Film

10 years of homegrown horror: Talk To Me signals a golden age
Are we witnessing a new golden age of Aussie horror? Jessica Balanzategui says yes.

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…

Is Ken a Men's Rights Activist in Barbie?
Ken’s rights? Research shows Barbie is surprisingly accurate on how ‘men’s rights activists’ are radicalised

How Barbie reimagines a childhood icon through a feminist lens
Greta Gerwig's Barbies have agency, but Barbie ultimately recognises the agency of a doll is limited.

Films hold our attention more than TV series
Half of scripted series receive our full attention compared to 63% of movie viewing, according to new research from QUT.

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…

Queer Screen Film Fest's 10th anniversary lineup
Mini-event Queer Screen Film Fest is back this August in Sydney, bringing with it films like Monster, Equal the Contest,…

2001: A Space Odyssey has left an indelible mark on culture
Kubrick's film was an almost immediate critical failure but more than 50 years later, nobody would question its ultimate success.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse pokes fun at contemporary art
A brief art history rundown of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and it’s clever commentary on contemporary art.

MIFF 2023 program – Gala, Australian and international highlights
MIFF has announced its Opening Night and Closing Night films, as well as the best documentaries, homegrown and international films…