As the mercury rises across Australia, sometimes even the beach can't compete with the allure of a breezy binge. Whether you're dodging the sun or just chilling indoors, you can dive into the and find new favourites.
We’ve worked around the clock to round up recent hits and award nominees from giants of world cinema, and there’s famous faces galore across classic collections, racey romances, and timely tales of inspiring icons.
Here’s just a sample of the movies on offer, but you can explore them all right here . With new movies being added all summer long, what are you waiting for?
Hereditary
You're terrifying, Muriel! Toni Collette is outstanding as a woman on the edge in Ari Aster's chilling, thrilling and very, very creepy exploration of a grieving family and some extremely weird goings-on.
Parallel Mothers
A melodrama about two new mothers and their shared links back to the labor ward runs much, much deeper than it first seems. Pedro Almodóvar cements a years-long collaboration with Penélope Cruz with what might be one of her most nuanced roles, with a payoff that will sit with you, and which benefits from a repeat viewing. A truly beautiful film and love letter to Almodóvar's beloved Spain.
C'mon C'mon
In this gentle indie gem that will win over the hardest of hearts, Joaquin Phoenix shines as an uncle transporting his nephew on an impromptu road trip across America. This gorgeous movie is “about listening - really listening - to what other people have to say” (The Guardian).
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C'mon C'mon
drama • 2021
drama • 2021
A Bigger Splash
It's the summer of movies, and this is a movie of summer, with sun-drenched Italian vibes that perhaps only The White Lotus could rival. Tilda Swinton is a rock star taking a respite with her boyfriend as she nurses a terrible vocal chord injury. Their idyllic recharge is spoiled by the arrival of a friend/provocateur, played by a scene-stealing Ralph Fiennes, and his daughter (Dakota Johnson). Luca Guadagnino directs and you'll be transfixed from go to whoa.
The Duke
Based on a legendary true story, this British romp tells of a taxi driver who kidnapped the National Gallery's portrait of the Duke of Wellington, as a way to raise funding for aged care services. This inspiring tale is directed by the late Roger Michell (Notting Hill) and stars Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren.
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The Duke
Comedy drama • 2020
Comedy drama • 2020
Shiva Baby
Brace yourself for a hectic, hilarious, claustrophobic and sobering time. Rachel Sennott (Bottoms) plays Danielle, a woman whose afternoon at a morbid family gathering goes from bad to worse, as she is forced to hide from surprise attendees, and confront the multitude of fibs and half-truths she's told to everyone else.
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Across the coming weeks and months you can look forward to more big names and arthouse spectacles, such as: Adam Driver and Marion Cottillard's all-singing Annette; Barbie director Greta Gerwig taking centre stage in another Mike Mills winner, 20th Century Women; and Felicity Jones rising to the challenge of donning the robes of the legendary Ruth Bader Ginsberg in On The Basis of Sex, the story of the trailblazing work of the lawyer-turned-Supreme Court Justice.
