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Acclaimed director Hirokazu Kore-eda challenges his own notions of motherhood in Broker.

Acclaimed director Hirokazu Kore-eda challenges his own notions of motherhood in Broker.

In the era of sweeping saga TV series “The Thorn Birds” kept Americans glued to their TV sets in 1983. Ron and Nancy Regan thought it was wonderful. It became the United States’ second highest-rated miniseries of all time behind “Roots”. In Australia, not so much.

In the era of sweeping saga TV series “The Thorn Birds” kept Americans glued to their TV sets in 1983. Ron and Nancy Regan thought it was wonderful. It became the United States’ second highest-rated miniseries of all time behind “Roots”. In Australia, not so much.

A decade on, it’s time for John Wick’s candle to be snuffed out.

A decade on, it’s time for John Wick’s candle to be snuffed out.

Once viewed as an over-budget catastrophe in the making, the $US200 million film Titanic became the biggest box office draw in movie history and won 11 Academy Awards.

Once viewed as an over-budget catastrophe in the making, the $US200 million film Titanic became the biggest box office draw in movie history and won 11 Academy Awards.

John Wick: Chapter 4 is a lively tour of hell, a nearly three-hour epic that is stately, operatic and full of arty flourishes.

The Portable Door feels a bit like a lost episode of Dr Who – with pretty young things running around intricate sets, pursued by ghouls and warty-faced goblins.