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Joel Edgerton in The Plague.

Joel Edgerton’s last film was nominated for an Oscar. His next movie may be even better

While everyone is talking about Train Dream’s Oscar nomination, Joel Edgerton’s next film The Plague is catching attention for very different reasons.

  • Nell Geraets

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Rose Byrne.

The Oscar nominations are in. Here are the good, the bad and the ugly of this year’s nods

While there was joy for some Australians, there were also surprises, disappointments and snubs.

  • Garry Maddox
 Josh O’Connor (left) and Daniel Craig in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.

Holidaying at home? Here are the best new movies to stream

Some of these titles are well known, some are not. All are worth your consideration (even the laughably bad one).

  • Craig Mathieson
Australians Jacob Elordi, Sarah Snook and Joel Edgerton were nominated for Golden Globes.

One Battle After Another leads, Wicked snubbed in Golden Globe nominations

Jacob Elordi was among the Australian names called out, scoring nods in the film and TV categories. Read the full list of nominees.

  • Jake Coyle
Gillian Anderson as Constance Van Ness in The Abandons.

The best new TV shows to stream in December

New series include Gillian Anderson’s western, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour documentary and a culture-clash crime comedy set in Sydney.

  • Craig Mathieson
(Clockwise from top) Ryan Gosling in Barbie; Kirsten Dunst in Wimbledon; Emma Thompson in Matilda the Musical;  Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley in Bend it Like Beckham; Madonna in Die Another Day; and Steve Carell in Foxcatcher.

Your Olympics warm-up: You name the sport, we name the movie

With the Olympics just over a month away, it’s time to improve your sporting knowledge with our Olympic-themed film and TV festival. We’ve (almost) found a movie, TV series or documentary to match all 28 events.

  • Louise Rugendyke
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Joel Edgerton, with his Ernest Hemingway beard, at the premiere of Dark Matter in Los Angeles.

‘I used to be a snob’: Joel Edgerton on his return to TV in twisty thriller Dark Matter

During lockdown, the Australian actor watched so much television, he realised he wanted to be back on the small screen.

  • Louise Rugendyke
Incoming: Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman arriving into Sydney with their daughters Sunday, 14, and Faith, 11.

Celebrities swarm Sydney for Christmas homecomings

The great Christmas homecoming has delivered a bumper crop of big names to town this week, while some of the locals are splashing out on decorations.

  • Andrew Hornery
“People are ready to go and watch films that are built around strong, transformative, unpredictable performances”: Thomas M. Wright.

28 million hours and counting: The Australian film that’s now a global hit on Netflix

Director Thomas M. Wright’s dark drama, The Stranger, was the third most-watched film on the streaming service globally last week.

  • Garry Maddox
Joel Edgerton in The Stranger.

Film based on Morcombe case no ‘cruel act’

The Stranger is a remarkable achievement, compassionate and thoughtful, a long way from the exploitative film that Daniel Morcombe’s family feared.

  • Paul Byrnes