Muriel’s Wedding review – Toni Collette is outstanding in the film that brought Abba back
Brilliantly led by Collette, PJ Hogan’s 1994 story of a lovable loser was the feelgood sensation that rescued the band’s reputation – how can you resist it?
A Minecraft Movie review – building-block game franchise spin-off is rollicking if exhausting fun
Full-throttle star turns from Jack Black and Jennifer Coolidge raise laughs but don’t help the perfunctory plotting in this screen take on the game franchise
New Andor, The Last of Us and Black Mirror: what’s new to streaming in Australia in April
Plus an undead Kevin Bacon, Jon Hamm burgling mansions, and Jacob Elordi in an adaptation of Richard Flanagan’s The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Val Kilmer obituary
Star of films such as Top Gun, The Doors and Batman Forever whose acting could combine playfulness and intensity
Brad Pitt to star in follow-up to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, directed by David Fincher
A ‘derivative’ of Quentin Tarantino’s original, rather than a sequel, will be produced by Netflix, and continues Pitt’s relationship with the director of Seven and Fight Club
Mr Burton review – the teacher who inspired and encouraged screen legend Richard Burton
Toby Jones plays the spaniel-eyed schoolmaster setting Harry Lawtey’s needy young pupil on course for haughty international stardom
Val Kilmer, star of Top Gun, Batman Forever and The Doors, dies aged 65
Known for his roles in Batman Forever, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and Tombstone, the prolific actor’s cause of death was pneumonia
Balomania review – those magnificent Brazilians and their flying balloons
Documentary follows the baloeiros, who illegally build and release huge decorated balloons in cities, from where they can travel hundreds of miles
Sebastian review – journalist turned sex-worker aims to turn side-hustle into art
Ruaridh Mollica is very good as Max, a freelance writer with a secret app life in prostitution, but Mikko Mäkelä’s film is not clear enough about his motivations
Val Kilmer: an ethereally handsome actor who evolved into droll self-awareness
Kilmer, who has died aged 65, made his name with Top Gun and The Doors – but his exceptional talents were often under-appreciated by the mainstream film industry
The Beatles: actors playing the Fab Four in Sam Mendes’ biopics announced
All four Beatles biopics, focusing on each member of the band, will be released in cinemas in April 2028
The full comté: quest to make a semi-hard cheese is French cinema’s breakout hit of the year
Holy Cow is a film about underdogs and a bid to make a prize-winning cheese, set against a rural backdrop of sozzled fetes and demolition derbies. Director Louise Courvoisier talks about shooting where ‘people are kind of wild’
Help! Why are none of the new Beatles cast from Liverpool?
So Sam Mendes has cast his Beatles tetralogy, but none are from Merseyside. Don’t worry, I’ve just invented the Beatles Cinematic Universe
Sylvanian Families: The Movie review – bunny goes looking for gift in danger-free kids story
Set in the bucolically bland world of the toy franchise, the adventures of Freya the rabbit stay well away from any kind of jeopardy