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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: 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


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: 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


The lost art of the Intermission
The film intermission is a practice seen as dated and vintage, preserved for films from when colour on the big screen was new and...
Jun 25, 20253 min read


Retro Review: Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark
44 years after its release, Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) still holds its nostalgic dominance over 80s blockbuster cinema. Daniel Allen ...
Jun 23, 20253 min read


“It was for us”: YIRRAMBOI spotlights First Nations voices, healing, and artistic control TBP: 20/06
YIRRAMBOI’s ‘needed’ return was defined by healing, and expressed through cultural revival and evolution, international partnerships, and...
Jun 20, 20253 min read


Review: Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Hedwig and the Angry Inch has hit Melbourne running as part of the Rising festival. Running until the end of June, Sean Miley Moore and...
Jun 19, 20253 min read


Retro Review: The Outsiders
More than 40 years since the film’s release, The Outsiders remains a classic in this modern age. Anna Solome takes a look back at...
Jun 16, 20253 min read
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