Rosamund Pike and Aussie Jacob Elordi and stars in Academy Award winner Emerald Fennell's new film Saltburn.

For all its confectionary diversions and attempts at diversity, Barbie is a hardened attempt at wholesale appeal: as plastic as its candy-coloured sets.

After a two-year hiatus from screen acting, Lawrence is back with her characteristic blend of goof and charm in this delicious comedy inspired by a bonkers real-life dating-meets-job ad.

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.

Following in his filmmaker father’s footsteps and riffing on the success of White Lotus and Triangle of Sadness, Brandon Cronenberg has made a stomach-churning holiday horror with Infinity Pool.

The British actor was nominated for best actor at the Oscars for his role in this 50s-set drama written by Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro.

Close, by controversial Belgian director Lukas Dhont, is a poignant vision of a friendship falling apart in real time under the pressure of the transition to high school — forcing a fatal rift.

Pirates hijack an island wedding taking the guests hostage, in this Prime Video rom-com - but the comedy and carnage don’t always make for easy bedfellows. 

Tom Hanks as a grump, Emma Thompson as a villain, Daniel Craig as a flamboyant detective, Antonio Banderas as a cat - plus docos, awards-season contenders, family films, biopics and more.

Noah Baumbach's latest movie for the streamer, starring Driver and Greta Gerwig, smushes together sci-fi, noir and black humour, with a sprinkling of existential dread.

Cannes prize-winner Stars at Noon stars Joe Alwyn and Margaret Qualley as two expats consumed by a torrid love affair, against a backdrop of violence, corruption and intrigue.

Revenge takes hold on a weekend away and healing crystals become murder weapons in this AACTA-nominated feature from up-and-coming Australian filmmaking duo.

Olivia Wilde’s controversy-plagued suburban thriller has been grabbing headlines for weeks but, despite a star turn from Florence Pugh, it fails to live up to the melodrama.

A McMansion makes for a deliciously ripe setting for a social - and literal - bloodbath among a group of wealthy 20-somethings, played by Hollywood's bright young things.

The couple who died in an eruption in Japan in 1991 amassed hours of footage over three decades, which has been utilised in this documentary, narrated by Miranda July.

The Reservoir Dogs actor plays opposite Charlotte Gainsbourg in an unsettling drama of class and disconnection, set in Acapulco.

Alex Garland’s third feature aspires to join the ranks of elevated horror classics but it doesn’t quite live up to the provocation of its title.

Minari has garnered awards and Oscars buzz - but also controversy, after the Golden Globes decided it was not eligible for the Best Drama category, despite being an American film.

The Japanese director followed up the international success of his film Shoplifters by making his first film outside Japan — directing a French screen queen in The Truth.