Month: September 2025

Ash Santilla is the former frontman of Melbourne indie rock band 67 Special, and is currently working up to release his debut album, The Darker Side of Up. In June, he released the opening track and first single, “Nightcrawler”, and today we have the pleasure of premiering the second single, the cathartic and gripping “Belt…

An acquired taste in cinema, but one that proves important regardless of how you personally react to his esoteric, boundary-pushing temperament, Paul Thomas Anderson has been responsible for some of the most important and, arguably, brilliant films across cinema the last four decades; Boogie Nights, Magnolia, There Will Be Blood, The Master, and Licorice Pizza,…

Del Water Gap packed out Max Watt’s for his sold-out Melbourne show on Sunday night. Stellar tracks like “Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat” and “Perfume” hit hard, while newer cuts from upcoming record Chase The Chimera slotted in seamlessly. The setup was simple but effective, with the banter staying short and sweet whilst…

Five Star Cinemas are proud to announce the program for the 4th annual New Farm Queer Film Festival (NFQFF). Running from October 2nd – 12th at Brisbane’s New Farm Cinemas, the festival will present premiere screenings of award-winning titles from Sundance, Berlin, Cannes and Locarno, and brand-new restorations. The festival will open with the QLD…

Meanjin/Brisbane petalcore outfit Torizon have just dropped their debut EP Meliora, exploring infertility through the characters of Luna and Sam. It’s rich and emotive, blending heavy sounds with vocal and lyrical vulnerability. Torizon teamed with Emerge Creative to create short videos accompanying the single releases, exploring how the couple fall apart from the grief, but…

I would say that I have spent about 40 hours every week over the last 5 or 6 years sitting in some type of desk/gaming chair, whether that be at work, my own personal office, or at my desktop to play games. So I think I’m pretty well-versed in understanding what makes a chair comfortable…

SummerSalt turned Torquay Commons into a coastal party despite grey skies and a wintery chill, with punters rolling out camping chairs and braving the drizzle for a stacked lineup. Rising names like Ra Ra Viper, Bea and Her Business, and Del Water Gap set the stage for big hitters Ball Park Music, DMA’S, and The…

Living in the city can have plenty of perks. With cafes downstairs, public transport at your door, and something always happening close by, there is so much on offer! However, the trade-off to city living is usually space. Apartments can sometimes feel cramped, and it’s easy for clutter to build up, leaving your home feeling…

I’m at a point in my life where most people around me, including myself, are trying to find ways to switch off from the loud, incessant need to be on our phones. The other day, my best friend genuinely told me that she was looking into alternatives to being on her phone less and told…

The Strangers are back to finish what they started. She survived the first night.  But the real terror is just beginning. Thanks to Kismet Movies, to celebrate the release of The Strangers: Chapter 2, in Australian cinemas from September 25th, 2025, we have three digital double in-seasons to giveaway. THE STRANGERS are back – more brutal…

On Saturday, Torquay Commons was turned into a festival ground for the 2025 edition of Summersalt. Though the name suggested balmy afternoons and golden rays, reality had other plans: grey skies, patches of rain, and a top of 13 degrees made it feel more like “Wintersalt.” Still, the less-than-ideal conditions didn’t dampen spirits too much….

Creatives often work long hours in one spot. You might spend an entire afternoon editing photos, mixing an audio track, or writing a detailed review. This physical stillness can drain your mental energy and block the flow of ideas. A dynamic workspace helps you stay focused and productive. For many artists and writers, sit stand…

When it was revealed that Maude Apatow (daughter of filmmaker Judd Apatow and actress Leslie Mann) had helmed her first feature film, and one that starred the likes of Cooper Hoffman (son of the late Philip Seymour Hoffman) and Nico Parker (daughter of actress Thandiwe Newton and filmmaker Ol Parker) to boot, the “nepo baby”…

Skincare brand La Roche-Posay will team up with Tyler ‘Ninja’ Bevins, along with a list of gaming superstars, for a major global 24-hour streaming event, known as Gaming for Cause. Ninja might be one of the most well-known names in the streaming industry, but he’s also a two-time melanoma survivor. The stream aims to raise…

Though it’s been a story told countless times before, you can’t help but still be monstrously excited at the prospect of Guillermo del Toro adapting Mary Shelley’s classic Frankenstein.  His name above the title just feels correct, and not just because the director has been talking about helming his version of the story for close…

