The 2026 HSBC German Film Festival arrives this May with a program that feels both expansive and sharply curated, bringing a wide spectrum of German-language cinema to screens across the country from 6th to the 27th May. From urgent contemporary dramas to offbeat comedies and family-friendly adventures, this year’s lineup strikes a confident balance between…
In an era where musical biopics arrive with assembly-line regularity, it was only a matter of time before Michael Jackson – arguably the most mythologised pop figure of all – received the full prestige treatment. Backed by his estate and positioned as the definitive cinematic account, Michael has all the makings of something monumental. Instead,…
In Mabel, filmmaker Nicholas Ma crafts a quietly disarming coming-of-age story that finds its emotional roots in an unexpected place: the bond between a fiercely self-possessed young girl and a plant. At its centre is Callie (Lexi Perkel), a prickly, sharp-witted outsider whose love of botany becomes both her shield and her language for navigating…
After four seasons of watching Jack Ryan evolve from reluctant analyst to full-blown field operative, there’s something genuinely exciting about seeing him pulled back in for one more mission – especially one that feels this personal. The new trailer for Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War leans into everything that made the series work in…
Let’s be honest: the difference between “home movies” and “Hollywood perfection” isn’t about a camera that costs as much as a small car. It’s an attitude. It’s that nagging feeling at 3:00 AM when you know a scene is “done,” but your gut tells you a single cut is two frames too long. You don’t…
The red carpet for Peter Farrelly’s latest comedy was less a stroll and more a full-blown warm-up for the chaos to come – fitting for a film that proudly leans into its “balls-to-the-wall” sensibility while still promising a surprising amount of heart. Front and centre was Mark Wahlberg, who didn’t hesitate to set the tone,…
The first full trailer for Street Fighter has arrived – and it’s not pulling any punches. Set against a neon-soaked, early ’90s backdrop, the footage leans hard into the franchise’s arcade roots, delivering a deliriously fun mix of high-impact action, heightened drama, and unapologetic camp. This isn’t a grounded reinvention – it’s a full-throttle embrace…
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy is not the film you might be expecting – and that’s precisely its strength. Rather than leaning into the sweeping, action-adventure bombast typically associated with the title, Lee Cronin pivots sharply into something far more intimate and unnerving: a slow-burn, investigative horror story rooted in grief, absence, and the uncanny terror…
As the world of The Boys barrels toward its explosive final chapter, there’s a sense that nothing – and no one – is safe. In Season 5, Homelander reigns unchecked, the world bending to his volatile will, while the remaining resistance is fractured, imprisoned, or missing entirely. At the centre of it all stands Billy…
Eli Roth returns to his trademark brand of splatter-soaked horror with the first teaser for Ice Cream Man, and if this early glimpse is anything to go by, summer is about to turn very, very sour. Set in an otherwise picturesque seasonal town where sun-drenched streets and nostalgic laughter mask something far more sinister, the…
The Boys has never been subtle – so it feels only fitting that its final season rollout in Luna Park Sydney went big, loud, and just a little bit unhinged. Prime Video transformed the harbourside amusement park into a chaotic, immersive playground inspired by the show’s twisted universe, drawing more than 500 fans into a…
The speed at which Margo’s Got Money Troubles has moved from page to screen feels almost miraculous – and even more impressive is how fully formed it arrives. Created by David E. Kelley and based on Rufi Thorpe’s novel, the series lands as one of the most vibrant, funny, and unexpectedly moving shows of the…
From David E. Kelley, the multi-Emmy Award-winning creator behind some of television’s most compelling character dramas, comes Margo’s Got Money Troubles – a sharp, funny and deeply human series anchored by a powerhouse cast including Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nicole Kidman and Nick Offerman. Based on Rufi Thorpe’s bestselling novel, the show follows Margo, a…
Premiering globally on April 15th, Margo’s Got Money Troubles, based on Rufi Thorpe’s bestselling novel, is as provocative as its premise suggests, but far more tender than you might expect. At its centre is Margo, played with striking vulnerability and spark by Elle Fanning, a young mother, aspiring writer, and recent college dropout navigating financial…
There’s no easy way to watch Wasteman – and that’s exactly what makes it so compelling. From the moment it locks you inside its grey, suffocating world, director Cal McMau makes it clear this isn’t a prison drama interested in comfort, catharsis, or even conventional morality. Instead, it’s a clenched, nerve-fraying character study that trades…
