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The Stranger: Finally, a thriller worth the description
FILM REVIEW The Stranger Run time: 1h 57mins Who: Thomas M. Wright (writer/director), Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris Where: Netflix and...
Oct 25, 20222 min read
Candyman: one of the horror genre’s most recognisable costumes
FILM COSTUME REVIEW Candyman Run time: 1h 39mins Who: Tony Todd, Virginia Madsen, Ted Raimi Where: Now streaming on Apple TV...
Oct 10, 20223 min read
When it comes to being a writer, writing’s just the start
In an intimate back room at Glenferrie Hotel, a nervous group writers are gathered to share their creative work. Some want to speak, some...
Sep 27, 20223 min read
Plague years and doll houses: art in miniature
Emily Boutard’s miniature world began as a child creating fairy homes with sticks, but now her imagination takes her to plague-ridden...
Sep 23, 20222 min read
This is the World Ploughing Championships: Fail to prepare, prepare to fail
The 67th World Ploughing Championship is being held in Ratheniska, Ireland, this week, with with contestants and spectators traveling in...
Sep 22, 20224 min read
Street smarts: on the road to fashion success
Japanese-inspired streetwear from Shinzo. Picture from @shinzotribe on Instagram “How cool would it be having your own clothing line. It...
Sep 21, 20222 min read
Full ’60s fab: tribute to Audrey Hepburn’s ‘Two for The Road’
FILM COSTUME REVIEW Two For the Road Run time: 1h 51mins Who: Audrey Hepburn, Albert Finney Where: Free to watch on YouTube...
Sep 20, 20223 min read
‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’ needed a few more years in the oven
FILM REVIEW Title: Three Thousand Years of Longing Run time: 1h 48mins Director: George Miller Cast: Idris Elba, Tilda Swinton Where:...
Sep 16, 20222 min read
India Parkman: The language of modern music … and life
“It made me think a lot about the music that I wanted to make, and how I want to make music that a 25-year-old woman would listen to,...
Sep 8, 202210 min read
Blond ambition: Hair-raising tales of shoddy work
With the release of House of the Dragon, the much-anticipated Game of Thrones prequel, some of the fuss has centred on a surprising angle...
Sep 7, 20223 min read
Confessions of a volunteer(aholic): My MIFF experience
Trigger warning: This story covers topics such as addiction and early 2000s romantic comedies starring Katherine Heigl. You have been...
Aug 27, 20224 min read
Thirteen lives: cave rescue film explores sacrifice and life-saving courage
FILM REVIEW Title: Thirteen Lives Run time: 2h 27m Director: Ron Howard Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton Where and...
Aug 21, 20222 min read
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