THE GREAT HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY is Absolute Total Nonsense

Claire Le Blond

THE MASTERMIND: Elevated Heist or Dry Realism?

Victoria Lincoln

Kelly Reichardt’s MIFF headliner, The Mastermind, is a uniquely slow and understated reimagining of the usually cerebralRead Article

The Quiet Devastation of Sorry, Baby at MIFF 2025

Junae Won

CW: Mentions of sexual assault, mental healthRead Article

IN THE HEIGHTS: The Heartfelt Hip-Hop Musical Hits Melbourne

Felicity Bayne

Invitations to Melbourne’s opening night of In The Heights came with a dress code—“Colour, Culture & Carnaval”—and the mRead Article

ALPHABET LANE at MIFF 2025: Together, Apart (and the Stuff In Between)

Jalina Cameron

Humans crave connection—that goes without saying. Just as we drink water, eat food, and seek shelter, we also reach for Read Article

THE BEAR Season Four Cooks… Kind of

Felicity Bayne

The Bear is known for its passion, with a fiery kitchen and characters. Season 3 faced criticism last year for its changRead Article

Neurodivergent Empowerment in HAMLET at RISING

Janice Hui & Emmy Nicholls

In the darkness of UniMelb’s Union Theatre, we sat in silence, eagerly awaiting the entrance of Denmark’s palace guards.Read Article

SALON AFTER D'ARC: Debunking Misnomers and Misinformation at the State Library

Zeinab Jishi

The State Library’s talk Salon After D’arc: Myths, Misdiagnoses and Misinformation brings forward what is kept away fromRead Article

PLACEMENT’s INSECT Coolly Grapples with Today’s World

Dom Lepore

The world is fraught with calamity. A global catastrophe seems to always loom over humans, and when one is over, anotherRead Article

The Untalented Mr Ripley: Our New Gods Gets Close Before Faltering

Sabine Pentecost

Set in the pulsing pit of Melbourne’s inner-north queer scene, screenwriter Thomas Vowles’ debut novel offers an interesRead Article

WORM GIRLZ Want You to Get Ugly, Loud and Proud

Dom Lepore

Reporter Dom Lepore sat down with Lauren of Worm Girlz to chat about their latest release, 'Get Ugly'.Read Article

F1: Brad Pitt's Self-Insert Fanfiction Fantasy is an Action Lover's Paradise

Ashley Syers

What happens when you give Joseph Kosinski, the director of Top Gun Maverick, and Brad Pitt almost $300 million and fullRead Article

AUDREY HOBERT’s ‘Bowling alley’ Party You DON’T Want To Miss!

Owini Wijayasekara

“So it went like this,” Audrey Hobert released her second single Bowling alley in June 2025, and reinstated a lesson worRead Article

The VIRGIN Mirror: Staring at LORDE’s Reflection

Owini Wijayasekara

“Visions of a teenage innocence, how’d I shift shape like that?” Lorde confronts us with mirrors and answers this very qRead Article

MOTHER PLAY: a play in five evictions—Mothers, Boxes and Cockroaches

Jessica Fanwong

Content warning: Sexual AssaultRead Article

JULIA MICHAELS’ ‘Second Self’: A Less Forgiving, More Loving Version of ‘Self’

Owini Wijayasekara

I’m forever a Julia Michaels truther. That woman is beyond talented in the most underrated way—you’ve listened to more MRead Article

The World Through a Child’s Eyes: POV at RISING

Felicity Bayne

POV: You’re an eleven-year-old girl named Bub—you love documentaries and just got your first camera as a birthday presenRead Article

ABC CLASSIC 100 in Concert 2025—In the Right Key(s)

Tom Weir-Alarcon

A Curated Guide to MIFF 2025

Angela Nacor

Angela explores the newly released MIFF 2025 program, helping you to decide on your next film pick.Read Article

Smokescreen’s Intimate Act Unveils the Dark Side of Marketing

Zeinab Jishi

Inside fortyfivedownstairs’ black box was a humble set consisting of two chairs around each side of a table and a liquorRead Article

Love, Revenge and More Love in RIVIERA REVENGE

Claire Le Blond

Riviera Revenge is a semi-romantic comedy about an elderly couple grappling with the revelation of infidelity from fortyRead Article