THE BRIMBANK COMEDY GALA: A Celebration of the New Wave of Comedy

Taylah Xuereb

The Brimbank Comedy Gala brought life and laughter to the Bowery Theatre. As a feature of the Melbourne International CoRead Article

YELLOWJACKETS Season Three and What Not to Do with Melanie Lynskey

Lachie Carroll

LANEWAY 2025: Is it Brat to be a brat?

Sabine Pentecost (writer)

Laneway 2025 was a mixed bag. Once in a lifetime performances were witnessed, countless people were shoved around by druRead Article

25 Albums to Look Out for in ‘25

Dom Lepore & Felix O'Kane

2024 was quite a year for music, with the inescapable brat summer and many pop and indie acts reaching superstardom. 202Read Article

Dive Inside Ichiko Aoba’s World – Luminescent Creatures

Aditi Acharla

Ichiko Aoba’s latest album, Luminescent Creatures, implores listeners to experience its world–from its beginning to its Read Article

AMY HETHERINGTON: A Mum’s Night Out (And One Lone 19 Year Old)

Zeinab Jishi (writer)

BEST OF BRITISH: Not Quite the Best at MICF

Amaya Sachdev (writer)

ELLIOT ULM at MICF: Not Enough GRAPHIC DESIGN, LIVE!

Nathan Pham, Chiaki Chng (writers)

If you’ve mastered the Adobe pen tool and maybe accumulated a double digit screen time, you’ve probably heard of Elliot Read Article

KEEP ME YOUNG: Sez Reminds Us of Our Worst (and Funniest) Moments in Our Youths

Janice Hui (writer)

It is April Fools Day, and I am, very fittingly, attending a show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Keep MRead Article

Decisions or Divorce? A COUPLE DECIDES WHAT TO HAVE FOR DINNER at MICF

Owini Wijayasekara (writer)

Someone behind me at The Butterfly Club let out an exasperated sigh and said, “My sister left me to grab a drink!” “YouRead Article

For the Merciless: MICF'S ALL FIGHT ONE SURVIVES

Owini Wijayasekara (writer)

I’ve never considered myself a cutthroat person, but on a Saturday evening at Roxy’s Kitchen and Bar, I killed a man—mulRead Article

MICF's MURDER VILLAGE: The How-dunnit Who-dunnit You’re Dying To See

Claire Le Blond (writer)

Content warning: MurderRead Article

GOLDEN PLAINS: Cosmic Pop Rock and Bless the Irish

Sofia Perica (writer)

Held on the Nolan Family Farm on Wadawurrung Country, Golden Plains is widely known as the best festival in Australia—itRead Article

KNEECAP's Mental Trip to Fed Square

Ally Spain (writer)

“This will be mental,” promised Northern Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap. And for the 10,000 people who turned up to their poRead Article

MICKEY 17: Robert Pattinson’s No Good Very Bad Day (in Space!)

Felicity Bayne (writer)

CW: References to death or dying, blood and graphic imageryRead Article

The 2025 Oscars: A Celebration of Indies and Ingénues

Lachie Carroll (writer)

On the night of March 2nd, or the morning of March 3rd for us Australians, the 97th Academy Awards took place. For what Read Article

A Ticking Reminder of Life: John Crowley’s WE LIVE IN TIME

Emily Ta (writer)

Time is, simply put, a fickle thing - that much is known, as displayed in John Crowley’s latest romantic drama, We Live Read Article

WE WERE DANGEROUS: A Funny and Frightening Celebration of the Power of Women United

Jessica Fanwong, Katya Ewing (writers)

The Removalists: Still Relevant, Still Horrifying — A Stark Reflection on Australian Masculinity

Sofia Perica (writer)

Content warning: Discussions of sexual assault and domestic violenceRead Article

Greg Carroll’s THREE SISTERS: An Underwhelming Tale of Grief

Taylah Xuereb (writer)

Greg Carroll’s rendition of Anton Chekhov’s classic play, Three Sisters, invites audiences into the lives of four siblinRead Article

MAGDALENA BAY: A Study in Whimsy and Wonder

Reema Ababneh (writer)

As the fading summer sun began to sink into the sea at the St Kilda Palace Foreshore, the crowd's anticipation built in Read Article