Is The Hunger Games the new Twilight? All the kids are talking about this new teen dystopian future adventure.

The wildly popular young-adult novel makes its way to the big screen as a smart sci-fi with dark undertones.

Everyone has a ball, for The Rum Diary is one of the truly great psychedelic movies of the modern era, a tribute to all involved.

It's a beautifully fashioned and, yes, Ealingesque tale of dreamers, madmen, terrorists and foolish but wonderful dreams.

Emily Blunt and Ewan McGregor are charming in a romantic/comedy/drama that involves lots of fish.

What perfect timing! A biopic about Aung San Suu Kyi's personal struggle for Burma's political freedom.

A magical ride across Middle and Southern America, where giant deserted malls and collapsed motels are a backdrop to this beautifully shot paean to an America lost forever.

One of the most anticipated movies of the year turns out to be one of the most satisfying, thanks to a smart script and great direction from Joss Whedon.

This uneven rom-com charts a rocky path and ends up being more Funny People than Bridesmaids.

Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Jackie Weaver

Aladeen may rule Wadiya, but Sacha Baron Cohen won't be ruling the box-office with his latest comedy.

Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley, John C Reilly, Anna Faris

If you like your French movies hyper-sweet, archetypal and a clear invitation to join a tour group at once, this is for you!

Mel Gibson's Hollywood glory days are reflected in Get The Gringo where Mel plays a tough guy, ready for action with a sarcastic wit and all the right moves, just a little older.

Ridley Scott returns to the world of science fiction with a bold, visually stunning film that offers some surprises and raises lots of questions.

If you thought the first Alien (or the third for that matter) was scary and out of control... strap yourself in!

The Duel is delicately directed and elegantly shot as if in a fever dream.

If you are easily offended, Ted is not the movie for you; but if you are not, it may be one of the funniest movies you will see in a long time.

The web-slinger's franchise reboot is well-made and entertaining, but comes too soon after the last series, and has no sense of its own identity.

Christopher Nolan's Batman series reaches its cinematic crescendo with a third act that fails to match the middle movement, but serves as a fitting farewell nonetheless.

Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman

'Why does God allow capital punishment?'

Based on a true story and adapted from the stage play, The Sapphires is an over-the-top comedy/musical/drama that'll have you laughing, crying and celebrating the achievement of these four amazing aboriginal women.

This fun, joyful film is filled with great soul music and some delightful performances.

It's a hard transition to attempt to extend a well known trilogy by replacing its lead character, and writer/director Tony Gilroy almost pulls it off with The Bourne Legacy

Stallone and his crew of aging macho stars return for another lumbering, if somewhat entertaining, exercise in heavy action and disposable one-liners.

The laughs are few in this noisy and silly attempt to combine adult comedy with an alien invasion.

The Watch is a poor example of the gross-out blokey comedy genre that is only worsened by the addition of aliens to the plot.

Beasts of the Southern Wild, shot as if in a dream, creating as it does a fully detailed other life that has so many connections to imaginary and real worlds we all know, is something rare in movies; a poetic work that also convinces you utterly...

Emily Bissland explains how she made a hilarious video about an accidental artwork that's been viewed by millions.

The iconic breed first saved Casterton in 1997. Now, 23 years later and they've done it again.

For William Jane, the decline in Australian bread consumption has seen his business boom. In the space of two years, he's gone from baking 12 loaves a day to 800.

Australian dairy production is dropping, but a town in Victoria's Western District is taking advantage of changing consumer tastes to turn its fortunes around.

The world of Raj Manikam and his family came crashing down when a test found a hidden disease that could see them deported due to "significant costs to the community".

The meat industry says a Melbourne council's decision to take meat off its menu on Mondays could damage regional economies for little environmental gain.

One hundred years since construction began on the Great Ocean Road, the world-renowned tourist attraction is under threat from erosion, landslides and booming tourist numbers. But a record funding boost and the the biggest roadworks blitz of recent decades is now underway in a bid to secure the road for another century.

Conservationists are struggling in the fight against many introduced species in the Otways, but they hope a new program will limit the number of feral pigs before they cause too much damage.

Every year, thousands of short-tailed shearwaters, or mutton birds, descend on Victoria's coastline at the end of September or early October after a mammoth journey from the northern hemisphere, but so far this year they haven't shown up.

Industry figures say unstable weather, a lack of infrastructure investment and poor international prices are hampering sugar sector confidence as mills open for crushing.

Big business is set to be hit with hundreds of millions of dollars in extra taxes and royalties as the Palaszczuk Government seeks to tap the top end of town to deliver payroll tax relief to small- and medium-sized businesses, in the hope of boosting jobs particularly in regional Queensland.

Queensland landholders are afraid that new government mapping of threatened species could lock up their land and force them to stop farming and grazing.