TV & Movies

Every Sunday night showing at Dendy Cinema Powerhouse is now dog-friendly, complete with puppy snacks on the menu from Fur Kids Bakery.

Whether it’s a '90s sitcom or a cult classic blockbuster that’s found its way into your rotation, the cooler weather is making us want to rug up on the couch and turn on those guilty pleasures. 

Whether you’re looking to elevate date night or just want the option to pair your popcorn with bubbles, Brisbane’s boutique cinemas have you covered.

Dipping into the decade of nostalgia, Yellowjackets on Paramount+ is back for another nail-biting season.

There's never been a better time to be (or indulge) a Disney fan with the Disney100 Celebration taking over the 'Happiest Place On Earth'.

Inspired by the power of the Post-it note to spark a spicey vibe in the new Paramount+ series, The Flatshare, we’ve scoped out our fave ways to show your partner some love for free and let the romance and good vibes flow.

Taking inspo from Paramount+’s new rom-com series, The Flatshare, we’ve pulled together six ways you can slowdown and reconnect with your roomies amongst everyone’s busy schedules. 

Based on the best-selling book by Beth O’Leary (that we may or may not have devoured in a single sitting), The Flatshare will be dropping on Paramount+ on XX December, so the countdown is well and truly on. 

Film lovers rejoice! 20th Century Studio's hottest new release, Amsterdam, is hitting cinemas next month and we're on the edge of our seats to see it. 

Love Actually in Concert will be heading our way this December, just in time for Christmas. 

Mia Thomspon shares her thoughts on the harmony between technology and dance. 

Nestled in the beating heart of Surfers Paradise, we’ve found the perfect place for the ultimate fun day out. Think: epic games, live sport and a total foodie nirvana. So where can you find this awesome spot? Perched on the corner of Surfers Paradise Boulevard and Cavill Mall, boasting a 100-metre frontage opposite the world-famous Surfers Paradise Beach, is Paradise Centre. Home to over 90 stores, an alfresco dining precinct and a buzzing entertainment hub, gather your crew and make tracks here stat.

It’s time to splurge on popcorn buckets as big as your head, frozen cokes and choc-tops because 20th Century Studios' newest historical drama, The Last Duel is the big-screen experience of your dreams

If you, like us, have rewatched all your favourite sitcoms from back to front during the city’s very lengthy lockdown twice over (and taken a trip to Central Park more than you’d like to admit), then you’re probably craving some new content. Well, fortunately for you, and us, Friends! The Musical Parody is finally coming to Brisbane.

The hunt is on.

Everyone loves a trip down memory lane. And what better way to get you there than a movie night with some old-school 90s classics. 

Not since Priscilla has Australia seen something as bloody fabulous as RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under. Coming this September the absolute dazzling line-up will descend upon Australia for a spanking live tour featuring all ten of the Queens from season one of the show.

We sit down with Touch Sensitive to chat about the perfect movie night set-up.

To relive the masterpieces or experience the pioneers for the first time yourself, head to Dendy Cinemas this month for their Murder Mysteries Film Festival. 

Luxury reclining seats are the new norm in the cinema-scape, and that’s what’s on offer at the brand new Reading Cinema complex that just opened at DFO Jindalee.

Welcome to Culture Curve—your go-to guide to what’s on the rise and slide in culture in December 2020.

Pedro Pascal is somehow still insanely attractive even while wearing a helmet the entire time.

Your go-to guide to what’s on the rise, and on the slide in culture right now. 

Disney’s magical collection of flicks is heading to the big screen once again, with Openair Cinemas bringing a drive-in movie theatre to Northshore. 

This month, we're adding bedroom pop to our playlists, a genre spawned from artists getting creative in iso. We investigate a new wave of augmented reality e-commerce that's adding a little creativity to practicality, and we take a deep dive on the mega-force of gaming—no longer just a channel for entertainment and escapism, but the final curtain of pop culture. 

The multi award-winning musical, created by Lin-Manuel Miranda, was initially due to head to our shores in March 2021. But with a little thing called COVID getting in the way, that's on the back burner for now. Fortunately, there's still a chance to see the ground-breaking hip hop musical, and you don’t even need to max out your credit card for it. Hype up, because Hamilton the movie is coming direct to your lounge.

The Parking Lot Social is a supersized drive-in event unlike anything Australia has ever seen before, complete with movies, comedy, bingo, car karaoke and more.

Brisbane's libraries may be closed, but Brisbane City Council's online library catalogue is packed full of ebooks, audio-books, magazines and movies to help you stave off boredom while you’re cooped up at home. 

