Entertainment

October’s cinema and streaming selections include Florence Pugh as one of American literature’s great villains, Margaret Qualley in a darker answer to Eat, Pray, Love, and more.

Traversing Italy’s diverse regions, this year’s St Ali Italian Film Festival brings stories of family, identity, fashion, romance and tradition to the screen.

Dessner returns to Australia for a powerful collaboration with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra this month, performing highlights from his orchestral and film work.

The legendary British rock band will perform 16 dates across the country in May and June next year.

If Netflix’s sparky adaptation left you yearning for more, try these homegrown classics, including a 1999 Hugh Jackman flick and a 2012 Cannes crowd-pleaser.

The legendary British rock band will perform 16 dates across the country in May and June next year. Here’s everything you need to know.

A modern classic and one of the company’s most-requested shows is returning to the stage, alongside a fairytale that hasn’t been performed here for 47 years.

September brings us three docos, two new Australian series and one BDSM-loving boss.

Over a century on from the publication of Miles Franklin’s coming-of-age novel, and 47 years on from the Sam Neill and Judy Davis film, My Brilliant Career is back on our screens with a flirty, feral and feminist message that seems tailor-made for a 2026 audience.

Telling the origin story of one of the culinary world’s most beloved figures is a daunting task, but for Tony’s 23-year-old star the focus was on telling “a story rather than make a documentary”.

A decade ago, she took second place at the Australian Poetry Slam competition. But now the 27-year-old Ugandan-born comedian has found her calling in stand-up, plus TV cameos on Thank God You’re Here and Taskmaster. Here’s why she loves it.

Plus a slasher from a rising indie auteur, a cringey Sydney satire, and Aaron Chen steals the show in a goofy US sports comedy. Here’s what to watch this August.