With quirky humour, a perilous meet-cute and some tragic twists, We Live in Time is a worthy addition to the pantheon of weepy rom-coms.
Directors of this Iranian love story now banned from leaving country
This surprisingly gentle comedy, about a free-spirited, 70-year-old widow seeking to rekindle her love life with a reserved taxi driver, resulted in its directors having their passports confiscated and placed under house arrest.
Photo shows An older woman and older man dancing a smiling in a kitchen.Caroline's boyfriend dumped her while she was being treated for cancer. She turned her rage into a movie
With her debut movie Your Monster, American filmmaker Caroline Lindy takes a traumatic and formative experience and turns it into a charming and monstrous rom-com.
Photo shows A close-up film still of Tommy Dewey, made up like a monster, and Melissa Barrera as Bride of Frankenstein, dancing.Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard stun in this tender, unorthodox film about the pitfalls of memory
Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard star as two damaged people both struggling with the past, their family and things outside of their control. In Memory, they find a strange solace in each other.
Photo shows A man and a woman lean in as if they are about to kiss.If you inhale any new TV show, let it be Kristen Bell and Adam Brody's trashy rom-com
From a trashy all-star rom-com of dreams to a fresh comedy series helmed by Natasha Rothwell, here are four shows to watch that are new, very good and out right now.
Photo shows Kristen, left, wears a bright red cardigan and looks to Adam, right, as they stand in a temple.Why this Australian lesbian Netflix comedy is set in a suburban 90s video shop
Working at Blockbuster as a teenager helped Melbourne filmmaker Jessica Smith discover her sexual identity. Her new series shows that journey, with all its excruciating awkwardness and joy.
Photo shows A TV still of Emmanuelle Mattana and Tahlee Fereday, smiling and talking over the racks at a video store.The It Ends With Us movie adaptation is here. Here's why people hate the Colleen Hoover novel so much
It Ends With Us was the US's highest-selling book of 2023, and has just been adapted into a movie starring Blake Lively. We explain the controversy surrounding the book, which was originally released in 2016.
Photo shows Blake Lively smiles and looks to the left, with flowers seen on the left and the title "It Ends With Us" on the right.It Ends With Us: Adaptation of Colleen Hoover's bestseller is a window into the insidiousness of abuse
Blake Lively stars in the long-awaited movie adaptation of the 2016 New York Times bestseller (and #BookTok favourite).
Photo shows A man and a woman smile at each other during karaoke, against a neon backdrop.Blake Lively on adapting Colleen Hoover's 'It Ends With Us' for the big screen
Zak Hepburn sits down with the stars of It Ends with Us, a big-screen adaptation of Colleen Hoover's best-selling romance novel.
Has Video Duration: 4 minutes 33 seconds.Isabelle Huppert's new film is a ghost story in Japan, and a gentle meditation on grief and romance
Drawing comparisons to Lost in Translation and the Before trilogy, Sidonie in Japan is light on plot but heavy on lush imagery.
Photo shows Red-haired woman in black and red dotted dress sits for a Japanese meal in traditional tatami mat roomAn affair between Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron should make a perfect rom-com. But is A Family Affair any good?
From The Idea of You to May December, stories of older women having affairs with younger men have been having a moment in Hollywood. But can Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron have enough fun with it for the film to work?
Photo shows Nicole Kidman sits Joey King and Zac Efron in a doctor's waiting room, Joey with an ice pack to her face.Sick at home and bored out of your mind? Here are five films and shows that will get you through
Skip your 1,000th re-watch of Friends and instead use these TV shows and films to ease your sickly little heart.
Photo shows A person covers themselves with a fuzzy blanket while lying on the couchA Portrait of Love is no ordinary documentary, stitched together from 20 years of archival home footage
In paying tribute to the life of renowned artist Craig Ruddy, filmmaker Molly Reynolds turned to his long-term partner, and the hours and hours of home video footage they had recorded in their 20 years together.
Photo shows Roberto Meza Mont pictured hugging his partner Craig Ruddy from behind.After 20 years as that-guy-from-that-thing, Hit Man marks Glen Powell's ascension to leading-man material
Anyone But You might have elevated Glen Powell to name-brand status with your mum and her friends, but Hit Man is his most defining achievement (so far).
Photo shows A blond man in a short sleeve button down and glasses in front of a chalkboardEmotions are perceived as a threat in this trippy film that bounces from 2044 to the early 20th century
This era-hopping sci-fi romance starring Léa Seydoux takes inspiration from a Henry James novella and turns it into a head-spinning, two-and-a-half-hour odyssey.
Photo shows A man and woman in old-fashioned clothing look at something burning in front of them.Australian romantic drama film 'Take My Hand' explores love and multiple sclerosis
Romantic drama 'Take My Hand' is inspired by the true story of director John Raftopoulos and his wife, executive producer Claire Jensz, who lives with multiple sclerosis.
Has Video Duration: 5 minutes 16 seconds.Juliette Binoche's new film is a luscious celebration of gastronomy, but does it satiate?
The Taste of Things, a culinary romance starring Juliette Binoche, is a sensory indulgence and an ode to pleasure.
Photo shows Juliette Binoche in old style clothing, stands in a kitchen with an open fire, in front of a steaming potAnne Hathaway's The Idea of You is ripe with steamy romps, but is it any good?
Anne Hathaway's steamy new film explores the age-gap relationship between a single mum and a much younger boy-band heart throb.
Photo shows A film still of Nicholas Galitzine, 29, and Anne Hathaway, 41, who is smiling brightly. They're boarding a private plane.New sexy tennis film Challengers a 'libidinous spectacle' and 'unabashed pleasure'
Zendaya plays a tennis star cut down in her prime in Challengers, but that's just the beginning. The newest film from Luca Guadagnino looks at lust, betrayal and manipulation.
Photo shows Zendaya sits on a bed with two young men on either side of herZendaya says her character in new tennis movie Challengers should 'probably go to therapy'
Luca Guadagnino's newest film takes the majestic back-and-forth of professional tennis to hyper-erotic heights.
Photo shows Zendaya stands against a photo wall for Challengers in a green glittery dress with an outline of a tennis player and ball.Why everyone's talking about the new chilling Netflix show Baby Reindeer
Want to watch a refreshing and heartfelt rom-com? Or an exposé on Brandy Melville? Or a raunchy Korean Australian comedy? You can stream any and all of these right now.
Photo shows Donny stares into the camera as he sits at the back of a bus wearing a yellow jacket, with antlers photoshopped behind him.