Burgers and milkshakes delivered straight to your bed under the stars? Hell yes.

It includes in-house lightning, wind, fog, scents and rain.

Red Hill’s once abandoned skate rink has found a new lease on life and opens as a five-screen cinema this weekend. 

Watch a movie in a leather armchair? No thanks, why would we when we could be lounging back in the plush luxury of a daybed?

One ring to rule them all… one movie marathon to see them all? Calling all hobbits, orcs, elves and dwarves, because the Palace James Street Cinemas are putting on a movie marathon deserving of giving up your entire Sunday for.

100% on Rotten Tomatoes and complicated family dynamics? Sign us up.

Find out all the best spots to eat strawberry ice cream this public holiday.

Ever wanted to go to the cinema but were too lazy to get out of your comfy bed? Well, this year you’ll be able to watch a movie under the stars in a giant bed, courtesy of the Mov’in Bed outdoor cinema.

We’re probably not ready for this level of fierceness, but ready or not, here he comes: Queer Eye fan favourite Jonathan Van Ness is bringing his ‘flipping tumbling’ standup comedy show to Australia and New Zealand next year.

Sorry if you wanted to sleep.

Enter 2019, a golden age of fandoms.

Twenty-seven years later and Pennywise is back.

That’s right, you’ve read correctly: Netflix series ‘Mindhunter’ is slated to return for a second season this August and we are beyond excited.

It lands on screens next month.

Cue the excitement.

It includes an exclusive interview with Billy McFarland.

Blessed be the fight.

There is an epic line-up of must-see movies coming to the big screens this May and nothing screams movie night like the colder weather we are welcoming along with the new month. There is a range of genres showing in the new releases, from rom-coms to war-films and everything in between.

Our guide will take you through the captivating thrillers, heart-warming comedies, and shocking biopics you need on you hit-list this year. These are the 7 best films to catch at this year’s Moro Spanish Film Festival.

Your first look at Timon and Pumbaa.

And it's a wake-up call.

This is the moving story behind Beychella.

You’ll never look at Zac Efron the same again.

The monsters are something else.

April has a big line-up of must-see movies coming to your screens so book in your date nights or bestie nights and get ready for some seriously good, popcorn fuelled watching.

Time to play God—with Bear Grylls. 

 Your weekend sorted.

It's as fast-paced and vibrant as you imagined it to be.

Today marks International Women’s Day and this year, there are two areas of focus— balance for better and more powerful together. And to celebrate this day—where we campaign for a gender-balanced world—we’ve put together a list of films that highlight women’s stories.

The tea has been spilt. 

What’s good Westeros?

No doubt you’ve devoured every juicy bit of the manipulative and deceitful relationship between John Meehan and Debra Newell.

Consider our interest peaked.

 Come again?

Book yourself in for a date night, or an after-work stress reliever and catch one of the great flicks coming out this month.

Firstly, she's 25-years-old.

Despite much controversy, the 91st Academy Awards went ahead sans presenter.

The new series will be based on the 1898 horror book The Turn Of The Screw.

It's made over half a billion dollars at the box office in its first-week release.

It’s called “Leaving Neverland”.

Brainwashing, blackmail, alien abduction and death threats.

February is about to get hot, hot, hot, so we’re suggesting cooling off with an ice-cold cola, chocolate dipped ice-cream, and relaxing in a breezy air-conned cinema.

Victoria Pedretti from The Haunting of Hill House is locked for the female lead.

With filming, award shows and the HSC done, we catch up with Angourie Rice and find out what she'll be reading and watching in her downtime. 

And it will only take you 17 hours and 46 minutes to get through them all.

Get the real story behind the music festival that never happened with a Nextflix doco due to drop next week.

The 2019 Golden Globe winners saw Green Book, Roma and Bohemian Rhapsody snatch up the big wins on the movie-front while The Kominsky Method quite literally stole the show for TV.

Grab some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy the show—here are the best movies to see this January.

This year, our screens were rid of Stranger Things and GOT but what we lost in demogorgons and ice dragons, we made up in badass female leads, horror and dark dystopian worlds.

Here are some of the most exciting movies to look forward to after all the Christmas festivities are over.

When we heard that Netflix had chosen our humble region to film and set their first ever Australian Netflix series, Tidelands, we were stoked. What better way to show off to the rest of the world how awesome our backyard is? What’s even better than that though is the amount of amazing local that were cast in the show. 

Goodbye sweet, sweet weekend.

You’ve never seen him move this fast.

“Something was really rotten at the core of this case.”

Confirmed: it’s not a musical, rather a "love letter to journalists".

