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MIFF: One More Shot is a night you'll want to remember (2025)
Anna Salome reviews One More Shot by Aussie director Nick Clifford, a dark comedy time loop. Our ensemble waiting to celebrate Y2K...
Aug 18, 20253 min read


MIFF: Alphabet Lane is a confusing, beautiful mess
Alphabet Lane, James Litchfield's directorial feature film debut, premieres to lukewarm reception, Matthew Parkhill reviews. Alphabet Lane, the directorial feature film debut for young Cooma native James Litchfield, premiered at ACMI's Cinema One for Melbourne International Film Festival. Shot on the property of its director's family's cattle farm in the hills of the Snowy Mountains in Cooma, Alphabet Lane is an undeniably beautiful film that otherwise misses its mark. Whil
Aug 14, 20255 min read


MIFF: Eddington
Layne Scotland reviews Eddington, Ari Aster's new flick premiering at MIFF. If you’ve ever opened Letterboxd, you know who Ari Aster is....
Aug 11, 20254 min read


Review: In The Heights
In The Heights takes Melbournians on a powerful journey abroad, Genevieve Spiteri and Louie Cina review. A little slice of New York is...
Aug 9, 20253 min read


MIFF: International films tour Melbourne's cinemas
The 73rd Melbourne International Film Festival premieres with new Rose Byrne film , Matthew Parkhill reports. Attendees at the MIFF...
Aug 8, 20252 min read


Review: Superman (2025)
It's a bird! It's a plane! Oh no! It's Jay Davies reviewing James Gunn's newest entry into the Superman legacy. Maybe if we were all a...
Jul 22, 20254 min read


Glue, Globalism, and the Big Split in Australian Comics
Australia’s comic scene is splintered, retailers say, with distribution disruptions and changing audience tastes leaving little success...
Jul 20, 20254 min read


Review: Here you come again
Have any of us really gotten over our pandemic lockdown trauma? Genevieve Spiteri reviews Here You Come Again , a Dolly-Parton-flavoured...
Jul 17, 20254 min read


Review: Notting Hill
With Semester 2 just around the corner, why not relax with something cosy and cheesy? Alex de Paulis reviews Notting Hill, the 1999...
Jul 16, 20253 min read


Retro Review: Death in Brunswick (1990)
Everything old is new again, or so it seems. In Retro Review, our resident film buffs take a dive into a movie classic -- and tell us why...
Jul 14, 20254 min read


Retro Review: The Warriors (1979)
Everything old is new again, or so it seems. In Retro Review, our resident film buffs take a dive into a movie classic -- and tell us why...
Jul 7, 20253 min read


Review: How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
Universal Pictures are the most recent big studio to dip their foot into the live-action remake trend with their latest release, How to...
Jun 30, 20253 min read
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