CHANGELING Reveals What is Beneath the Mask at MELBOURNE FRINGE FESTIVAL

Zeinab Jishi

CW: This play contains themes of domestic violenceRead Article

WESTGATE: A MIFF review

Astara Ball

Adrian Ortega’s Westgate (2025) is a deeply personal homage to the resilience of working class migrant mothers and commuRead Article

TO KILL A MONGOLIAN HORSE: Cultural Exploration and Cinematic Perfection Combine in Docu-Fiction

Claire Le Blond

What is identity? How can it be portrayed? Who are we–to ourselves, to our kin, to our country–in a world that moves beyRead Article

FRENCH IMPRESSIONISM: Windows to Europe

Ben Zhou

Returning to Melbourne after living in Europe has given me a new lens through which to appreciate my hometown. I went frRead Article

KEVIN SILVESTER's O2: High Energy and Agony

Maxwell

Kevin Silvester is not like the other artists I listen to, last I checked he was still alive. The artists I typically liRead Article

Aditi Uses Her Movie and Music Knowledge to Create the Ultimate Double Bill

Aditi Acharla

It goes without saying but I love movies; if eight year old me knew about Letterboxd, she would have seized her parents’Read Article

A New Bombshell Enters the LOVE ISLAND Villa: Misogyny!

Taylah Xuereb

Love Island UK has just closed its 12th season of bikinis and break-ups on ITV, one of the first where all of the islandRead Article

My Jaw Never Once Stayed Shut During WEAPONS

Zen Lam

I legitimately cannot stop thinking about Zach Cregger’s Weapons. Just last night, the Woolies cashier putting my cage-fRead Article

Gunn's SUPERMAN Is Exactly What We Need

Zen Lam

Gretta Ray’s LIMINAL SPACE Chronicles Ten Years of Life, Love, Growing Up and Moving on in Melbourne

Chelsea Pentland

Transitory periods, ephemeral moments, acoustic music from ten years of living and writing and growing up were what charRead Article

A USEFUL GHOST Turns Absurdity into Allegory at MIFF 2025

Jalina Cameron

At MIFF 2025, Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke had the audience laughing before his directorial debut A Useful Ghost even begaRead Article

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