Surreal and Nostalgic, SPARKS is the Imperfect Dream of Queer Indie Cinema

Ben Shaw

I was recently talking with a friend about the state of modern queer cinema. His grievances were that all representationRead Article

“Thank you for the memories”: Navigating the Trickiness of Remembering in BLUE HERON

Janice Hui

“Memories are small islands in a sea of forgetting”, writes Astrid Erll in the introduction of Memory and Culture, a fouRead Article

STOP! THAT! TRAIN: Drag Queens, Transcontinental Locomotives and a Generative AI Scandal

Kaya McGloin

Stop! That! Train! is a future cult classic with a star-studded cast—and an AI scandal.Read Article

NGV'S CARTIER: Go, Glance, Snap a Photo, and Get Out

Jade Cotsanis

I recently attended the Cartier exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria with my partner, eager to look at the proRead Article

Goop and Aliens Amuck in Kiwi Body Horror-Comedy MUM, I’M ALIEN PREGNANT

Ben Shaw

Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant is a campy sci-fi flick that oozes humour and goop alike in a thoughtful examination of the expeRead Article

Time-travelling Fantastical and Historical Worlds with MELBOURNE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Amelie de Graaf

Melbourne Chamber Orchestra’s (MCO) Under the Canopy intersected clucking violins, accordion-led Bach concertos and tradRead Article

Sold Out at The Night Cat: SPORTS Make a Luminous First Landing in Melbourne

Astara Ball

"I really like you guys,” said Cale Chronister, one-half of dynamic synth-pop duo Sports, as he grinned at his twinklingRead Article

MACKENZIE Takes the Crown as the Pinkest and Most Dazzling Y2K Adaptation of Macbeth Yet

Janice Hui

The excited chatter of the audience simmers down as the lights of Fairfax Studio dims, shrouding us in darkness: the perRead Article

Get Down and Move! HYPNOSIS THERAPY Shatter the Mind!

Ashley Oetomo

Thursdays at Grace Darling Hotel mean one thing: $30 steak night. Having not eaten all day, I ordered a medium-rare steaRead Article

Paul Dano (and Propaganda) in THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN

Taylor McGuinness

The Wizard of the Kremlin is an adaptation of Giuliano da Empoli’s political novel, a fictionalised account of the rise Read Article

Reflecting on ‘memory lane’ with SIENNA TENN With the Release of Her New Single

Aditi Acharla

I had never heard of Sienna Tenn until this interview. While preparing to talk with her, I listened to all her releases,Read Article

Natalie Erika James’ SACCHARINE and the Cannibalistic Curse of Beauty

Ivy Kaye

As of late, I’ve been trying to push myself to write about things I usually don’t engage with, and as someone who won’t Read Article

Noah Kahan Wants Your Existentialism on THE GREAT DIVIDE

Owini Wijayasekara

Noah Kahan’s sophomore album The Great Divide is a great excuse to cry it out! Kahan explained it best on his Jimmy FallRead Article

SAINT LEVANT at RISING: A Testament to the Power of Music

Amaya Sachdev

Melbourne Town Hall glows pink and purple, as I climb the stairs to the Main Hall. It’s a Tuesday night, 2 June 2026, anRead Article

Cold Paris Farrago: MARK WILLIAM LEWIS at The Night Cat

Gabriel Vatta

It was around 10:30 pm on Johnston Street at the end of March when I found myself in Dusty’s, and inside was a man namedRead Article

THE VALLEY: A Portrait of Rural Australia

Elizabeth Price

Described as “a portrait of life in a small town in rural Australia today”, The Valley (2026) is a thoroughly enjoyable,Read Article

Seeking Fun and Whimsy? Look No Further Than the Melbourne Renfair!

Ella Brown

Hear ye! Hear ye! The Melbourne Renfair has come and gone having graced the Yarra Valley Racecourse with a weekend of meRead Article

ETHEL CAIN Brings the American South to Cardiff Castle

Sophia Lark

Travelling from London to Cardiff for a concert less than five hours after landing from Australia might seem excessive, Read Article

Ultimate Mash-up Madness: The Thrill of LUUDE at Max Watts

Astara Ball

Down Under Swanston Street, Aussie drum and bass DJ Luude delivered one of his most bone-shaking sets yet. The TasmanianRead Article

A Diabolical Finale: THE BOYS Season 5

Taylor McGuinness

A Palace of New Beginnings: MY LIFE IN VERSAILLES at CHIFF

Sasha Neilson

I have always been of the opinion that animated films are for everyone, and this belief has only been strengthened sinceRead Article