Day: 23 April 2025

Parcels are coming home! Australian shows announced for summer 2025

Fresh from lighting up Coachella and selling out Red Rocks in minutes, Berlin-based (by way of Byron Bay) five-piece Parcels have announced their long-awaited return to Australian stages. This coming summer, they’ll play three huge headline dates across Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, bringing along a brand new album and an all-new live show. Despite being…

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Diablo IV and Diablo Immortal are teaming up with BERSERK for a new crossover event

Blizzard Entertainment has announced that both Diablo IV and Diablo Immortal are teaming up with the BERSERK franchise for a brand-new crossover event. The event will offer unique quests and items across both games, while spanning different time frames. Diablo IV: Berserk x Diablo (7 May – 3 June AEST) Slay demons, earn Behelits: Defeat elite…

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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered has been announced and is out now

If the leaks weren’t enough to paint a decent picture, Bethesda has officially announced The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. The best part? It’s out right now, on the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC, as well as Game Pass.  The standard edition of the game is available for A$84.85, but it’s worth mentioning…

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Interview: Michael Cimino on new horror film Until Dawn, surviving gameplay and projecting fear; “I feel like this will honestly bring a new audience to the game.”

Derived from the interactive survivalist horror game, Until Dawn is an original standalone story that expands upon the game series’ mythology, focusing on Clover and her friends, who head into the remote valley where Clover’s sister vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor centre, they find themselves stalked by a masked killer and…

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South of Midnight is a sensational weave of action and style

South of Midnight is a bold, haunting, and beautiful journey into the heart of the American South, it is one that few games have ever dared to explore, let alone with this much soul and a level of attention to detail that most games aspire to reach. Developed by Compulsion Games, South of Midnight blends…

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Film Review: The Accountant 2; Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal’s winning chemistry elevate amusing action sequel

It’s been nearly 10 years since Ben Affleck debuted as Christian Wolff, aka The Accountant, in the same-name actioner that Gavin O’Connor pushed to a sizeable box office haul ($155m) despite tepid-ish reviews.  That being said, average reviews have never stopped a sequel from being brought to fruition before, and the creation O’Connor, Affleck and…

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Interview: Ben Affleck, director Gavin O’Connor and the cast of The Accountant 2; “I just wanted to make a movie that was fun and entertaining and put people in the seats and go to a movie theater.”

Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) has a talent for solving complex problems. When an old acquaintance is murdered, leaving behind a cryptic message to “find the accountant,” Wolff is compelled to solve the case. Realizing more extreme measures are necessary, Wolff recruits his estranged and highly lethal brother, Brax (Jon Bernthal), to help. In partnership with…

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A guide to exploring the architectural splendour of Buffalo, New York

Located just two hours south of Toronto, Canada, where the Buffalo River meets Lake Erie, Buffalo, New York is a city with one of the most fascinating histories in North America. It’s a place that has seen its share of turbulence. In the early 1900s, it was the 9th most populous city in the USA….

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Fantastic Film Festival Australia is back for 2025 with even more mind blowing films

The surreal and genre bending Fantastic Film Festival Australia (FFFA) is back with an extremely exciting lineup. For the lovers of indie, alternative, arthouse, cult, visually bizarre, and outright weird (in the best way possible) films, FFFA brings to audiences the films that challenge the traditional tropes of cinema, putting unconventional and unusual to the…

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Tour Diary: Contemporary violinist Xani goes to Tallinn Music Week in Estonia

Xani Kolac is a violinist, composer, and improviser with a seemingly endless list of ideas and directions for her work. With a focus on contemporary compositions, Xani is prolific and dynamic in her output. 2025 is proving to be a milestone year for Xani. She will be releasing two albums, a live improvised recording from…

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Series Review: The Handmaid’s Tale Season 6 is a fierce final march

The Handmaid’s Tale has always meant different things to different people; a cautionary tale, a grim prophecy, or a dramatised echo of historical truths. Over its run it’s drawn praise and criticism in equal measure, and now, as it enters its final season, it faces the daunting task of delivering a satisfying conclusion, while also…

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