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Parasite (2019), directed by Bong Joon-ho. Image: Madman Entertainment.
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Parasite Live in Concert review: hypnotic, meticulous, sublime

Parasite live in concert with Jung Jae-il and Orchestra Victoria was a MIFF 2025 highlight.

Pasa Faho. Image: SBS/Screen Australia/MIFF
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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. Image: Allan Collins.
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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. Image: MIFF/Madman Entertainment
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Spreadsheet Champions review: excels in being 100% great value

Aussie doco Spreadsheet Champions follows 6 young Excel wizards competing for the world title.

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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.

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One More Shot review: a crowd-pleasing boozy time-travel film

Minnie goes on a maddening, often flimsy time-loop adventure to win back her ex in One More Shot.

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The Naked Gun review: Neeson is no Nielsen – thank goodness

Liam Neeson and Akiva Schaffer revive The Naked Gun with fresh laughs and biting satire.

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Eddington review: this town’s gonna blow

Hereditary director Ari Aster muses on our apocalyptic times in Eddington, starring Pedro Pascal, Joaquin Pheonix and Emma Stone.

The Golden Spurtle. Image: Umbrella. Showing at MIFF 2025.
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The Golden Spurtle review: a strirringly special film

Australian filmmaker Constantine Costi explores the gently heated, sometimes salty, world of competitive porridge-making.

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When Fall is Coming review: mushrooms and murder combine again – or do they?

When Fall is Coming is a gloriously knotty, autumnal treat from French filmmaker François Ozon.

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