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THE MASTERMIND: Elevated Heist or Dry Realism?

Kelly Reichardt’s MIFF headliner, The Mastermind, is a uniquely slow and understated reimagining of the usually cerebral, high-energy heist genre.Read Article

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The Quiet Devastation of Sorry, Baby at MIFF 2025

CW: Mentions of sexual assault, mental healthRead Article

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

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

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THE GREAT HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY is Absolute Total Nonsense

Wed 27 Aug 2025
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THE MASTERMIND: Elevated Heist or Dry Realism?

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

Sun 24 Aug 2025
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The Quiet Devastation of Sorry, Baby at MIFF 2025

CW: Mentions of sexual assault, mental healthRead Article

Sat 23 Aug 2025
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IN THE HEIGHTS: The Heartfelt Hip-Hop Musical Hits Melbourne

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

Thu 21 Aug 2025
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ALPHABET LANE at MIFF 2025: Together, Apart (and the Stuff In Between)

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

Wed 20 Aug 2025
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THE BEAR Season Four Cooks… Kind of

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

Tue 19 Aug 2025
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Neurodivergent Empowerment in HAMLET at RISING

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

Fri 15 Aug 2025
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SALON AFTER D'ARC: Debunking Misnomers and Misinformation at the State Library

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

Thu 07 Aug 2025
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PLACEMENT’s INSECT Coolly Grapples with Today’s World

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

Tue 05 Aug 2025
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The Untalented Mr Ripley: Our New Gods Gets Close Before Faltering

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

Wed 30 Jul 2025
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WORM GIRLZ Want You to Get Ugly, Loud and Proud

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

Mon 28 Jul 2025
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F1: Brad Pitt's Self-Insert Fanfiction Fantasy is an Action Lover's Paradise

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

Sun 27 Jul 2025
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AUDREY HOBERT’s ‘Bowling alley’ Party You DON’T Want To Miss!

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

Sun 27 Jul 2025
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The VIRGIN Mirror: Staring at LORDE’s Reflection

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

Sat 26 Jul 2025
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MOTHER PLAY: a play in five evictions—Mothers, Boxes and Cockroaches

Content warning: Sexual AssaultRead Article

Sat 26 Jul 2025
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JULIA MICHAELS’ ‘Second Self’: A Less Forgiving, More Loving Version of ‘Self’

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

Sat 26 Jul 2025
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The World Through a Child’s Eyes: POV at RISING

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

Sat 26 Jul 2025
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ABC CLASSIC 100 in Concert 2025—In the Right Key(s)

Wed 23 Jul 2025
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A Curated Guide to MIFF 2025

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

Wed 16 Jul 2025
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Smokescreen’s Intimate Act Unveils the Dark Side of Marketing

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

Mon 14 Jul 2025
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Love, Revenge and More Love in RIVIERA REVENGE

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

Fri 04 Jul 2025
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