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Flogging a wooden horse: how faithful will Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey be?

In a rare interview, the director has said he wants to do justice to Homer’s ‘the original non-linear narrative’. How will that translate on screen?

Flogging a wooden horse: how faithful will Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey be?

In a rare interview, the director has said he wants to do justice to Homer’s ‘original non-linear narrative’. How will that translate on screen?

Flogging a wooden horse: how faithful will Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey be?

In a rare interview, the director has said he wants to do justice to Homer’s ‘original non-linear narrative’. How will that translate on screen?

‘We laced Nicole into her corset and her rib broke again’: Moulin Rouge at 25 – an oral history by cast and crew

Stagehands poured Coca-Cola on the floor, Ewan McGregor waved his lightsaber, and people did unspeakable things with the film’s Oscars at the post-awards-ceremony party. Director Baz Luhrmann, Jim Broadbent and more recall filming the record-breaking movie

‘We laced Nicole into her corset and her rib broke again’: Moulin Rouge at 25 – an oral history by cast and crew

Stagehands poured Coca-Cola on the floor, Ewan McGregor waved his lightsaber, and people did unspeakable things with the film’s Oscars at the post-awards-ceremony party. Director Baz Luhrmann, Jim Broadbent and more recall filming the record-breaking movie

Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition review – on-brand fan pleaser is a metal hymn of praise

Watchable, uncritical doc tells the story of the massive rise, slight fall, then further massive rise of the veteran rockers

Jimpa review – Olivia Colman and John Lithgow show up for indulgent queer family drama

Sophie Hyde’s semi-autobiographical tale about sexual identity and intergenerational dynamics falls flat, but is buoyed by Colman and Lithgow’s committed performances

Sydney film festival 2026: nine of the best movies and one free event

With 248 films to choose from, highlights include The Death of Robin Hood, Leviticus and a ‘psychosexual horror’ starring Hacks’ Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson

Best TV shows and movies streaming in Australia this month

Discover what’s streaming on Netflix, HBO Max, Disney Plus, Prime Video and more this month, including Wuthering Heights, Marty Supreme and Bugonia

The Parallax View: remember when Hollywood made potent political cinema?

This Warren Beatty thriller puts all the anxieties and tension of the 70s into a blender – and delivers a perfectly paranoid pulp mystery

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s legal trainwreck has taught us this: never go to court. Ever

The alleged conflict between the pair began on a film set and has been disastrous for everyone involved. Apart from the lawyers, naturally, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Sweary first trailer for young Anthony Bourdain biopic

Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers breakout, will play legendary chef in a 70s-set drama from BlackBerry’s director

Our Land review – right-to-roam campaigners offer bacchanalian antics and a heartfelt message

Orban Wallace’s documentary avoids big clashes between landowners and campaigners in favour of wide-ranging exploration

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  • Flogging a wooden horse: how faithful will Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey be?
  • Flogging a wooden horse: how faithful will Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey be?
  • Flogging a wooden horse: how faithful will Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey be?
  • Flogging a wooden horse: how faithful will Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey be?
  • ‘We laced Nicole into her corset and her rib broke again’: Moulin Rouge at 25 – an oral history by cast and crew
  • ‘We laced Nicole into her corset and her rib broke again’: Moulin Rouge at 25 – an oral history by cast and crew
  • ‘We laced Nicole into her corset and her rib broke again’: Moulin Rouge at 25 – an oral history by cast and crew
  • Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition review – on-brand fan pleaser is a metal hymn of praise
  • Jimpa review – Olivia Colman and John Lithgow show up for indulgent queer family drama
  • Sydney film festival 2026: nine of the best movies and one free event
  • Best TV shows and movies streaming in Australia this month
  • The Parallax View: remember when Hollywood made potent political cinema?
  • Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s legal trainwreck has taught us this: never go to court. Ever
  • Sweary first trailer for young Anthony Bourdain biopic
  • Our Land review – right-to-roam campaigners offer bacchanalian antics and a heartfelt message
  • An AI version of Milton’s Paradise Lost is fundamentally unworthy of one of the great works of art
  • The Odyssey: new trailer for Christopher Nolan’s classical Greek epic released online
  • Is Jeff Bezos the real villain of The Devil Wears Prada 2?
  • Surrender review – Josh Duhamel hunts smirking serial killer in 90s throwback thriller
  • Preemptive Listening review – artist’s film about sirens is buzzing with sonic ideas
  • Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni settle lawsuit over acrimonious It Ends With Us production
  • Kokuho review – passionately male Cain-and-Abel kabuki epic of gender-crossing actors
  • The Devil Wears Prada 2: bitchy one-liners, devious double-crossing and Lady Gaga – discuss with spoilers
  • Self Driver review – cabbie who signs up for sinister app offers Travis Bickle take on the gig economy
  • ‘As reassuring as a warm hug’: why Donnie Darko is my feelgood movie
  • Breakwater review – troubled souls cross class and age barriers in nicely judged debut feature
  • Rise of the Conqueror review – Gladiator meets throat singing as Mongol hordes ride out
  • The Devil Wears Prada 2 struts to stunning $233m opening weekend at box office
  • When I was seven, Jack Nicholson vomited cherry juice on me – it certainly beat doing schoolwork
  • ‘Men are so frightened of being too cuddly or affectionate’: Danny Dyer on going from hardman to heart-throb in Rivals

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