Luke Goodsell

Oscar-winning British filmmaker Steve McQueen proves there are stories that remain untold amid the chaos of rubble of World War II.  

Cheryl Sarkisian first knew she wanted to be a star when she saw an Elvis Presley concert in 1956. Part one of her new memoir details the trials and glories that led to her becoming global pop sensation Cher.

In the latest adaptation from Denzel Washington, a haunted piano forms the centrepiece of this family drama, which grapples with the pain of history and how it can echo across generations.

It's been 30 years since Tom Hanks and Robin Wright captured our hearts in Forrest Gump. Paired with their old director, the two bring their heart-string-tugging charm to an ambitious, multi-generational epic. 

The sequel to one of 2022's breakout horror hits manages to shake off its gimmick and mine the nightmarish depths of pop stardom, the pressures of public performance and smiling through the pain when there's an entire industry machine depending on your talent.

The second season of one of last year's true TV delights again manages to tackle the heaviest subjects with a generous dose of humour.

Lisa Marie Presley died before she had the chance to finish her memoir, From Here To The Great Unknown. Per her wishes, her eldest daughter Riley Keough helped it make its way into the world.

Three decades ago, Quentin Tarentino's ultra-violent crime film Pulp Fiction shocked audiences and put an Uma Thurman poster on every film bro's wall. But how does it hold up in 2024?

Super/Man offers an intimate glimpse behind the actor's journey, from the dizzy heights of stardom to the struggle that would eventually lead to his death, at age 52.

The Joker sequel is a quasi-musical courtroom drama that has little interest in advancing any kind of story. In fact, it's even more deliberately obtuse and anti-crowd-pleasing than its predecessor.

For better or worse, Frances Ford Coppola's long-awaited passion project featuring a laundry list of high-profile actors has finally hit cinemas.

Jung Kook rose to fame with K-pop dominators BTS. A new documentary charts how he copes with pressure and popularity when he strikes out on his own.

The long-awaited sequel to Tim Burton's classic '80s ghostly comedy reveals the old spirit of Beetlejuice is hard to summon — but there is still gooey and gory fun to be had.

In her first outing as director, Kravitz channels Jordan Peele's Get Out in a snarling revenge thriller that takes aim at the world she grew up in. 

Blake Lively stars in the long-awaited movie adaptation of the 2016 New York Times bestseller (and #BookTok favourite). 

Trap stars former teen heart-throb Josh Hartnett who's trying to give his tween daughter the night of her life and evade police at the same time.

Scarlett Johansson plays a bright marketing expert, hired to make sure everyone knows the US put a man on the Moon, opposite Channing Tatum as NASA's launch director.

Drawing from a real-life photography book following the Chicago Outlaws, The Bikeriders follows the violence and drama of the period when outlaw motorcycle gangs went from hard-partying groups of outsiders to frightening organised crime groups.

Mads Mikkelsen is back on the big screen as a retired army captain with nothing but a dream: to establish a farming settlement in the north of Denmark.

Two suburban housewives, played by Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain, are the best of friends. Until tragedy strikes, and everything on their idyllic street turns dark and twisted. 

The fourth instalment in this nearly 30-year-old franchise behaves as though the heady days of 90s action movies had never ended.

With 200-plus films, Sydney Film Festival's line-up can be overwhelming. Our film critics offer nine must-sees.

George Miller's Mad Max series has extracted a surprising amount of mileage from its rusty tank of guzzoline. But like any vintage model, it's starting to show some signs of wear and tear in the chassis.

Shot in Sydney and the wilds of New South Wales, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes imagines a world overrun with simians, 300 years on from its last instalment.

Archaeologists haven't looked this good on film since Indiana Jones in La Chimera — a dreamy Italian odyssey starring The Crown's Josh O'Connor.