After Summer: TSITP S3 in the Rearview Mirror

Owini Wijayasekara

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TAYLOR SWIFT: THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL or the Death of a Feminist?

Amaya Sachdev

CAMILA CABELLO Dazzles for a Lacklustre Crowd

Zen Lam and Zeinab Jishi

Zeinab and I arrived at the Margaret Court Arena after wandering around Olympic Boulevard for half an hour, and we were Read Article

Bricks, Mortars and Breaking Hearts: 5Bells’s NEW HOME's Guide to Building a Home

Jessica Fanwong

In our post-pandemic world of cost of living crisis and soaring housing prices, building a dream house seems out of reacRead Article

AUDREY HEPBURN and YOU YOU YOU: What We’ve Missed from Maisie Peters

Owini Wijayasekara

We haven’t heard from British singer/songwriter  Maisie Peters in a while, and she’s been teasing her third album for soRead Article

FROG's Daniel Bateman on THE COUNT, Touring and the Melbourne Renaissance

Felix O'Kane

In the midst of the release of Frog’s new excellent album, The Count, Daniel Bateman joined us over Zoom from New RochelRead Article

BIBI Invites Us Into Her World with EVE at Festival Hall

Jalina Cameron

TW: Contains brief discussions of suicide and mental health themesRead Article

Honey Don't Believe the Hype

Maxwell

The Friend: This Frazzled New Yorker Can't Write for Shit!

Sabine Pentecost

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