Film
Best of the fest: the films we saw at MIFF and why you need to watch them
Every film we saw at the Melbourne International Film Festival in 2025.
Parasite Live in Concert review: hypnotic, meticulous, sublime
Parasite live in concert with Jung Jae-il and Orchestra Victoria was a MIFF 2025 highlight.
2025 MIFF award winners: A Poet wins the $140K Bright Horizons Award
This year's winner of the MIFF Bright Horizons Award depicts a failed poet turned reluctant mentor drifting between aspiration and…
Pasa Faho review: a complex, moving portrait of a Melbourne less-seen
Pasa Faho is a heartfelt film about a Nigerian father and son finding (re)connection in a rarely seen side of…
Journey Home, David Gulpilil review: a fitting tribute to a cinematic hero
Directors Maggie Miles and Trisha Morton-Thomas were allowed unprecedented access to David Gulpilil's ceremonial funeral.
Spreadsheet Champions review: excels in being 100% great value
Aussie doco Spreadsheet Champions follows 6 young Excel wizards competing for the world title.
Beast of War review: a snappy WWII nightmare on water
Nyikina actor Mark Coles Smith excels as a VB-swigging soldier of good fortune in Beast of War.
From Looking for Alibrandi to Kangaroo: director Kate Woods returns to Australia
Kate Woods' latest film, Kangaroo, is about 'family, home and belonging’ and ‘having faith in yourself’.
KPop Demon Hunters is coming to Aus cinemas: here's where to catch it
Bring your crew and warm up your vocal chords for an epic KPop Demon Hunters sing-along.
Queen's Gambit star pipped to play Joan of Arc in Luhrmann’s new 15th century epic
Isla Johnston may star as Joan of Arc in Baz Luhrmann's next film.