It is without a doubt one of our most anticipated releases of 2025, and now Academy Award-winner Bong Joon-ho, in his eagerly awaited post-Parasite feature film, has delivered us the wildly original Mickey 17, and this is a film that is not what you expect, but everything you could want. The unlikely hero, Mickey Barnes […]
Six The Musical – A Pop Powerhouse That Demands to Be Seen
Some shows are best experienced live, and Six is one of them. The smash-hit musical has finally landed in Auckland’s Civic Theatre as part of Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Arts Festival, and it’s a spectacle that defies expectations, turns history on its head, and leaves the audience utterly electrified. At just 75 minutes, […]
‘Bird’ – Review
Andrea Arnold is a filmmaker with a passion and voice all her own, and she delivers another thoughtful and poignantly impactful film in Bird. Bailey, 12 years old, lives with her single father Bug and her brother Hunter in a squat in northern Kent. Bug doesn’t have much time to devote to his children and […]
‘The White Lotus’ – ‘The Meaning of Dreams’ – Review
The sun may be shining in Thailand, but storm clouds are brewing in The White Lotus Season Three, Episode Three, ‘The Meaning of Dreams’. Creator Mike White doubles down on the surrealism and spiritual undertones this season has flirted with, and the result is a hypnotic, unsettling fever dream of an episode that shifts the […]
Glamour gets sinister in first look at ‘Another Simple Favor’
Paul Feig’s A Simple Favor was a smash hit with audiences and showcased a smart, slick, and stylish mystery that caught the attention of fans the world over. Now Feig and co-stars Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick are back for the must-watch sequel Another Simple Favor, and the murder is again on the agenda in […]
‘Tinā’ – Review
There is an incredible buzz building with writer/director Miki Magasiva’s Tinā, and for good reason, as this is an incredibly powerful and compelling tale of love, strength, family, community and the power of music to heal, and audiences who witness this beautiful story will feel their hearts beat faster. Mareta Percival (Anapela Polataivao), struggling after […]
‘I’m Still Here’ – Review
Celebrated filmmaker Walter Salles has a style and substance all his own and he finds incredibly poignant ground to deliver another triumphantly moving drama with I’m Still Here, which leaves its touch upon an audiences heart. Eunice Paiva (Fernanda Torres) begins a lonely battle to learn the truth behind the disappearance of her husband, former […]
‘The White Lotus’ – ‘Special Treatments’ – Review
After its debut episode, our interest was peaked with Season Three of The White Lotus as new mysteries abound. A series of intriguing characters with ALL KINDS of issues have drawn us into this twisting new narrative. Episode Two, ‘Special Treatments’ takes us deeper into this still evolving new chapter of one of HBO’s most […]
‘Reacher’ – Season 3 – Review
Jack Reacher is back, and this time he’s in over his head, facing his biggest threat yet. He finds himself undercover in a group of dangerous criminals, with everything on the line as he tries to survive in the gripping third season of Prime Video’s smash-hit action thriller, Reacher. Based on Lee Child’s novel Persuader, […]