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Day One Hāpai te Haeata, is today celebrating the release of eight short films from young aspiring directors who have been learning the craft and creating films and documentaries to make their mark in the world of filmmaking. The short films explore cultural, social and political issues by taking risks with stories, pushing the envelope, […]

Television Recaps

‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ – Season Two – Review

September 3, 2024 Samuel Hames

Prime Video’s epic high fantasy series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has returned for an audacious second season, and following the shocking ending of the series’ first season, darkness has returned to the land of Middle Earth, and this evil is ready to construct its tools of power. In Season Two […]

Interviews

‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ – An interview with Charlie Vickers, Markella Kavenagh and Tyroe Muhafidin

August 29, 2024 Samuel Hames

Season Two of Prime Video’s epic high fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has arrived, and it promises the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron and his path to forging the Rings of Power in his obsession to dominate all of Middle Earth. In anticipation of the new season, we […]

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Trailer SpicyPulp

Movie Trailers

The epic high fantasy of ‘The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’ arrives in new trailer

August 23, 2024 Samuel Hames

For many fans, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings occupies a very special place in their hearts. In what will be a special release, Sir Peter Jackson, working in unison with renowned anime filmmaker Kenji Kamiyama, is working to bring a new artistic interpretation to Tolkien’s Middle Earth in The Lord of the Rings: The War […]

Movie Reviews

‘Blink Twice’ – Review

August 22, 2024 Samuel Hames

Zoë Kravitz is a performer who has forged a solid career with dynamic performances that cross boundaries and genres, and now with her directorial debut, Blink Twice, she shapes herself as an artist of immense skill with a psychological thriller that will shock you to your core. When tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum) meets […]

Movie Reviews

‘Alien: Romulus’ – Review

August 15, 2024 Samuel Hames

Audiences will be taken to the very edge of fear as noted horror filmmaker Fede Álvarez elevates the terror, and the heart rates of audiences with his horrific new sci-fi horror experience, Alien: Romulus. While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with […]

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‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ – Season Two – Review

‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ – An interview with Charlie Vickers, Markella Kavenagh and Tyroe Muhafidin

The epic high fantasy of ‘The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’ arrives in new trailer

‘Blink Twice’ – Review

‘Alien: Romulus’ – Review