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An affair between Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron should make a perfect rom-com. But is A Family Affair any good?

From The Idea of You to May December, stories of older women having affairs with younger men have been having a moment in Hollywood. But can Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron have enough fun with it for the film to work?
Nicole Kidman sits Joey King and Zac Efron in a doctor's waiting room, Joey with an ice pack to her face.

The Promised Land is the kind of sweeping, old-fashioned movie we don't see enough of anymore

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.
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A film still of a close-up Mads Mikkelsen, a 58-year-old Danish man, with an unhappy expression, in a C18-style neckpiece.

Anne Hathaway becomes obsessed with her neighbours in this glossy psychological thriller

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. 
A child sits in front of a birthday cake outside surrounded by guests

Emotions are perceived as a threat in this trippy film that bounces from 2044 to the early 20th century

This era-hopping sci-fi romance starring Léa Seydoux takes inspiration from a Henry James novella and turns it into a head-spinning, two-and-a-half-hour odyssey.
A man and woman in old-fashioned clothing look at something burning in front of them.

The new Dr Who is very Black and gay and it's what we deserve

We are happy to report the new Doctor, played by Ncuti Gatwa, goes beyond being tokenistic Black and gay and that it's very good. But that's not all that's new to streaming this month.
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The Doctor puts a hand up while leaning against a wall with Ruby, right, doing the same. Both look to the camera.

If you like some Taylor Swift alongside your Beethoven, the latest Bridgerton season is for you

The new season of Bridgerton has swoonworthy music from Sia to Mozart, BTS to Beethoven.
The characters of Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton stand contemplating each other at a ball.

Nicola Coughlan is finally the lead in Bridgerton and she's never been more ready

The Bridgerton, Derry Girls and Big Mood star graced us with her presence at the week-long PR stunt that recently saw Bowral, NSW, transformed into something intended to resemble regency era England. We still haven't recovered. 
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A still from the show of Nicola Coughlin and Luke Newton

Who is the victim and who is the so-called monster in this twisty Japanese family drama?

Known for his Palme d'Or-winning film Shoplifters, Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda is back, lending his signature warmth to this complicated drama.
Two children with muddy, sad faces look over their shoulders towards camera

Cannes 2024: The biggest films, potential controversies and much more

Here's your run-down of the most-hyped films, Australian offerings and potential controversies at the 77th annual Festival de Cannes. 
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Meryl Streep in a white dress and sunglasses, arms outstretched, head thrown back, beneath the Cannes symbol

'It's time to take our views away': Why fans are blocking celebrities on their social media

We don't blame you for focusing on little but Eurovision over the weekend. Here's the entertainment news you might have missed while you were dancing to Eurotrash bangers.
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Kim, left, wears a grey cardigan and silver gown and poses with platinum wavy hair next to Taylor, right, smouldering on stage.

In 1942, a young pregnant woman was sent to jail for resisting the Nazis. This film tells her story

From Hilde, with Love is the opening night film for the German Film Festival, bringing a moving story about love, resistance and family during fascism to Australian audiences.
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A film still of Johannes Hegemann on a 40s-style motorbike, with Liv Lisa Fries seated behind him.

Pizzagate, neo-Nazis and annoying intellectuals: This movie's an absurd trip through America's chaos

A bizarre, dream-like journey through modern America, Sean Price Williams's debut feature The Sweet East is eager to provoke.
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Juliette Binoche's new film is a luscious celebration of gastronomy, but does it satiate?

The Taste of Things, a culinary romance starring Juliette Binoche, is a sensory indulgence and an ode to pleasure.
Juliette Binoche in old style clothing, stands in a kitchen with an open fire, in front of a steaming pot

Anne Hathaway's The Idea of You is ripe with steamy romps, but is it any good?

Anne Hathaway's steamy new film explores the age-gap relationship between a single mum and a much younger boy-band heart throb.
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A film still of Nicholas Galitzine, 29, and Anne Hathaway, 41, who is smiling brightly. They're boarding a private plane.

From Elisabeth Moss as a British spy to a jet-black cringe comedy — the best new shows out now

What to watch: from a British spy going on a road trip with a member of ISIS to a cringe comedy that will make you spit out your drink.
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Elisabeth Moss looking very serious, a mobile phone to her ear

One of the biggest film stars of our time plays an overlooked underdog in the Fall Guy

Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt star in an action movie that's also an ode to the art of filmmaking, a musical nostalgia-fest, and a love story. 
Ryan Gosling in aviator sunglasses and a sleeveless vest leans an arm against a doorframe

In Australian heist drama Swift Street, a father-daughter duo must hustle $26,000 in 10 days

We catch up with lead actress Tanzyn Crawford and creator and director Tig Terera to chat about the fast, funny and big-hearted urban heist escapade shot in the streets of Melbourne.
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Robert, left, wears a beige jacket, cream shirt and glasses and stands in a market aisle next to Elsie, who wears a brown coat.

This Japanese film is 'one of the most deceptively beautiful movies of the year so far'

Drive My Car director Ryusuke Hamaguchi follows his Oscar-winning film with the story of a glamping site development in a rural Japanese village.
A young girl stares just beyond the camera, wearing a blue snow jacket and matching beanie. Her hands are in yellow gloves.

New sexy tennis film Challengers a 'libidinous spectacle' and 'unabashed pleasure'

Zendaya plays a tennis star cut down in her prime in Challengers, but that's just the beginning. The newest film from Luca Guadagnino looks at lust, betrayal and manipulation. 
Zendaya sits on a bed with two young men on either side of her

Making a Star Wars clone was a huge risk for Zack Snyder. Does it pay off?

Rebel Moon 2 shows that the real epic battle is between reckless visionary artists and the Hollywood executives trying to rein them in.
A film still of Sofia Boutella in a bloody dirty top, holding a gun in each hand, one pointing at the screen

Zendaya says her character in new tennis movie Challengers should 'probably go to therapy'

Luca Guadagnino's newest film takes the majestic back-and-forth of professional tennis to hyper-erotic heights.
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Zendaya stands against a photo wall for Challengers in a green glittery dress with an outline of a tennis player and ball.

Why everyone's talking about the new chilling Netflix show Baby Reindeer

Want to watch a refreshing and heartfelt rom-com? Or an exposé on Brandy Melville? Or a raunchy Korean Australian comedy? You can stream any and all of these right now.
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Donny stares into the camera as he sits at the back of a bus wearing a yellow jacket, with antlers photoshopped behind him.

The Amy Winehouse biopic is finally here. How bad is it?

Does it do the iconic late singer justice? Or does it make a mockery of her talent, career and substance use issues like the internet has feared since the first set of photos from Sam Taylor-Johnson's project were released?
Amy holds a headphone ear to her ear as she sings into a microphone, wearing signature eyeliner and beehive.

Scoop, about Prince Andrew's BBC interview, will make you feel a delightful sense of schadenfreude

Starring Gillian Anderson, Rufus Sewell and Billie Piper, Scoop is a glimpse at the story behind Newsnight's infamous interview with Prince Andrew about Jeffrey Epstein.
A film still of Gillian Armstrong in close-up. She's in a newsroom and looking into the camera with a slight smile on her face.

Tom Ripley is one of the most diabolical con men ever written. How does the new Netflix series hold up?

Andrew Scott, Dakota Fanning and Johnny Flynn star in Academy-Award winning director Steve Zaillian's black and white adaptation of the classic Patricia Highsmith psychological thriller.
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Tom sits in the backseat of a car and looks up in concern, his hand near his face.