Melbourne international film festival
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Melbourne international film festival 2024: 10 things to see, from Megalopolis to new Cronenberg
Plus Cate Blanchett as a hapless German chancellor, India’s first film to compete at Cannes in three decades, and a restored Wake in Fright – with a new score
Mercy Road review – there’s no other thriller quite like it
‘The night is literally in my hands’: what it’s like to attend an acid house rave – in virtual reality
‘Even closing my eyes is an intense movement’: the VR experience that simulates a serious neurological condition
The Rooster review – Hugo Weaving kicks this study of masculinity into gear
How a school’s John Farnham jukebox musical inspired a feel-good documentary
Shayda review – an exciting new voice in Australian cinema has arrived
Melbourne international film festival 2023: 10 things to see and do, from BlackBerry to new Kelly Reichardt
Plus Josh O’Connor as a grumpy archaeologist, Hugo Weaving as a scabby hermit, and a queer noir – all part of Miff’s 71st edition
‘The king of St Kilda!’: Fred Negro on cult comic Pub – and Melbourne’s lurid underbelly
A new documentary captures the life and work of the infamous artist, who has shocked, appalled and delighted the city – and who is lucky to have survived
Clean review – an unsensational documentary about an extraordinary life
100 years in 48 hours: the ‘epic’ VR film Gondwana is set in the world’s oldest tropical rainforest
‘It’s absolutely disgusting’: watching George Miller’s rarely seen first film
Petrol review – a cold, cerebral and unusual Melbourne drama
‘A celebration of life’: the father who filmed his every moment – and his son who turned it into a movie
Of an Age review – this Australian film is a modern queer classic
The Stranger review – Joel Edgerton is at his brooding best in this sophisticated crime drama
Melbourne international film festival 2022: 10 movies to see, from Crimes of the Future to new George Miller
Miff’s 70th edition offers 371 titles from all over the globe – including 18 world premieres
Melbourne international film festival 2021: our 10 highlights
This year’s must-sees include Nicolas Cage in Pig, Adam Driver in Annette – and the controversial Nitram
Australian arts in focus
Port Arthur massacre film to be directed by Snowtown's Justin KurzelStan-produced film NITRAM will feature big-name Australian actors with US actor Caleb Landry Jones as the gunman
Melbourne international film festival 2020: five things to watch in this year's online program
From contemporary takes on Peter Pan to five-star films about cows, this year’s socially distanced MIFF selection rivals even its in-person predecessors
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