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The Phantom of the Open Review SpicyPulp

There’s nothing like a good sports film to leave you inspired and wanting to conquer mountains. It’s even better when it’s a true story of guts and determination. But when it comes to feats of athletic prowess and unwavering determination they don’t get stranger, kookier or more inspirational than the true life story of ‘professional […]

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Television Recaps

‘The Terminal List’ – ‘Reclamation’ – Review

July 12, 2022 Samuel Hames

It all comes down to this, the final episode of Prime Video’s The Terminal List, ‘Reclamation’ is before us, and it’s the concluding chapter to what has been the most gung-ho, nail-driving, in-your-face, tomahawk-wielding action television event of 2022. And your adrenal gland will be working overtime with this all or nothing final episode of […]

The Terminal List Episode Seven Review SpicyPulp

Television Recaps

‘The Terminal List’ – ‘Extinction’ – Review

July 10, 2022 Samuel Hames

Navy SEAL James Reece (Chris Pratt) is drawing closer to the truth and the completion of his mission of vengeance in The Terminal List. In Episode Seven, ‘Extinction’, Reece returns to his home of Coronado, California to exact personal revenge on the men of his command who betrayed him. And he’s about to bring the […]

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Television Recaps

‘The Terminal List’ – ‘Transience’ – Review

July 9, 2022 Samuel Hames

The hunter is now the hunted in the latest episode of The Terminal List, ‘Transience’, and time is of the essence as Navy SEAL James Reece (Chris Pratt) finds himself cornered in the California backwoods, with an encroaching force all around him and he has to do everything in his power to stay alive. So […]

The Terminal List Episode Five Review SpicyPulp

Television Recaps

‘The Terminal List’ – ‘Disruption’ – Review

July 7, 2022 Samuel Hames

Episode Four of The Terminal List, ‘Detachment’ got gritty as Navy SEAL James Reece unleashed his monstrous side and delivered a cold and brutal justice. But his war’s just ramping up, and he builds closer to the conspiracy that is surrounding him… and it’s all about to go BOOM in Episode Five, ‘Disruption’. Reece travels […]

Movie Reviews

‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ – Review

July 6, 2022 Samuel Hames

Our most anticipated MCU film of the year has arrived, and it’s time to rock out in pure heavy metal style with Taika Waititi’s colourful, creative and charming science-fiction-action-adventure film, Thor: Love and Thunder. Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Thor attempts to find inner peace, but must return to action and recruit Valkyrie, Korg, […]

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Sir Ridley Scott delivers post-apocalyptic thrills in ‘The Dog Stars’ with Jacob Elordi flexing his muscle and humanity

‘Moss & Freud’ – A Beautifully Crafted Portrait of Art, Identity and Connection – Review

‘Backrooms’ – Kane Parsons Delivers A Nightmare You Can’t Escape – Review

‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War’ – ‘ Lock, Loaded and Ready for a Fight’ – Review

HBO Max Is Arriving In New Zealand – And It’s Bringing Dragons, Wizards, And Prestige Television With It

Step into the fire with an all-new look into Season Three of HBO Max’s ‘House of the Dragon’

A radical new Supe Origin arrives in Prime Video’s ‘Vought Rising’

The fire roars as the fight for Westeros turns dark in Season Three of ‘House of the Dragon’

HBO Max’s ‘Lanterns’ faces down fear head on in first teaser trailer

Pink Origins & Power Plays – ‘Elle’ Struts Onto Prime Video With a Fierce, Fabulous Throwback Glow-Up

‘Clarkson’s Farm’ Season Five – Diddly Squat Delivers Another Winning Harvest – Review

‘Spider-Noir’ – Nicolas Cage Swings Into the Shadows In Prime Video’s Wildly Original Pulp Thriller – Review

‘The Boys’ – Season Five – ‘Though the Heavens Fall’ – Review

‘RBG: Of Many, One’ – A Powerful Celebration Of A Legal Legend – Review

Creative Dreams Awaken with this year’s Resene Architecture and Design Film Festival

Burger King goes Full Mando – A New Galactic Feast Arrives in New Zealand

Creating the Film Noir Aesthetic of Prime Video’s ‘Spider-Noir’ – An interview with Li Jun Li, Jack Huston, Abraham Popoola and Oren Uziel

‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War’ director Andrew Bernstein talks tip of the spear action and wild set-pieces

One Last Ride with Butcher – Karl Urban Talks Chaos, Carnage and The End of ‘The Boys’

‘The Phantom of the Open’ – Review

‘The Terminal List’ – ‘Reclamation’ – Review

‘The Terminal List’ – ‘Extinction’ – Review

‘The Terminal List’ – ‘Transience’ – Review

‘The Terminal List’ – ‘Disruption’ – Review

‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ – Review