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An exceptional performance from Ralph Fiennes, a heritage setting, plus Vatican scandal and intrigue make this an outstanding watch.
The characterization of Latter-day Saints on shows like ‘Heretic’ and ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ says more about the rest of America than the church itself.
Although Greed was a financial failure on its initial release, it quickly went on to be regarded as one of the great silent films and a key influence on many filmmakers.
From Joy on Netflix to the new album from The Cure, these are our expert culture picks of the week.
One of the horrors of the film is the musical theatre industry itself, which gets a brutal but well-deserved bashing.
To early Christians, ancient gladiators were potent symbols of martyrdom, embodying virtue and bravery despite being enslaved.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the walls of Pompeii’s brothel were a particular hot-spot for sexual graffiti.
Politicians like Cicero saw gladiators as vain and self-indulgent, while the true warriors engaged in wars of words.
This tender family drama uses observational techniques to create atmosphere over story.
Disturbing ideas about motherhood are pushed into our collective unconscious, a film scholar writes. Little wonder they’re at the heart of several chilling films.
The film follows the son of Russell Crowe’s Maximus who has been living under a new identity to escape Roman politics.
Anora isn’t some vulnerable girl waiting to be saved from sex work by a rich man.
This is a film about how we tell stories through dance.
Director Natalie Bailey’s directorial debut starring New Zealand’s comic actor Jackie van Beek is subtly confronting in its exploration of various taboo topics.
There is a slight tendency in the film to conflate the laundries with mother and baby homes.
Our cultural highlights this week include three exhibitions and a unsettling dystopian novel.
Jacob Fortune-Lloyd takes on the role of legendary Beatles manager Brian Epstein in this new Amazon Prime biopic.
Japanese Godzilla movies reflect the country’s complex history as victims of the only nuclear bombings and as a rapidly developing economy in the 20th century.
The film explores how much easier is it to conform to social norms than step outside them.
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Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Associate Professor, Film Studies, University of Sydney
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Professor of Film Studies, Bangor University
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Professor of Film Studies
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Senior Lecturer in Screen Studies, Adelaide University
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Lecturer, Department of Film and Television Studies, University of Warwick
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Professor & Dean, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
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Professor of Cinema, RMIT University
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Professor in Digital Arts, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Film, University of Roehampton
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Lecturer in Creative Production and Performance, Western Sydney University
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Researcher and Sessional Tutor in Screen and Cultural Studies; Secretary for the Melbourne Cinematheque, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Film and Television, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Senior Lecturer, Media Studies and Production, University of Southern Queensland