Reviews

MIFF 2023 snapshots: opening weekend
MIFF at a glance: two sentence reviews to help you choose what film to see next at the festival.

MIFF Review: Family is haunted in Joanna Hogg's The Eternal Daughter
Tilda Swinton plays dual roles in this elegiac closing chapter to The Souvenir and its sequel. These musings on memories…

Heartstopper season 2 review: is there life left yet in Nick and Charlie’s burgeoning romance?
Can the luminous adaptation of Alice Oseman’s cute queer comics maintain the huge hit status for Netflix?

‘Twisted Metal’ TV show is a surprisingly watchable high-concept comedy
Twisted Metal fits nicely into the modern TV comedy show mould, and is entertaining and unique enough to keep you…

Talk to Me review: an Australian horror to possess you
Adelaide directors Danny and Michael Philippou deliver a seat-jumping cult hit in the making.

Exhibition review: Two Girls From Amoonguna, ACMI
‘Two Girls From Amoonguna’ is about pushing through adversity and alchemising it into art that speaks to the spirit and joy of life…

Barbie review – this Barbie will bust the block
Barbie perfectly walks the line between being a Greta Gerwig film and a Mattel movie based on a toy, and…

The Bear Season 2 review: mo' money, mo' problems
The second season of the award-winning show establishes a new set of high-steaks (and well-done steaks) from the get-go.

Oppenheimer review: Nolan approaches the sublime
A mighty ensemble carries Nolan's epic thriller Oppenheimer through its hellfire glare and haunted grey pallor.

Bay of Fires on ABC review: excruciating attempts at comedy
The ABC's new show reels between comedy and drama in a stressful and frustrating way, hiding its stakes from both…