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BBC British Film Festival: The Plus Ones’ Guide

The BBC British Film Festival is here. Beginning October 28 and running through November 18, get ready for 22 days awash with dry humour, costume dramas and wry romantic comedies. With all the fascinating new films from breakout film directors and…

Korean Film Festival: The Plus Ones’ top picks

The latest instalment of the Korean Film Festival kicks off September 3rd in Melbourne with a great program of 20 feature films and a range of quirky activities that definitely speak to the unique culture of Korea. Upload a picture of your…

Underground Cinema: Money

Money, fast money, 1980s money. That’s all we knew about Underground Cinema‘s event, ‘MONEY’. Needless to say, with my background being in finance I was curious. What could the movie be? Oliver Stone’s original Wall Street? Too obvious. Or perhaps…

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Best Melbourne Events July 2015: Mid-Month

Melbourne Truffle Festival 2015 Truffles make everything better, this is my general view. So when you can get a truffle butter, truffle infused egg, truffle oil, and truffle salt bruschetta or a ‘quadruple truffle smash’ (my own phrase) you can bet that…

Scandinavian Film Festival 2015: The Plus Ones’ Guide

The Scandinavian Film Festival Australia 2015 has just started! This is the second year of this festival, which takes place at Palace Cinemas in Paddington and Leichhardt. Here is my comedy wish list based on the trailers, worldwide audience reception,…

Melbourne 2015 Queer Film Festival: The Plus Ones’ Guide

The 25th Annual Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) kicked off Thursday with The Way He Looks. The film has been a standout on the queer film festival circuit, winning numerous audience awards across the globe. This charming film is Daniel Ribeiro’s…

Film Review: ‘x + y’

Win one of ten double passes to x+y in our competition! Morgan Matthews’ first feature film, x+y, is as visually compelling as it is emotionally provocative. Inspired by his BAFTA award-winning documentary, Beautiful Young Minds, Matthews has created characters so realistically…