The Sydney Morning Herald logo
The Sydney Morning Herald logo

Cinema

Advertisement
Tom Hanks and Tim Allen return for Toy Story 5.

Does Toy Story still make you cry? Tom Hanks explains why

Toy Story stars Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, aka Woody and Buzz, share their thoughts on the franchise’s enduring appeal – and why the new film is the most heartbreaking so far.

  • Nell Geraets

Latest

Spoof movies were all the rage a few decades ago, but are they gearing up for a comeback?

Spoof films were all but dead. Could Scary Movie resuscitate them?

From The Naked Gun and Scary Movie to Spaceballs 2, parodies seem to be slowly making their way back to cinemas. But are we ready to embrace them?

  • Nell Geraets

From Barbie to Toy Story: Inside the dream factory where play comes to life

In a world of portable screens and apps, children still yearn to hold the real thing.

  • Michael Idato

Is this Aussie comedy film racist? Its director doesn’t think so

There are plenty of people who think the last great Australian comedy was Crocodile Dundee – and filmmaker Tony Rogers might just be among them.

  • Karl Quinn
Senuri Chandrani in Mad Rush, screening at MIFF 2026.

Is this how it feels to be young, broke, scammed and cast out on the street?

The new film Mad Rush, premiering at Melbourne International Film Festival, is urgent and powerful – and couldn’t be more relevant to many young people.

  • Karl Quinn
This week’s movie releases: Disclosure Day, How to Talk Australians, Tuner and Trifole.

What to watch at the movies this week: Leo Woodall and Dustin Hoffman in heist thriller

The rising British star joins the veteran Academy Award winner for his biggest film role yet – and it’s the best he has had.

  • Jake Wilson and Sandra Hall
Advertisement
Sir Idris Elba has rejected suggestions he could be cast as the next James Bond.

Idris Elba warns against a ‘woke’ James Bond as he responds to casting rumours

The Golden Globe winner has responded to years of speculation as Amazon MGM confirmed that casting for a new Bond has begun.

  • India McTaggart
In Colony, the infected zombies become a grotesque, violent super-organism.

Zombie master’s new film flags a modern virus that has already infected us all

In Train to Busan, Yeon Sang-ho warned us of the dangers of unchecked capitalism. His new film, Colony, tells us we may already be too far gone.

  • Nell Geraets
Star will lose control of its Brisbane casino and resort due to its financial troubles triggered by the events examined in ASIC’s case.

Brisbane International Film Festival cancelled for 2026, ‘new operating model’ sought

Screen Queensland has revealed BIFF will be “paused” and its executive director has departed.

  • Nick Dent
Tony Leung in key roles from his movie career.

‘He left without a word’: How a family secret shaped a cinema icon’s career

From cult classics to a Marvel movie and a K-pop video, Tony Leung’s long career has been made up of many watershed moments.

  • Benjamin Law