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The 50 most controversial movies ever made

The 50 most controversial movies ever made

All press is good press, they say – but the most controversial movies of all-time test the limits of that axiom.

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Guides for Melbourne movie lovers

Movie reviews

La Syndicaliste
3 out of 5 stars

Isabelle Huppert keeps this patchy potboiler bubbling as a real-life whistleblower

The Wicker Man

The Wicker Man

5 out of 5 stars

Fifty years old, the British classic returns to cinemas as a landmark in slow-burn horror

Smoking Causes Coughing

Smoking Causes Coughing

4 out of 5 stars

A potty portmanteau movie from the maverick mind behind ‘Rubber’ and ‘Deerskin’

Revoir Paris

Revoir Paris

4 out of 5 stars

Virginie Efira is the survivor of a terrorist attack in a moving meditation on trauma, grief and human connection

No Hard Feelings

No Hard Feelings

3 out of 5 stars

Jennifer Lawrence lets it all hang out in a sex comedy that fizzes and then fizzles

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The best cinemas in Melbourne

Cinema Nova

Cinema Nova

Melbourne's largest arthouse movie complex also hosts regular films events, special screenings and festivals

Lido Cinemas

Lido Cinemas

An arthouse complex complete with a jazz bar, rooftop cinema and Huxtaburger

Cinema Nova

Melbourne's largest arthouse movie complex also hosts regular films events, special screenings and festivals

Cinema Nova

Cinema Nova

Melbourne's largest arthouse movie complex also hosts regular films events, special screenings and festivals

Lido Cinemas

Lido Cinemas

An arthouse complex complete with a jazz bar, rooftop cinema and Huxtaburger

The Astor Theatre

The Astor Theatre

A single-screen Art Deco theatre with a program of new and classic films in 35mm, 70mm and digital

Coburg Drive-In

Coburg Drive-In

One of Melbourne's last remaining drive-ins, this is a cinematic experience brimming with nostalgia

The Sun Theatre

The Sun Theatre

This pint-sized Art Deco cinema counts Quentin Tarantino among its legion of film-loving fans