Reviews

Little Blue review – Taiwan Film Festival in Australia
Lee Yi Fang's 'Little Blue' is a mediation on female desire through the dreamy lens of adolescence.

Theater Camp review: an exceedingly jolly stage-kid romp
From inappropriate language to surprisingly sensitive queer inclusivity, get your jazz hands ready for this sweet, show-stopping turn.

Mother and Son, ABC review: fumbled, jumbled, inoffensive
A central problem hangs over reviving a show like Mother and Son in 2023: what audiences expect from a sitcom…

Mercy Road review – unreal thriller grinds the gears (MIFF 2023)
Neither John Curran’s screenplay nor direction can sell Luke Bracey as the next Tom Hardy in the adrenaline-dripping Mercy Road.

MIFF 2023 snapshots: week two of the Melbourne International Film Festival
It's MIFF 2023 at a glance: two-sentence reviews to help you choose what film to see next at the festival.

Event review: MIFF XR, Melbourne
Is the physical body at stake in VR?

Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story Review - MIFF 2023
Director Paul Goldman aims for the impossible in summing up the life of a legend.

Red, White & Royal Blue review: paint-by-numbers queer romcom disappoints
Rival hunks Henry and Alex meet, bone, develop feelings, breakup, and experience all the typical romcom events in Prime Video's…

The Inspired Unemployed: (Impractical) Jokers review
Four twenty-something mates are on a mission to humiliate each other in the surprisingly inventive laugh-fest The Inspired Unemployed: (Impractical)…

MIFF 2023 snapshots: opening weekend
MIFF at a glance: two sentence reviews to help you choose what film to see next at the festival.