Why do this spring’s blockbusters feel so smug?
From action thrillers to sci-fi flicks, a deluge of recent releases are riddled with self-satisfied smarm
Deathstalker review – ludicrously enjoyable revisit of 80s swords-and-sorcery silliness
Inventive creature design, goopy practical effects and a metal guitar soundtrack make this reworking of a Roger Corman fantasy a treat for one’s inner child
Bone Keeper review – there’s a critter in the caves in serviceable Brit horror
An unconvincing group of friends is briskly picked off one-by-one while searching for a beastie that hitched a ride to Earth on a meteorite
Let’s get metaphysical! Existentialist cinema is back, if anyone cares
The philosophy was embraced by film noir, the French New Wave and modern hitmen questioning life’s purpose. Now dust off your turtlenecks, for Sirāt and a new version of Albert Camus’ The Stranger look set to make ennui on-trend again
What’s new to streaming in Australia in April: Half Man, The Audacity and Beef returns
Plus: Charlize Theron survives the bush in Apex, Elizabeth Banks shrinks in The Miniature Wife and Mark Wahlberg creates a global scandal in Balls Up
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie review – bland screensaver of a movie that’s actually worse than AI
At this point, it’s trite to say that a bad film feels as if it’s been AI generated, but this simplistic sequel is next-level – it’s nothing more than an Easter holiday cash grab
Smiley Face: finally, a stoner comedy for the girls who get overstimulated at the supermarket
Gregg Araki’s comedy-of-errors film stars Anna Faris trying to complete everyday tasks in an astronomical state of high. It’s downright terrifying
From the phone to the plex: why TV shows are turning into movies
A successful cinema release for the new Peaky Blinders movie provided marketing opportunities that could lead to a reverse in the stream-first model
The Drama review – Zendaya and Robert Pattinson’s controversial wedding film delivers on its promise
A woman’s confession on the eve of her nuptials causes uproar in this insouciantly offensive provocation from the director of Dream Scenario
Ghost Killer review – fantastic karate chopping and gunslinging in in supernatural action-comedy
Top notch choreography features heavily in tale of a student who is inhabited by an assassin’s spirit determined to wreak revenge
Two Women review – sex comedy remake is French-Canadian answer to Confessions of a Window Cleaner
This tale of a pair of women who tire of their partners and arrange sex with strangers is not sexy enough for erotica and not real enough to be drama
James McAvoy: ‘I’ve been “that Scottish person”, reduced to a noise that comes out of my mouth’
He went from a Glasgow council estate to Hollywood fame. Now, in his directorial debut, the X-Men star is challenging stereotypes about his homeland via the remarkable tale of a real-life hip-hop hoax
Corey Feldman speaks out about Rob Reiner Oscars tribute snub: ‘Like a family reunion I wasn’t invited to’
Stand By Me co-stars Wil Wheaton and Jerry O’Connell joined Billy Crystal and a dozen other stars on stage at the Academy Awards to pay tribute to the film’s director
McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass review – amiable tale of how Macca’s Höfner was finally found
Dogged detective work tracked down the instrument that had vanished more than 50 years ago, but the true story behind its theft injects a note of sadness
Mary Beth Hurt, star of Interiors and The World According to Garp, dies aged 79
The actor, who was nominated for three Tony awards, made her film debut in Woody Allen’s Interiors and worked into the 2010s including in films made by her second husband, Paul Schrader