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Provocateurs Finucane & Smith take over Melbourne Fringe Festival with their kaleidoscopic cabaret production, Global Smash Club.
Whether it’s the perfectly sculpted booty or breasts that have given into gravity, The Substance forces you to face these realities head-on. It’s womanhood, in all its gory, abject glory – and it’s unmissable.
It’s time we focus more on the female artists who helped shift the male gaze in the art scene. Here are 3 incredible women who have explored what it means to be a woman through self portraits and performance.
Dubbing herself as "Australia’s First Attractive Comedian" is indeed supposed to be ironic. While Elouise is definitely stunning, the premise of her show is more piss-take than pageantry.
Steph Broadbridge channels a true-crime investigation to unpack the cause of her digital death, blending effortless wit with sharp punchlines.
With the 2024 Melbourne International Comedy Festival back in full swing, we’re sharing some of the trailblazing female comedians, both icons and newcomers, who are set to make you roll off your seat in laughter.
Prepare to be transported into a mesmerising world of whimsy, as Emma Stone takes centre stage in the visually stunning and utterly bonkers, Poor Things.
Oxford university student Oliver Quick becomes enticed with the popular Felix Catton, who later invites him to spend the summer at his family’s estate.
While Black Mirror has done well in the past to promote diversity through casting and exceptionally smart storytelling that propels the sci-fi genre forward, "Beyond the Sea" could have removed the slain-woman trope to tell the man’s story – no matter how emotional the stakes are for its characters.
Attention fans of feminist icons and gender-noncomformist starlets, there is just over a month left for you to go and see all the glitzy glamour soaked in power and subversion at ACMI’s Goddess: Power, Glamour, Rebellion exhibition.
It’s time to catch up with our beloved characters as they navigate life, love, and everything in between. So buckle up, folks, as we dive into the vibrant world of And Just Like That and explore the highs, lows, and fashion faux pas of this highly anticipated season.
Celebrating 90 years of The Australian Women’s Weekly at Bendigo Art Gallery.
We’re taking a look at the top feminist films to watch on Netflix this month. From Hollywood hits to lesser known arthouse flicks. Take a look and let us know whether you agree with our selection!
Unveiling the glamour: Margot Robbie takes on the iconic role in the upcoming Barbie movie, here’s what we know so far.
Alone With You in the Ether by Olivie Blake is marketed as a love story. However, this story is much more an analysis of mental health struggles and how the impacts of these illnesses can fracture out into every crevice of one’s life.
Aubrey Plaza stars in the hit film Emily the Criminal (2022), which follows a college graduate who becomes involved in a credit card scam to pay off her student debt.
Currently on display at the National Gallery of Victoria, Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse dives headfirst into the fashion world of innovative designer Alexander McQueen (1969 – 2010), showcasing critically acclaimed collections that fuse history, pop culture, and religion into, not simply garments, but exceptional pieces of art.
While Emily in Paris has received both hate and love, blurring the lines between the cringy rom-com and self-obsorbed American soapy drama, there is certainly one thing audiences have agreed on: Sylvie Grateau is the ultimate boss.
Premiering at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, Benedikt Erlingsson’s Woman at War received critical acclaim for capturing a comedic, yet poignant, take on environmental activism at the heart of the Icelandic wilderness.
Film Review: Don't Look Up
A Postmodern Metamorphosis: Look Who’s Morphing by Tom Cho
A very brief review of Guillermo del Toro’s (The Shape of Water, Pans Labyrinth) recent psychological thriller, Nightmare Alley.
A few didn't make the cut, including Ottessa Moshfegh's Eileen and Joan Didion's A Year of Magical Thinking, but I'm positive I've put together a list of the best novels which either entertained or inspired me during yet another year of Covid.
Each year, Hollywood’s A-listers dive into the Halloween spirit, embracing the season with their most imaginative and eye-catching costumes. We’ve rounded up the top five standout Halloween looks of 2024.