It has been five years since COVID-19 stalled Victoria’s tourism sector. With borders shut and lockdowns dragging on, once-bustling regions like the Great Ocean Road saw visitor numbers plummet. But the rebound has been remarkable: 2.6 million visitors made the trip in 2023, climbing to 3.3 million in 2024, the highest on record. To see…

Two years after the wildly popular spin off of The Boys, the highly anticipated series Gen V premiered the first three episodes of season 2 on September 17 2025, hitting the ground running from the get go. Developed by Craig Rosenberg, Evan Goldberg, and Eric Kripke, the Prime Video series serves as the fifth instalment…

After a week off, we have been hard at work, poring through the incredible new releases that have been hitting our inbox. This week, we have added ten new tracks to our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, and our track of the week is “Mine” from the Fremantle-born singer-songwriter Banjo Lucia. “Mine” is…

Sometimes the greatest ideas come from a spur-of-the-moment text. Case in point: in 2023, Ashe, established star in her own right with her viral smash hit “Moral Of The Story” and incredible debut record Ashlyn, messaged her long-time pal Finneas, aka Grammy-magnet and brother/co-writer/bandmate of Billie Eilish, simply saying “Hear me out. Should we start…

Whilst the story behind how Whitney Wolfe Herd both co-founded Tinder and its eventual competition, Bumble, is exciting and full of suitable intrigue, Swiped, with its understandable embellishments, never quite graduates beyond surface level interest.  It’s an entertaining film, without question, with another committed Lily James performance at its core, but The Social Network this…

I Prevail are no strangers to high stakes. The Michigan rock band has been carving out their place in the heavy since 2013, with massive choruses, crushing riffs and lyrics that cut deep. 2025, however, makes a turning point. With the departure of vocalist Brian Burkheiser earlier this year, co-vocalist Eric Vanlerberghe has stepped up…

Put on your white glove, dust off your red “Thriller” jacket and get ready to witness a musical production fit only for the King of Pop. Michael Jackson is more than a name, he’s a symbol of creativity, aspiration and resilience: a true superstar who transcended musical and cultural boundaries to unite the world through…

We’ve experienced a drought of shirtless Scottish rock in the four years since Biffy Clyro released their last studio album, The Myth of the Happily Ever After, but today, at long last, we have the release of their much-anticipated tenth album, Futique. The album’s title is a compound word, as explained by Simon Neil, combining…

Ahead of the release of their tenth studio album, Futique, Ben and James Johnston took time out to have a chat with me about embracing the moment, Biffy’s longevity, and their plans to return to Australia soon. Congratulations on the album. It’s a double chef’s kiss. Both: Thank you so much! Number ten! James: Number ten!…

The Jewish International Film Festival (JIFF) returns from 19th October through to the 21st December 2025, presenting 50 new films, documentaries, shorts and a television series. Screening in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Hobart, Canberra and Perth, the festival brings together the best Jewish-themed stories from around the world. Together they span history and contemporary life, the…

One of the most poignant lines of Eleanor the Great is “Talk about the things that make you sad,” and it’s with such a notion that Scarlett Johansson‘s affecting dramedy takes it on as a throughline.  A film that so easily could have been about deception becomes something far greater and more profound, transforming itself…

There’s a quiet sense of artistic rage that lingers under the surface of Alice Winocour‘s delicate Couture, a small drama that looks at the intersecting lives of a trio of women in Paris, all working in one capacity or another around the fashion industry.  Creation and the unexpected interruptions that can derail one’s own process…

Comedy, action, horror and nostalgic pop culture have fused together for the experience that is Zombie Plane, a wild new Australian feature that has everyone from Sophie Monk and Chuck Norris, to Sir Bob Geldof and Vanilla Ice teaming up as they have to save themselves from a plane overrun by zombies. Directed by Lav…

After proving he’s just as adept at helming fear as he is farce, director Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, A Simple Favour) takes on another thrillingly entertaining best-selling novel for The Housemaid, a film that plunges audiences into a twisted world where perfection is an illusion, and nothing is as it seems. Starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda…

Laneway Festival is officially 21, and if the newly announced lineup is anything to go by, the AUS/NZ touring festival is entering 2026 with its most stacked edition yet. While countless other summer festivals have disappeared from rotation due to industry and financial pressures, Laneway continues to thrive as one of Australia’s most enduring and…