Melbourne Film Festival
Melbourne Film Festival
Film Review – Wilderness
Written and directed by Martin McKenna, Wilderness is a baffling and mishandled film that chooses to focus more on suburban woes than ecological reverence....
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Film Review – On The Road (En el Camino)
Winner of the Queer Lion and the Horizons spirit competition at Venice, Mexican director David Pablos new film On The Road / En el...
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MIFF 2026 Unveils “First Glance” Lineup: ‘Hedwig’ Anniversary, Hugo Weaving, and Star-Studded Premieres
The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has just dropped a massive tease for its 74th edition, unveiling a "First Glance" lineup of 25 films...
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Splitsville Review
After the release of Materialists in June, 2025 seems to be the year of Dakota Johnson in love triangles. However, the situation the characters...
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Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut “The Chronology of Water” is an intimate depiction of abuse, power, and healing
The Chronology of Water is a candid and emotionally jarring drama of a woman who’s grown up in a sexually abusive household, and in...
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Night Stage Review
There are films that seduce with style and others that probe at deeper truths. Night Stage, the latest work from Brazilian filmmakers Filipe Matzembacher and...
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Rebuilding Review
Rebuilding is a film that couldn’t be more timely in its subject matter. From the Australian Black Summer bushfires of 2020 to the California...
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Urchin is a captivating drama on the destructive cycle of homelessness; a fantastic directorial debut from Harris Dickinson
Over the last couple of years, Harris Dickinson has made waves in the industry with films like Babygirl, The Iron Claw, Where the Crawdads...
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My Father’s Shadow Review
Akinola Davies’ My Father’s Shadow arrives with a rare combination of intimacy and scale, making history as the first Nigerian film to premiere at...
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The Librarians Review
Kim A. Snyder’s powerful documentary chronicles the fight against censorship in an era of Christian nationalism.
The Librarians is a sobering and essential documentary detailing...
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The Ballad of Wallis Island – Review
Every once in a while, a film comes along, seemingly out of nowhere, and surprises you in the most unexpected and delightful way. The...
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Hallow Road Review : A Compelling Story of Nightmares
With a tight run time of 80 minutes, Babak Anvari’s Hallow Road manages to pack a punch in this gripping story of nightmares.
When Maddie...
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Little Trouble Girls Review : A Quiet Portrait of Devotion and Yearning
Lttle Trouble Girls is a gentle meditation on the intersection of desire, faith, and adolescence. In her feature debut, Slovenian filmmaker Urška Djukić follows...
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Drunken Noodles Review – A Free-Spirited Urban Romance
In the humid, languid embrace of a Brooklyn summer, Lucio Castro’s Drunken Noodles unfurls as a captivatingly unforced and intimate character study. The film opens with...
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Good Boy Review : A Tail-Waggingly Tense Treat
Have you ever found yourself gazing at your beloved pet, perhaps as they fixate on an unseen spot in the room, and wondered what...
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Twinless Review
At one particular point in the Sundance Audience Award-winning dramedy Twinless, Dennis (James Sweeney) says that humans are born alone and die alone, but...
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Lurker – A Fresh Take on the Obsessive Nature of Celebrity Culture
The internet has created a culture where actors, artists, influencers, and any celebrity archetype are almost immediately accessible in some way shape or form....
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If I Had Legs I’d Kick You Is A Study Of Human Emotions
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You is an incredibly honest, dark, and at times, comedic outlook on motherhood.
This emotionally charged film sees Linda...
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Việt and Nam Review
Việt and Nam is an elliptical and delicate tale that pairs queer longing with a country's post-war trauma. Writer and director Truong Minh Quy's...
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A Different Man: A Haunting Tale of Identity Transformation in New York City
Body horror looks to be one of the ongoing themes at this year's Melbourne International Film Festival, with A24’s latest film A Different Man...
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