Got an entertainment buff you need to please? From retro arcade games to stylish sound systems, we’ve got something that will have them cancelling all their plans for 2019.

Netflix is dropping some elite documentaries this month.

Goodbye Moana, Spotlight and the Black Pearl.

We’re talking Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG and more.

 One detective. Two missing children. And a whole town demanding answers.

It’s been described as everything from just plain twisted all-the-way to a complete psychedelic meltdown.

Another month, another line-up of killer movies. Grab that popcorn, head to the theatre and take your pick from the best movies out this November. 

On any given night in Australia, 1 in 200 people are sleeping on the streets. Best estimates at the moment put the total number at just over 100,000.

We're not crying, you are.

You won’t even need your credit card for these cracking deals.

Grab the popcorn and settle in, an Aussie supernatural crime drama is on the horizon.

The British Film Festival is back for 2018—and all we can say is it's a cinematic romp through the Isles featuring the best of British film talent. 

Let’s just say we’ll never look at whipped cream in the same way.

And your eyeballs will get to lap it up pretty damn soon.

Christmas has come early this year guys. And if you ask me it’s the best kind of present – one that won’t leave you grimacing and forcing a “I love it”, when in reality it’s possibly the fuggliest thing you’ve ever seen.

Firstly, it’ll absolutely fill that Friday Night Lights-shaped hole in your binge hit list.

He’s stitched together two of his films in a mega-plot and brought onboard Sarah Paulson.

Expect drama, mystery, horror, comedy and all the docu-series.

Post-conviction legal processes don’t usually make for riveting television, but we’ll make an exception for Making A Murderer Part 2.

​We’re well and truly in a post-Spacey world now, guys. House Of Cards just dropped a new trailer for its sixth (and final season), and if you had any doubts Robin Wright could handle the heat, lay them to rest.

You need to get yourself on this new BBC series Bodyguard, because the hit thriller is coming to Netflix Australia on 24 October. 

Hollywood has provided the goods yet again, with a line-up of must-see movies about to drop this October.

Time to prioritise your October viewing, people. Let this article come as one giant warning: a bunch of shows are about to disappear from your Netflix feed. Forever. 

​Want to skip the queues and snag a private dining room at Sydney’s Chin Chin? How about a year’s free yoga in Brisbane? Maybe a private session at Bass & Flinders mixing you own signature gin? Well, they’re all up for grabs.

It’s the mac daddy of true crime, and it’s coming back to Netflix. The long-awaited Making A Murderer Part 2 is launching globally (yep, even here) on 19 October. That’s only a few weeks away, guys.

Well, the Emmys are done and dusted for another year. And while we love to judge red-carpet outfits from our couches while wearing soup-stained pyjamas, the award ceremony is where the real action is. Think of the winner’s list as your lazy guide to figuring out which shows are worth your time. It’s also worth noting many of the winners are female-lead series this year (fist pump).

Thank you, sweet Netflix gods. We’ve been waiting for this thing since March. Even though the US received its second dose of The Sinner (AKA the greatest show of 2017) in August, little ol’ Australia and New Zealand will have to wait till 9 November for season 2. But things could be worse. I mean, we're still pretty excited.

All your Sunday inspo wrapped into one handly lil' package.

All your Sunday inspo wrapped into one handly lil' package.

Celebrating all things cinematic and Italorific, Brisbane’s Italian Film Festival is back once again to remind us who the godfathers of cinema really are.

We know, we know, there’s some great new action flicks on Netflix this month. But leave The Mummy and Kickass on hold for two secs—there’s a bunch of epic docos that are probably more important. This month we’ve got terrifying AI game machines, a group of inspiring women in the Congo, and a hot-of-the-presses glimpse into Trump’s midterm campaign.

Considering all of the tea that was spilt in the press surrounding allegations against Kevin Spacey late last year, was there any wonder Netflix gave serious thought to axing the Emmy-winning show, House of Cards?

Crazy Rich Asians took the world by storm when it was released in 2013. And, this month the film hit theatres and you’d pretty much have to have been living under a bus not to have noticed the hype.

​Try to control your hype levels. Drink a green tea and pop on Bach’s Cello Suite No.1 or something because the new True Detective trailer just dropped and we don’t want another harsh come down like season two.

There’s something for everyone at the cinemas this month and here’s a list of the must-see movies in September.

To give us a taste of the future of film, the Australian Virtual Reality Film Festival has arrived at the Powerhouse with a program of mind-expanding features that elevate the VR experience way beyond gimmick status.

​Bow down and rejoice, Android users. The most popular game in the world is now available on Google’s Android OS...well, sort of.