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Reel TalkPremiumLocal movie takes aim at the housing crisis

It’s a hot topic across the country, and now local filmmaker Zoe Pepper has made a film about the intergenerational housing divide.

Ben O’Shea

“I wasn’t being sought out for anything that wasn’t comedic, and I was having a hard time,” Scott says of his post-Parks and Recreation career.

film Adam Scott isn’t afraid of playing the jerk

Adam Scott has long been a comedy guy: Step Brothers, Party Down, Parks And Recreation. But lately, he has shown an affinity for the tormented in Severance and a new nightmare-fuelling horror flick, Hokum.

Thomas Floyd

CJ Bloomfield in Mortal Kombat II.

Reel TalkFrom console to cinema: Mortal Kombat II

Karl Urban’s Johnny Cage joins the fray, delivering big hits, sharp laughs, and brutal Fatalities in this action sequel inspired by a video game.

Ben O’Shea

Promo images for the Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition documentary.

Iron MaidenMaiden’s burning ambition

A star-studded line-up of “super-fans” is stepping into the spotlight to explain why a group of guys who refused to wear “stupid punk clothes”, became the biggest metal band on Earth.

Ben O’Shea

US actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus attends the premiere of The Sheep Detectives in New York on April 19, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) CHARLY TRIBALLEAU

The Sheep DetectivesPremiumJulia Louis-Dreyfus goes from Veep to sheep

Julia Louis-Dreyfus leads the flock in quaint whodunnit, The Sheep Detectives

Ben O’Shea

Rebel Wilson is being sued by Charlotte MacInnes. NewsWire / John Appleyard

COURTPremiumRebel labelled ‘fantastical liar’ in defo trial

Rebel Wilson’s own witnesses have “destroyed” her credit according to claims in her blockbuster defamation trial, with the A-Lister branded a “fantastical liar”.

Clareese Packer

The Devil Wears Prada 2 has opened in fine fashion at North American cinemas. (AP PHOTO)

MoviesPremiumThe Devil Wears Prada 2 struts to top of US box office

The sequel to The Devil Wears Prada 2 has made an impressive splash in its first weekend in US cinemas.

Lindsey Bahr

Anne Hathaway reflects on a massive 2026 so far, and reprising some of her iconic characters.

movies CommentsPremiumAnne Hathaway on growing up and finding the vibe

Career maturity — and gaining the confidence to block out online noise — has led to a kind of personal softening for the actress who soared to fame as a teenager.

Joe Coscarelli and Jon Caramanica

Wolfram.

Reel TalkPremiumThe latest Aussie Western

Set in the brutal world of 1930s Australian mining tenements, Wolfram is a solid addition to the canon of meat pie Westerns.

Ben O’Shea

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COURTPremium‘F**king nuts’: Key moments in Rebel trial

Key moments from Rebel Wilson’s defamation trial have been revealed, including a nude photo leak and smear websites.

Clareese Packer

Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition documentary.

Reel TalkPremiumThe unstoppable rise of Iron Maiden

Liking Iron Maiden may not be cool, but it is very rock’n’roll.

Ben O’Shea

Karl Urban stars in Mortal Kombat II.

Mortal Kombat IIKarl Urban takes on Mortal Kombat II

Kiwi star Karl Urban headed to the Gold Coast to play Johnny Cage, a down-and-out action hero finding his soul in the ultra-violent world of Mortal Kombat II.

Ben O’Shea

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COURTPremiumRebel swarmed by fans as trial comes to close

Rebel Wilson has been swarmed by fans as she arrived as her star-studded defamation trial in Sydney comes to a close.

Clareese Packer

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COURTPremiumRebel responds to claims she leaked actor’s nude photo in hack

Rebel Wilson claims she has been ‘bullied and harassed’ for telling the ‘truth’, denying she fabricated a sexual harassment complaint against a young actor for her own benefit, a court has been told.

Clareese Packer

Anne Hathaway with Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci in The Devil Wears Prada 2.

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Devil Wears Prada 2 review: Looks good, feels insignificant

Is there a more anticipated sequel this year than The Devil Wears Prada 2? Does she still strut? Kind of.

Wenlei Ma

Rebel Wilson is being sued by Charlotte MacInnes. NewsWire / Nikki Short

UPDATEDPremiumRebel spills on ‘hate club’: court

Rebel Wilson has revealed details of an alleged “hate club” dedicated to a producer of her film The Deb at the centre of her defamation trial in court.

Clareese Packer and Samina Rakhshani

Producer Amanda Ghost (right) arrives at Federal Court on Tuesday. NewsWire / Nikki Short

UPDATEDRebel grilled over ‘champion of women’ claim

Australian actor Rebel Wilson’s claim that she’s a “champion of women” has been challenged as she gives evidence at her defamation trial.

Clareese Packer

Daniel MacPherson in Beast.

Beast PremiumWhy Dan MacPherson couldn’t shake his darkest role

Dan MacPherson underwent a dramatic physical transformation for his new film Beast - and he is still struggling with the aftermath.

Ben O’Shea

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COURTPremiumSnapchat leak and text claims in Rebel trial

The key moments from the first week of Rebel Wilson’s blockbuster defamation trial sparked by her Aussie co-star have been revealed.

Clareese Packer

There is speculation within Hollywood of a sequel to Michael Jackson's biopic. (AP PHOTO)

MoviesPremiumMichael Jackson biopic sequel in 'early development'

Actor Effie Spence has teased a potential sequel to the Michael Jackson biopic.

Staff Writers

Seventeen years after his death, a biopic of Michael Jackson has had its world premiere.

Reel TalkPremiumThe Michael Jackson biopic no one needed

This superficial biopic presents a sanitised version of the problematic singer’s life story.

Ben O’Shea

Hollywood has officially realised that 2026 is the year to stop gambling on the new and start bankrolling the familiar.

EntertainmentCommentsHollywood goes all-in on Gen Z nostalgia boom

Hollywood has officially realised that 2026 is the year to stop gambling on the new and start bankrolling the familiar. 

Caitlin Vinci

Anne Hathaway ?portrays Mother Mary, a pop star spiralling on the eve of her high-stakes comeback. (AP PHOTO)

MoviesPremiumAnne Hathaway transforms into troubled star Mother Mary

Anne Hathaway says she trained eight hours a day for months to nail a demanding key dance scene in the psychological drama Mother Mary.

Hanna Rantala

Charlotte MacInnes is suing Rebel Wilson. NewsWire.

COURTPremiumRebel accused of leaking actor’s nude pic

The young actor suing Rebel Wilson has claimed the Pitch Perfect star leaked a nude photo of her on social media, according to court documents.

Clareese Packer