The Worst Person in the World, coming to Australian theatres this month after a splashy debut at Cannes, is the kind of story that can knock you on your heels – its saga of constant, vague doubt about one’s own path in life is achingly familiar.

The Card Counter is an exceptionally packed movie, one starring Oscar Isaac, Willem Dafoe and with help behind the scenes from Martin Scorsese. It’s just a jaw-dropping shame that this is the movie to teach us all that even the greats have their off days.

You will not be taken back by such gripping immersion again for a very long time. Dune has earned its spot as 2021’s most anticipated movie.

Why is a rodeo rider sent to modern-day Mexico to smuggle a child? Why is a 91-year-old geriatric the only man who can get it done? I don’t know.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage is a wild ride through unexplored terrain in recent superhero – err... I mean, anti-hero(?) – movie history.

Eternals toys with the idea of human evolution, tracing our timeline through its century-spanning plot and pondering the effect of nature vs nurture on a grand scale.

Palazzo di Cozzo will entrance those with an interest in Melbourne history, furniture enthusiasts, and just any wog who recognises Cozzo as the face of the migrant success story.

Bebe. Zahara. Benet. An iconic name that inspires love, reverence, and tonnes of applause, but underneath the teased wigs and sequined dresses, who is the person behind the name?

My Girlfriend is the Revolution is growing pains personified.

The premise on paper is at least vaguely interesting – a high school teacher named Emi (Katia Pascariu) has a sex tape leaked online and is spread amongst the school.

Perhaps what director Alexa Bakony does best with her documentary Colours of Tobi, is making us forget that she was even there.

Director Jonathon Wysocki’s Dramarama set wistfully in 1994, tells the ever-bittersweet story of a group of teenagers, Gene, Ally, Rose, Claire and Oscar, as they have one final night together before they each part ways for college.

This is a high-risk mission, life or death, and I want to see someone’s head blow up!

As 2021 edges toward a close, it’s been a fantastic year for a relatively new scene originating from South England, with plenty of albums to warm your lockdown.

In Maid, we are enveloped in the protagonist’s scramble for all of the following: income, social security benefits, custody rights and a place to live. For the most part, the ticket to each of these is a low-paid, labour intensive house cleaning job with a lousy employer called Value Maids.

Rarely does the Australian Television industry produce something that feels so real. However, Fires is also a fascinating case study of how easy it is for good television to become bad.

Fans of Normal People, Fleabag and Marriage Story: rejoice. Your next fix of authentic romantic suffering has arrived.

It’s hard to justify watching The D’Amelio Show as mind-numbing reality television in the same way that Keeping up the Kardashians could be at its finest.

Disclosure is a confronting tale about two close couples whose friendships implode through the allegation that one of their children was sexually abused by the other.

Set in the icy tundra of Manitoba Canada, The Ice Road is a race-against-time action thriller that pits Liam Neeson not only against thin ice roads that could crack at any minute, but also corporate greed.