Day: 17 March 2026

Stop handing the microphone to influencers: An open letter to the Oscars and Vanity Fair

There’s a quiet erosion happening on the red carpet, and it’s time someone said it out loud. To the Academy Awards and Vanity Fair: stop asking influencers to cover your most prestigious cultural events. This isn’t about snobbery. It’s about standards. The red carpet has long been a strange hybrid space – part journalism, part…

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Film Review: Pretty Lethal is a lively, blood-splattered little thrill ride

There’s something immediately appealing about the gleefully ridiculous premise of Pretty Lethal: take a troupe of young ballet dancers, strand them in the middle of nowhere after witnessing a violent crime, and then let them fight their way out using a very particular set of skills. It’s the kind of concept that sounds like a…

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Exclusive Single Premiere: MUKI “Reflections” (2026)

Naarm/Melbourne alt-rock artist MUKI continues to explore the emotional core of his songwriting on his latest single “Reflections”, which we’re premiering today on the AU review ahead of its official release on Wednesday, March 18. Introspective yet quietly powerful, “Reflections” follows his debut single “Gasoline”, released earlier this year. Both tracks find MUKI leaning into…

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