MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY FILM INQUIRER

As recently seen at the Melbourne International Film Festival and in cinemas from October 26th, from Dahlia D’Onghia comes a review of the latest Australian punk documentary: Mutiny In Heaven: The Birthday Party, directed by Ian White and about the titular band, The Birthday Party, whose members included Rowland S. Howard, Nick Cave, Tracy Pew, Mick Harvey, and Phill Calvert. … More MIFF Review: Mutiny In Heaven: The Birthday Party

As recently seen at the Melbourne International Film Festival and in cinemas wide from August 31st, from Lilly Sokolowski comes a review of Canadian-Korean Celine Song’s decades spanning, romantic and platonic relationship drama that is one of the most buzzed about films of the year: Past Lives. … More MIFF Review: Past Lives

Currently showing at the Melbourne International Film Festival, from Finnlay Victor Dall comes a review of American writer-director Daniel Goldhaber’s environmentalist action-thriller that has the energy of a heist film: How to Blow Up a Pipeline. In which a group of eight young people decide to – well, it’s all in the title. … More MIFF Review: How to Blow Up a Pipeline

As recently seen at the Melbourne International Film Festival, from Madeleine McDonald comes a review of Riddle of Fire, a fantastical throwback to adventurous, American, children’s cinema a long time ago, in which three best friends go on a quest to find a blueberry pie before they can play some video games. … More MIFF Review: Riddle of Fire

Currently showing at the Melbourne International Film Festival, from Finnlay Victor Dall comes a review of Australians Cameron and Colin Cairnes’ latest horror-comedy: Late Night With the Devil, starring David Dastmalchian as American late-night TV host Jack Delroy, who tragically decided to air a too spooky Halloween special back in 1977. … More MIFF Review: Late Night With the Devil

Currently showing at the Melbourne International Film Festival, from Chelsea Daniel comes a review of Sunflower, a low-budget, queer, coming-of-age story set in Melbourne from debut director Gabriel Carrubba. … More MIFF Review: Sunflower 

From Chelsea Daniel comes a review of Copenhagen Does Not Exist, as recently seen at the Scandinavian Film Festival (on now). Directed by Martin Skovbjerg and hailing from Denmark, the film tells the story of couple Sander and Ida, the latter of whom has disappeared without a trace. … More Scandinavian Film Festival Review: Copenhagen Does Not Exist

From Lucy Beltrami comes a review and critique of the American movie currently putting the B back in blockbuster: Barbie by Greta Gerwig. About Barbie (and Ken), as played by Australia’s own Margot Robbie (and Canada’s own Ryan Gosling), amongst others. … More Barbie Review