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  • ARTS AND CULTURE

    Gladiator II: Are you not entertained?

    • Eddie Hampson
    • 20 November 2024

    Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II promises grandeur but stumbles on the path to recapturing the original’s magic. Paul Mescal dazzles, Denzel Washington commands, and sharks make their sword-and-sandals debut. But spectacle overshadows story, leaving a sequel that’s more baffling than breathtaking. Are we entertained? Sort of.

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  • ARTS AND CULTURE

    At the heart of the deal

    • Ken Haley
    • 15 November 2024

    Anyone possessed of the facts can write history. Few can express so well as Bob Woodward the heartbeat of his times and the heartbreak that history frequently brings in its wake. In War, Woodward dives into the three major geopolitical conflicts of our time.

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  • ARTS AND CULTURE

    Disclaimer in a streamer world

    • Peter Craven
    • 15 November 2024

    Starring Cate Blanchett at the height of her powers, Disclaimer, the new streamer by Alfonso Cuarón, has already been dubbed the finest thing ever made for the new television, with the director claiming not to have made a serial, but a continuous film. 

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  • CARTOON

    Lost lighter

    • Glen Le Lievre
    • 13 November 2024

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  • ARTS AND CULTURE

    Sonny Boy: A Memoir by Al Pacino review

    • Peter Craven
    • 08 November 2024

    Al Pacino is an actor we’re inclined to take for granted, given his presence in some of the greatest popular films of the last half century, not least his Michael Corleone in Coppola’s Godfather trilogy, which revealed an actor of extraordinary stature. Sonny Boy is a consistently diverting and illuminating book by a man who has little pomp and circumstance about him. 

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  • AUSTRALIA

    What does a Trump victory mean for Australia?

    • James Massola
    • 07 November 2024

    The analysis of how Trump achieved a famous victory will continue for years to come. The more germane questions now are what does this result mean for Australia’s economic, defence, trade and foreign policy, and what lessons (if any) are there for Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton?

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  • ARTS AND CULTURE

    In Juice, Tim Winton turns to mad dystopian climate fiction

    • Peter Craven
    • 25 October 2024

    In Juice, Tim Winton crafts a haunting world where climate apocalypse and moral ambiguity collide. This monolithic novel depicts a dystopian future scarred by climate change, with Winton’s intricate prose showcasing his mastery and leaving readers to grapple with its fierce ethical landscape.

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  • AUSTRALIA

    A time for risk and a time for caution: Albanese’s dilemma

    • James Massola
    • 23 October 2024

    As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese navigates a slow but steady decline in approval, his cautious leadership approach is increasingly under scrutiny. With rising pressures on housing, the economy, and global events, is it time for him to take the bold political risks necessary to stave off the threat of minority government?

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  • CARTOON

    The Joker: Folie à deux

    • Glen Le Lievre
    • 16 October 2024

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  • AUSTRALIA

    As the anniversary of the Voice vote nears, the high costs of Albanese's misjudgement are clear

    • Michelle Grattan
    • 04 October 2024

    Almost a year after the Voice proposal was defeated, blame and recrimination are still being thrown around, and the government is still reeling from Albanese’s overreach.

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  • ARTS AND CULTURE

    'Megalopolis': Is Coppola's swansong genius or madness?

    • Eddie Hampson
    • 02 October 2024

    After decades of cinematic highs and notorious flops, Francis Ford Coppola self-financed this grand spectacle — his boldest gamble yet. But in a film landscape that favors safe bets, can Megalopolis rise to the occasion, or will it be a final, glorious folly from one of cinema’s greats?

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  • AUSTRALIA

    A second try at combatting disinformation

    • Frank Brennan
    • 25 September 2024

    The Government is making another valiant effort to rein in the adverse effects of ungoverned digital platforms. But in debating such a detailed bill without the backstop of a constitutional or statutory bill of rights recognising the right to freedom of expression, there are no clear guard rails for getting the balance right. 

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