Best known for his turn as Jake Sommers – the leather-clad lead guitarist who defined a generation of ‘90s teen TV on California Dreams = Jay Anthony Franke has built a career that stretches far beyond the screen. For gamers, his legacy is cemented in a very different space: as the voice of J.C. Denton…
The son of acclaimed actor and filmmaker Andy Serkis, Louis Ashbourne Serkis is carving out a compelling path of his own with a performance that is as raw as it is quietly devastating. In Out There, he plays Johnny, the teenage son of a rural farmer (Martin Clunes) who is pulled into a dangerous county…
There’s a certain kind of cultural blind spot that happens when something is packaged “wrong.” A film flops, critics shrug, and everything attached to it gets quietly filed away as disposable. That’s exactly what happened to Grease 2 – and, by extension, to “Cool Rider,” performed by Michelle Pfeiffer. But strip away the baggage of…
The BOGOSHORTS – Bogotá Short Film Festival continues to cement its status as one of the world’s leading short film showcases, drawing more than 46,000 attendees to nearly 300 activities and presenting over 430 films across 120 screenings in its previous edition. As an official qualifying event for the Academy Awards®, Spain’s Goya Awards, and…
There’s something inherently voyeuristic about A Love Like This – a film that invites us to peer through the cracks of a relationship that perhaps isn’t meant to be seen. Set over one sun-drenched but emotionally volatile weekend in Malibu, the film follows Paul and Leah as they attempt to exist, however fleetingly, as a…
There’s a quiet confidence to A Love Like This that sneaks up on you. What begins as a sun-drenched romantic escape gradually reveals itself to be something far more introspective – an intimate, emotionally levelled portrait of two people trying to hold onto something that perhaps was never built to last. Directed by John Asher,…
There’s a very specific kind of cinematic daydream that films like Under the Tuscan Sun perfected – sun-drenched escapism where heartbreak is healed by good wine, better views, and the promise of reinvention. You, Me & Tuscany clearly wants to bottle that same vintage. The problem is, somewhere along the way, it forgets that charm…
For more than a decade, Lincoln Lewis has been a familiar presence on Australian screens, but his journey from eager newcomer to seasoned performer has been anything but static. Starting out at just thirteen with early roles in The Sleepover Club, Mortified and H2O: Just Add Water, Lewis quickly built a foundation that would lead…
Sometimes the wrong place is exactly where you’re meant to be. That idea sits at the heart of You, Me & Tuscany, a sun-drenched romantic comedy that leans into chaos, coincidence, and the courage it takes to follow your instincts – even when they lead you somewhere wildly unexpected. Produced by hitmaker Will Packer, whose…
There’s something deeply fitting about Rebel Wilson making her directorial debut with a musical. Joyous, scrappy, and unmistakably Australian, The Deb feels like a love letter to the kind of films that shaped her – the bold, eccentric classics like Muriel’s Wedding, Strictly Ballroom, and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert that didn’t…
Towards the end of the new Australian musical The Deb there’s an uplifting song-and-dance sequence to a ditty titled “Pretty Strong”, and that’s an acceptable enough term to describe Rebel Wilson‘s directorial debut. The comedienne makes for a serviceable presence behind the camera as she injects an infectiousness and often-home-grown-specific humour into the proceedings of…
For anyone who grew up on a steady diet of Saturday morning television, Jennie Kwan is a face – and voice – you’ve likely carried with you far longer than you realise. From her breakout as Samantha Woo on California Dreams to voicing fan-favourite warrior Suki in Avatar: The Last Airbender, Kwan’s career has quietly…
There’s something almost fitting about how The Boys bows out: loud, messy, confrontational, and completely sure of itself. Season 5 doesn’t attempt a reinvention. Instead, it doubles down on everything that made the series essential viewing in the first place, delivering a finale that feels both earned and unflinchingly true to its identity. Developed by…
Few fictional worlds have embedded themselves into the cultural consciousness quite like The Handmaid’s Tale. In the decades since Margaret Atwood first published her landmark novel, Gilead has become shorthand for a very real kind of fear – one that has only felt more immediate with time. So when she released The Testaments more than…
Few television worlds have felt as fully realized – or as suffocating – as Gilead, the theocratic regime at the heart of The Handmaid’s Tale. But with The Testaments, showrunner Bruce Miller isn’t simply returning to that world – he’s reframing it entirely. Based on Margaret Atwood’s sequel novel, the series shifts perspective to a…
