Giles Hardie

Giles Hardie

Giles Hardie is the film critic and Entertainment Editor for smh.com.au

The Guide

Mr & Mrs Murder

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Giles Hardie An intriguing new twist on an old genre.

Pick of the Flicks

A cinematic sucker punch

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Giles Hardie Zero Dark Thirty is thought provoking and, quite simply, one of the best pieces of cinema to be made this century.

Pick of the Flicks

The fossilised Sweeney

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Giles Hardie This adaptation of seventies British cop show fails to live up to its television contemporaries.

Behind the Scenes

I'm pretty too

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Giles Hardie Despite his monkey role in OZ the Great and Powerful, Zach Braff declares he really is a looker.

MKR recap

Cheater, cheater, mango eater

Ali and Samuel ... <i>My Kitchen Rules</i>

Giles Hardie Cheating, crying and Thai-ing one on in Wonderland are the themes for tonight's trip to Tassie with the MKR team and the mother and daughter who continue to hang around with them as they haven't...

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Reedus speaks

Zombie apocalypse explodes

Walking dead

Giles Hardie As The Walking Dead's return rates it as the top drama in America, its star redneck sits back, sips a soy latte and explains the on-set team spirit - and fear - that fuels their triumph.

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Survival of the scariest

Norman Reedus as Daryl in The Walking Dead.

Giles Hardie The Walking Dead's zombie hunter is in it for the long haul.

Gemma Arterton

Out of the woods

Gemma

Giles Hardie She takes down witches in Hansel & Gretel but the mercurial Gemma Arterton is still finding her confidence.

The Guide

Last Resort

Giles Hardie Nuclear missiles, loads of action and scantily clad actors on a Pacific Island. Thirteen year old boy heaven!

Grammy Awards

Grammys get prudish

Rihanna performs at the 54th annual Grammy awards.

Giles Hardie Grammy Awards dress code memo bans breasts, buttocks and charitable causes.

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MKR recap

Spice Girls say goodbye

Spice Gulls Jessie and Biswa ... <i>My Kitchen Rules</i>

Giles Hardie No, it turns out, no one can cook worse than Jessie and Biswa. We relive the events that lead to the exit of the not-so-spice-loving Spice Girls of My Kitchen Rules.

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Community

Community comedy set for battle

Community

Giles Hardie Cult sitcom Community has given the first hint of what its new season and team will look like, starting with a camp Hunger Games pastiche.

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Pick Of The Flicks

Every cloud has a Silver Lining

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Giles Hardie Whether you like award-winning craft or escapist rom coms, Silver Linings Playbook will shine for you.

DVD Review

Safety Not Guaranteed

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Giles Hardie Hotel Transylvania Rated PG, 91 minutes (Sony) 7/10 Despite the deluge of Adam Sandler films for which the adjectives ''adult'' and ''comedy'' vie to be the least-accurate descriptor, remember that...

Wheel of Time interview

Final fantasy: Epic fan takes the Wheel

Brandon Sanderson

Giles Hardie The completion of a beloved fantasy series, despite the death of its author, will help temper an insatiable demand.

The Guide

The Agony of Life

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Giles Hardie Adam Zwar treads familiar ground in this celebrity-filled documentary about The Agony of Life.

The Guide

The Block All Stars

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Giles Hardie The 'Blockheads' return and this time, they know what they are doing.

Hansel & Gretel interview

Hollywood star faces witch-hunt

Jeremy Renner at the Australian Premiere of

Giles Hardie Jeremy Renner is now getting reviewed on his performance in interviews.

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Behind the Scenes

Hansel & Gretel interview

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Giles Hardie Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton on the action heavy retelling of the old Brothers Grimm tale.

Recap

The souffle of doom

Kiah ... <i>MasterChef: The Professionals</i>

Giles Hardie We recap the results as the teams have to cook 120 meals to order and Marco reveals his time travelling secret, before the inevitable souffle-based disaster takes another life.

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