Melbourne Film Festival

Megalopolis Review

Francis Ford Coppola, director of The Godfather, The Conversation, Apocalypse Now, sold his award-winning Sonoma Wineries, in a deal rumoured to be anywhere between...

Memoir of a Snail Review

Director Adam Elliot returns to stop motion claymation with the highly anticipated follow-up to Mary & Max and Oscar-winning Harvey Krumpet with a brand...

Grand Theft Hamlet Review

The COVID lockdowns affected many people globally in various ways. But one commonality was the escapism through video games, and one of the most...

The Substance Review

Beauty. Blood. Body horror. The Substance has it all, and filmmaker Coralie Fargeat presents her darkly comedic look at the lengths some will go...

Sean’s Top 10 Films of MIFF 2023

Another year of the Melbourne International Film Festival has come and gone. With 267 films screening across 18 days, cinephiles in Australia's cultural capital...

Review – Aftersun

A memory of a moment can be full of life and colour long after it’s taken place. Taking a picture of that same moment...

MIFF Shorts 2022

One of the highlights for the Melbourne International Film Festival are the short films. With so many to watch it's any wonder the jury...

MIFF 2022 – Top 5

If you're anything like myself and looked at this year's festival program and didn't know where to start, it's ok. Here at Novastream, we...

MIFF 2022

“I absolutely get that same sense from people that they’re waiting in the wings, and so looking forward to having MIFF back as this...

Summer of 85 Review – Alliance French Film Festival 2021

by Jay Cook The Alliance Française French Film Festival 2021 brings you Summer of 85. It’s being tipped as this year’s Call Me by Your...

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Wolf Man Review

The remake of the classic Universal horror film explores themes of family and generational trauma through the story of Blake, a father undergoing a slow transformation into a creature. Directed by Leigh Whannell, the film combines intense atmosphere with practical effects, jump scares, and a focus on familial relationships, capturing the tension as Blake strives to avoid repeating his father's mistakes.