Slovenian-Australian filmmaker Sara Kern’s beautifully realised feature debut Moja Vesna will rip out your heart and dance on the sorry fragments.
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Riley Keough (Zola, American Honey) and Gina Gammell deliver their gritty coming-of-age film, War Pony.
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Expanding on Sara Kern’s award-winning short Vesna Goodbye, this Melbourne-set melancholia is worth the watch
Petrol
Petrol reminds us that Lodkina is clearly a talented filmmaker to watch, with big ideas and plenty more left in the tank
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A whip-smart black comedy out of Norway that shines a damning light on society's self-obsession
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Years after shooting 'American Honey' on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Reservation, Riley Keough returns to craft a heartfelt and gritty coming-of-age story
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The best cinemas in Melbourne
Cinema Nova
Melbourne's largest arthouse movie complex also hosts regular films events, special screenings and festivals
Lido Cinemas
An arthouse complex complete with a jazz bar, rooftop cinema and Huxtaburger
Melbourne's largest arthouse movie complex also hosts regular films events, special screenings and festivals
Cinema Nova
Melbourne's largest arthouse movie complex also hosts regular films events, special screenings and festivals
Lido Cinemas
An arthouse complex complete with a jazz bar, rooftop cinema and Huxtaburger
The Astor Theatre
A single-screen Art Deco theatre with a program of new and classic films in 35mm, 70mm and digital
Coburg Drive-In
One of Melbourne's last remaining drive-ins, this is a cinematic experience brimming with nostalgia
The Sun Theatre
This pint-sized Art Deco cinema counts Quentin Tarantino among its legion of film-loving fans