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I adore cinema about cinema, and what makes SENTIMENTAL VALUE special is the abundance of details that explore how humans project onto objects, their work, and other people. It's rich in tender conversations and has mastered the use of repeated moments to examine memory from different perspectives.
February 8, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Really torn between Lola and Olivia for best new artist #Grammys
February 2, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Sabalenka is a power hitter and is definitely one of the best players today, but her repeated moral evasiveness and lack of generosity toward others make her values hard to respect. So for me, Rybakina winning is the best result tonight. #AusOpen 🎾
January 31, 2026 at 11:16 AM
From Home Alone to Schitt’s Creek and even The Studio, her presence has always magnified the charm and humour of the work. Safe travels, Catherine O’Hara.
January 30, 2026 at 10:16 PM
With the two semifinal matches today, I could have chosen to watch the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy instead, and been less stressed. #AusOpen
January 30, 2026 at 2:44 PM
This. Is. Superhuman Level Tennis. #AusOpen 🎾
January 27, 2026 at 10:14 AM
It truly is tennis season when all types of courts are built around the Yarra River 🎾
January 25, 2026 at 1:27 AM
MY BRILLIANT CAREER tells a small story but finds its power in big moments. Its unique staging, where the actors are also the musicians, is elevated by the energy and talent of everyone on stage. Empowering, funny, and a very Australian take on finding one’s authentic voice in a crazy, unfair world.
January 23, 2026 at 1:57 PM
A movie about travel that barely shows interesting destinations. A comedy that’s not funny. A clumsy, chaotic lead who’s meant to be cute. And, of course, a mediocre dance-floor scene that’s meant to win over the crowd.
January 18, 2026 at 1:44 PM
The core of the Avatar franchise is a critique of colonisation and capitalism, and the 3rd film returns to these thematic roots. Despite the immersive universe, enhanced by our first experience of the panoramic ScreenX format, the latest film did not really add anything significant to the mythology.
January 11, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Touching on potentially melodramatic territory without crossing into it, the tender film RENTAL FAMILY explores longing and human connection through the lens of a culture that prefers to leave words and emotions unsaid. Light-hearted and quietly entertaining.
January 10, 2026 at 8:28 AM
The premise of PLURIBUS makes for an interesting philosophical & ethical thought experiment. The creative use of an insufferable main character as the narrative tool to explore the new dystopian reality, the execution of the sci-fi origins, & the immersive world-building make it a compelling watch.
January 6, 2026 at 10:39 AM
The 2025 iteration of I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER not only feels forced, but also tries too hard to appear intelligent, integrating themes of trauma into its dialogue and meta-references through the legacy characters. The writing is so poor that some moments feel almost like parody.
January 5, 2026 at 6:53 AM
My Favourite Films of 2025

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My Favourite Films of 2025
It Was Just an Accident
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January 4, 2026 at 9:59 AM
The Philippine Airlines (PAL) inflight video is one of the most genuinely creative things I’ve seen to start the year. ✈️

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Philippine Airlines Inflight Safety Video #PALSafetynovela | Care That Comes From The Heart
YouTube video by Philippine Airlines
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January 4, 2026 at 12:54 AM
FAVOURITE FILMS 2025

• It Was Just an Accident
• Sinners
• One Battle After Another
• Cactus Pears
• The History of Sound
• Memoir of a Snail
January 4, 2026 at 12:47 AM
FAVOURITE TV 2025

• Hacks (Season 4)
• Adolescence
• Black Mirror (Season 7)
• Hal & Harper
January 4, 2026 at 12:46 AM
A good day to have a quick escape to the beautiful coastal city of Geelong 🇦🇺
January 2, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Apparently Melbourne is home to more record stores per capita than any other city on Earth 🎧🎶

www.timeout.com/melbourne/ne...
Melbourne is officially the record store capital of the world
With 5.9 stores per 100,000 residents, Melbourne is home to more record stores per capita than any other city on Earth.
www.timeout.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Humanity, this year and always
December 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Restrained storytelling makes room for poetry.

THE HISTORY OF SOUND tells a painful story of souls finding shared melodies at a time when the world was changing profoundly, during and especially after the First World War. A beautiful film about memory, captured and otherwise.
December 30, 2025 at 5:37 AM
FAVOURITE MUSICALS 2025

• Hadestown, Opera Australia, Melbourne
• Songs for a New World, Soundworks Productions, Melbourne
• Kimberly Akimbo, Melbourne Theatre Company, Melbourne
• Maybe Happy Ending, The Shubert Organization, New York
• Rent, Opera Australia, Sydney
December 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
FAVOURITE PLAYS 2025

Heartbreak Hotel, Rising Festival
The Wrong Gods, Melbourne Theatre Company
The Glass Menagerie, Running with Scissors
Trophy Boys, Soft Tread
The Brothers Size, The Shed and Geffen Playhouse
TROY, Malthouse Theatre
Red, Little Life Productions and Company 16
December 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Most biographical works revolve around the same themes: inner demons, pursuit of grandiosity, flaws rooted in upbringing. That is why it feels like a cop-out when a work resorts to the same approach. MJ THE MUSICAL could have used the rich lyricism of the MJ canon, but it went for the jukebox route.
December 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Christmas at the Sunshine Coast 🇦🇺⛱️
December 26, 2025 at 5:06 AM