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Katies is launched. Thank you to everyone who came to our launch last night. We are very grateful. Our eternal gratitude goes to the extremely talented and patient editor of the magazine, Eddie Hampson @eddieeddi3 , who crafted and compiled over 67 pages of reviews, essays, ripostes, prose and much more. Also our design team led by Megan Ng @megan_ng and Deanna-Rae Ciconte @deannaraeciconte , who crafted the magazine from scratch. We would also like to thank the talented designer Elliot Frydenberg @elliot.fry who added addition design at the very final stages. We would also like to thank all our contributors of both words and art: MJ Kim Sam La Marca Bella Suckling Jack Keenan Andrew Fraser Austin Lancaster Zari Moss Moss Lasica Wood Zac Tomé Rowan Oliver Magic Steven Jasper Caverly Madeleine Harris Stephanie Dukich Matthew M Benjamin George Samios Riley Orange Fred Pryce Also a big thank you to @ell.a____ for letting us play JISOE and BOOTH STORY at ACMI, it was a special pairing of Melbourne films close to our heart at one of the city's great kinos. Also a big thank you to all our sponsors who helped us afford to print these magazines! There will be a small run of mags available at Asphalt Books from tomorrow. Until next time. Andrew, Armani and Digby

LAST WEEK: A. Lancaster wrote on Pierre Clémenti’s IN THE SHADOW OF A BLUE RASCAL (1986) ahead it’s screening at 6pm tn for the Brunswick Underground Film Festival 2026 @brunswickunderground Link in bio or maybe it’s in your inbox.

KT BONUS: Jack Dawson, James Waters and David Heslin on films screening at Cinema Reborn— a festival of restored classics continuing until May 17 at Lido. In your inbox. Or link in bio.

KT newsletter update. Back to back interviews: J. Walsh talks to King of Darkness director Nick Murcott before its 4/20 screening. Then a bonus of Luke Neher in convo with The End of History (2023) director Zac Cooper. THIS WEEK: Tara Kenny on James Litchfield’s Alphabet Lane (2025) screening at Cinema Nova now. On Substack or in your inbox….Enjoy :)

LAST WEEK: Fergus Menner writes on Room Temperature, a new film by Dennis Cooper & Zac Farley. Room Temperature technically had its aus premiere at Strawberry Gallery, a free screening presented by Cupboard magazine @cupboard.magazine . Read via link in bio.

BONUS KINO: One of our dedicated science reporters Diana Vagas on Project Hail Mary. In your inbox late last night. @diana.vagas

THIS WEEK: Jamie Walsh reviews the new Sorrentino movie, La Grazia. Read it now on Substack. @jamiemwalsh Happy Easter. Enjoy the long weekend :-)xx

LAST WEEK: Darla Gabrielle M Tejada on Pillion and talking about film adaptations. Also thank you again for everyone who came to the launch of our first print edition & to everyone who bought a copy. They‘ve sold out. For now we’re back to regular scheduling. A newsletter in your inbox every Thursday at 5pm. You can join the mailing list via link in bio. ❤️KT (Second slide) 📸 by @harrison_leech

Katies spotted at the Gold Coast game. Our launch screening of Jisoe is sold out but we should have some left over to be sold online the day after.

THIS WEEK: Luke Neher on the Tropfest AI finalist controversy: The Dialectics of Slop In your inbox now. @luke_undrh_ll_nhr

One week to go. Selling v fast! Tickets in bio.

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