Free coffee is on offer at The Coffee Club this week (until the 21st June), with the Australian café chain inviting customers to bring in a takeaway cup from a competitor and swap it for a complimentary barista-made coffee. The promotion celebrates the launch of The Coffee Club’s new Coffee Guarantee, a nationwide commitment that…
Yours & Owls has unwrapped its 2026 lineup, and it’s the properly eclectic haul that keeps this one near the top of our list every year. Gong Christmas, as the festival likes to call it, lands on October 3 and 4 — and this time it hits even bigger. This festival is never afraid to…
Pro controllers feel like a dime a dozen these days, with each platform now having its own first-party option, like the DualSense Edge for the PlayStation 5 or the Elite Controller for the Xbox Series X/S. In many ways, these controllers do give players the edge, thanks to customisable triggers, swappable controls and even additional…
The search for validation has a way of sneaking up on even the most self-assured among us — that quiet, gnawing need to be told we’re actually wanted. On his new single “Tell Me You Love Me”, Meanjin/Brisbane artist Harley takes that feeling and spins it into something you’ll be powerless to resist: a punchy,…
Thanks to Universal Pictures and Illumination, we have 5 double digital in-season passes (Admit 2) to see the riotous new chapter in the biggest global animated franchise in history: Minions & Monsters. Fresh off the worldwide blockbuster success of summer 2024’s funniest comedy, ‘Despicable Me 4’, Illumination expands its joyful animated universe with a riotous…
Thanks to Warner Bros. Pictures, we have 5 double digital in-season passes (Admit 2) to see DC Studios’s newest supehero, Supergirl, only in Australian cinemas from June 25th, 2026. Supergirl, DC Studios’ newest feature film to hit the big screen from Warner Bros. Pictures, starring Milly Alcock in the dual role of Supergirl/Kara Zor-El. When…
For some, the concept of the Rhythm series might be a hard sell on paper. It relies on the most simplistic controls imaginable—often just a single button press perfectly in time with a beat. But after getting hands-on with Rhythm Paradise Groove, arriving on the Nintendo Switch this July, it’s clear that the magic is in…
Religion and horror have long shared a common language. Both deal in fear, temptation, guilt, and the consequences of transgression. Adrian Chiarella‘s Leviticus understands that connection intimately, using supernatural terror not simply to frighten its audience but to examine the emotional violence inflicted upon queer people by institutions that claim to offer salvation. Set within…
Horror has long been a genre built around fear, but in Adrian Chiarella‘s debut feature Leviticus, terror is rooted in something far more intimate: desire itself. Fresh from a breakout Sundance premiere that sparked a fierce bidding war before being snapped up by NEON, the latest film from Causeway Films (Talk to Me, Bring Her…
Since her successful appearance on Australian Idol in 2006, Jessica Mauboy has gone on to capture Australian hearts with her dance orientated R&B sound. She will perform at this year’s Mundi Mundi Festival, near Broken Hill in Western NSW. We chatted to her about the influences in her life, and how her musical journey started….
August Burns Red have returned with their twelfth studio album, Season of Surrender, and it’s proving be one of the strongest releases of their career. Their 2023 record Death Below was generally well-received by critics and fans, but Season of Surrender feels like a far more confident piece of work. So far, the response has…
It’s time to warm up those vocal chords and get ready to hit the high notes because Live Nation has announced the return down under of ethereal powerhouse rockers, Evanescence in March 2027. The Australian leg of the tour, presented by Triple M, sees Evanescence playing hits from their new album, Sanctuary, including “Afterlife” and…
In Gabe Klinger‘s quietly affecting Isabel, success is never quite as simple as opening the door to your dream. Following a fifty-something sommelier determined to break free from a suffocating professional life and carve out a space of her own in São Paulo’s vibrant natural wine scene, the film becomes something far richer than a…
For the last few years, FLO have been spoken about as a group on the verge. A trio destined for greatness. The future of R&B. The next big thing. At some point, though, we need to stop talking about FLO as a promise and start recognising them as a reality. As they prepare to release…
Few television dramas have blended psychological mystery and historical reckoning as effectively as The Woman in the Wall. Led by a remarkable performance from Ruth Wilson, the series follows her Lorna Brady, a woman haunted by trauma and fragmented memories as she becomes entangled in a chilling investigation linked to Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries. While the…
