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The TV and movie deaths that still haunt us years later

1 day ago | thenightly.com.au | Wenlei Ma

SPOILER ALERT: For The Last of Us episode two, Through the Valley, as well as a bunch of TV shows and moviesAre we weirdos for being genuinely upset when a fictional character is killed off? Or is it just a mark of great writing and film making that those wizards have managed to get us to care? TV shows and films kill off characters all the time. Sometimes it’s grisly, sometimes it’s shocking and sometimes it’s a long time coming.
Andor season two review: Impressive political thriller stands above Star Wars origins

1 day ago | thenightly.com.au | Wenlei Ma

Andor wasn’t always a natural choice for the folks at Star Wars. For a franchise steeped in lore and canon, the choice to make a political thriller that was light on supernatural force shenanigans, Skywalker connections and alien creatures was a bold one. But it paid off.
Mountainhead trailer: Jesse Armstrong to take on tech billionaires in HBO movie

1 day ago | thenightly.com.au | Wenlei Ma

Trust Jesse Armstrong to make an Ayn Rand joke in the name of his new movie. Having created Succession and written for Veep and The Thick of It, Armstrong’s razor-sharp wit is best deployed against the foibles and delusions of the rich and powerful. For his anticipated HBO film, calling it Mountainhead is all too delicious. Sign up to The Nightly's newsletters. Get the first look at the digital newspaper, curated daily stories and breaking headlines delivered to your inbox.
Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo: Ryan Gosling movie, Sigourney Weaver in Mando and streaming future

2 days ago | thenightly.com.au | Wenlei Ma

In a city not that far away called Tokyo, Star Wars fans gathered to celebrate all things light and dark (sides of the force). The ultimate fan convention for Jedi groupies took place over the weekend with 105,000 people flying in from all over the world to get a glimpse of stars including Pedro Pascal, Ryan Gosling and Hayden Christensen, with the latter charging $US208 for each fan photo op.
Narrow Road to the Deep North review: Superb Justin Kurzel and Jacob Elordi drama provokes questions

2 days ago | thenightly.com.au | Wenlei Ma

War stories hold a particular place in the national imagination. If the old aphorism that character is revealed at the hardest of times holds true, then how a country contends with memories of conflicts past and soldiers fallen speaks volumes about how history is mythologised in the present.
KATINA CURTIS: This has already been a blokey campaign from the Liberals. And it’s getting worse

3 days ago | thenightly.com.au | Katina Curtis

A fortnight ago, a Labor insider was musing that they had expected more of a law and order fear campaign from former cop Peter Dutton. They suspected that once he’d taken the early part of the election to broaden and soften his image, the Coalition would come in hard with national security, maybe a scare campaign about China, to bring it home. On Monday, right on cue, Dutton hit the security button. Sign up to The Nightly's newsletters.
Anthony Albanese warns colleagues not to count on election outcome yet

3 days ago | thenightly.com.au | Katina Curtis

Anthony Albanese has warned his colleagues and voters not to make any assumptions about the election result despite Labor pulling ahead in the polls with two weeks to go in the campaign, harking back to the party’s shock loss in 2019. Early voting begins on Tuesday and the latest polling shows Labor consolidating a lead over the Coalition, with Newspoll on Monday putting its primary vote above 2022 levels.
Federal election 2025: Anthony Albanese, Peter Dutton set to spend Easter Sunday in hometowns

5 days ago | thenightly.com.au | Katina Curtis

Australia’s politicians have marked Easter as a time of renewal, faith and family in the midst of their election campaign. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton are set to spend Easter Sunday in their respective hometowns of Sydney and Brisbane before the electioneering resumes in earnest. Mr Dutton said Easter was a time of reflection, especially for Christians around the world, and a time to rest, recharge and be with loved ones. Sign up to The Nightly's newsletters.
Albanese and Dutton return to industrial relations show

5 days ago | thenightly.com.au | Katina Curtis

A fresh argument has broken out on industrial relations over the holiday weekend, with Peter Dutton labelling a Labor move to legislate protections for penalty rates a stunt and a “red herring”. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his cabinet colleague Jason Clare harked back to their university days working hospitality jobs to recognise how much help the extra pay for working night shifts or weekends could be.
Clueless TV sequel in the works with Alicia Silverstone returning as Cher

6 days ago | thenightly.com.au | Wenlei Ma

How would a real-world Cher Horowitz react to news Alicia Silverstone is set to reprise her iconic role in a Clueless TV sequel? Would she think it was phat? Would she nonchalantly dismiss it as whatever? Or would she wrinkle her nose with an as if!Confirmation came through overnight that a Clueless TV series is indeed in the works, and Silverstone is attached.