Film
Arts & Culture
Opinion
What The Devil Wears Prada 2 says about the state of print media
In 2006, Runway magazine was the place everyone wanted to be. Twenty years on, the fictional fashion media giant is at crossroads – but just how close to reality is Miranda Priestly’s situation?
Arts & Culture
Book extract
Have you heard of the ‘Twin Film Phenomenon’?
A new book explores the curious case of twin films, where Hollywood's uncanny doubles reveal the secrets behind cinema's most intriguing coincidences and rivalries
Arts & Culture
Analysis
K-Pop Demon Hunters’ continued domination redefines streaming
Unlike other shows, the idols in K-Pop Demon Hunters are not only glossy but highly relatable, messy and human. This may help explain why it's become the most-watched Netflix movie of all time
Arts & Culture
Opinion
Navigate MIFF without losing your mind – or missing a masterpiece
The Melbourne International Film Festival program can be overwhelming, so here’s a few tips to help you find your way through Australia’s premier film fortnight
Arts & Culture
Research
Yes, there’s such a thing as zombie porn
The porn industry has been smuttying up pop culture for decades, and zombie porn just reflects our weird appetites
Politics & Society
Book extract
Remembering the BUMIDOM
A new book explores BUMIDOM, the controversial mass migration program from the Caribbean to France from 1963-1982, and the creative works keeping this memory alive
Arts & Culture
“Imagining hell is a privilege”
What non-Western science fiction can teach us about real-world inequity
Arts & Culture
16mm films should be experienced, not just seen
Forget streaming and YouTube, 16mm films are ready to relive their moment in the spotlight … of a projector
Arts & Culture
Your must-see MIFF films of 2024
The Melbourne International Film Festival showcases hundreds of films from around the world – here are five highlights to get you started
Arts & Culture
Quiz
Quiz: 100 years of Disney vs Warner Bros.
As two giants of Hollywood’s culture-defining studios turn 100 this year – Warner Bros. and Disney – test your knowledge about their creative history