In Blair Moore’s Badland Rising, Jake Ryan isn’t playing the kind of action hero who charges headfirst into danger. His character is a man running from it. A former soldier turned construction worker, Ryan’s Dave dreams of nothing more than returning to his wife, son and the quiet life they’ve built together. But when a…
There are two ways to look at a music festival. The first is as a punter: scanning the lineup, dropping your money months in advance, navigating timetable clashes, dehydration and the inevitable post-gig blues that follow. The second is to wonder how any of it happens at all: how dozens of artists, venues, schedules, budgets…
If you need any evidence that history repeats itself, look no further than this 1960s rock musical, HAIR. Celebrating an age of freedom, rebellion against war, and experimentation, tackling issues of race, sexuality and gender identity. HAIR takes us back to the 1960s/70s counterculture hippie movement whose obstacles are not so dissimilar from those we…
Sixteen-year-old pop powerhouse Freya Skye performed her first-ever arena show in Melbourne on Thursday, wrapping up the Australian leg of the Stars Align Tour. With one EP under her belt and having only started performing live shows within the last year, Skye’s performance was nothing short of impressive. The Cosmic VIP experience was well worth…
Choreographed, written and performed by Martin del Amo, Scary Piece of Work at the Sydney Opera House is perhaps the most bizarre show I have ever seen. Pitched as a work that explores fear, its universality and our individual responses to it, this one-person production was a cocaine-fuelled fever dream that left audiences wondering what…
After captivating audiences with the breakout success of “The Fool” – a track that exploded across social media through fan edits, viral videos and millions of views – Alexandria returns with her most ambitious release yet, “Justice.” Inspired by the tarot card of the same name, “Justice” explores the uneasy balance between reckoning and redemption….
Whilst everyone else is turning their attention to North America for the World Cup, we’re keeping things focused firmly on the best new music being released. As ever, we’re bringing you ten of the week’s best new releases via our Discovery Playlist on Apple Music and Spotify. Proud Kamilaroi/Samoan artist Becca Hatch takes out of…
Gaming headsets are a dime a dozen these days, and while many promise to be the true “all-in-one” solution for your setup, very few actually deliver. Enter the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Omni, a premium piece of hardware that doesn’t just promise the world; it actually delivers on its promise. After spending extensive time putting…
One of the great joys of documentary filmmaking is its ability to introduce audiences to worlds they never knew existed. Joe Kowalski‘s Micronations does exactly that, plunging viewers into a community of self-declared kings, queens, emperors, and presidents who have carved out their own sovereign states in backyards, villages, deserts, and forgotten corners of the…
The title That Friend immediately suggests a familiar archetype. We all know someone who can turn a quiet evening into an all-night adventure, someone whose enthusiasm is both infectious and exhausting in equal measure. What makes Alex Wall and Will Sterling‘s comedy work so well is that it never settles for the easy joke of…
The Melbourne International Film Festival has unveiled the first 25 titles and events for its 2026 edition, offering an early look at a program that promises major international premieres, new Australian filmmaking talent and a handful of special one-off experiences. Running from August 6th to the 23rd across Melbourne and regional Victoria, before extending nationally…
We’ve reviewed plenty of SteelSeries accessories and peripherals in the past, and it’s generally my go-to choice for headsets these days. I was lucky enough to have reviewed both the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless and the newer Arctis Nova Elite Wireless, both of which I still use today. While I never got the chance to…
A decade after redefining modern zombie cinema with Train to Busan, filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho returns to familiar infected territory with Colony, a frenetic, blood-soaked thriller that trades speeding trains for a towering Seoul skyscraper. While it never quite reaches the emotional highs or cultural impact of its predecessor, it remains an entertaining and inventive genre…
Few filmmakers have done more to redefine the zombie genre than Yeon Sang-ho. Nearly a decade after Train to Busan transformed a familiar horror concept into a razor-sharp reflection of modern society, the South Korean filmmaker returns to the infected with Colony, an ambitious new thriller that asks a far more unsettling question: what if…
As someone who lost their father at a young age, Honeyjoon connected with me almost immediately. Not because it tries to manufacture tears or deliver grand speeches about grief, but because it understands something far messier: losing someone doesn’t necessarily bring people together. Sometimes it creates distance. Sometimes it leaves people speaking entirely different emotional…
