‘The Penguin’ – ‘After Hours’ – Review

Matt Reeves’ The Batman was a colossal cinematic event that brought a dark and noir-tinged shade to the activities of the Dark Knight, who was fighting a losing war on crime, and it was a revolutionary new take on the winged avenger. Stealing scene after scene in a fully transformative performance was Academy Award-nominated actor […]

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

‘The Blind Sea’ – Review

50 Foot Wave. 3% vision. This is the story of Matt Formston, an Australian athlete born with what some would label a debilitating condition, but Matt’s limited sight has stopped him from becoming a three-time World Champion in Blind Surfing, along with being an Paralympic athlete, and The Blind Sea focuses on his vision to […]

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

New trailer for ‘The Apprentice’ arrives ahead of U.S. Presidential debate

It’s one of 2024’s most anticipated cinematic releases and just hours ahead of the first US Presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Kamala Harris we now have the first trailer for director Ali Abbasi’s controversial film about a young Donald Trump, The Apprentice. Watch the full trailer for The Apprentice below:  Here’s […]

Christopher Nolan delivers a colossal epic with ‘The Odyssey’

‘Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos’ – Review

When it comes to serialised television, there is no bigger name in the field than David Chase, the singular visionary behind HBO’s The Sopranos, often regarded as the greatest television series of all time, and creator of one of the most complex and complicated characters ever to reach the small screen, mob boss Tony Soprano. […]

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

‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ – Review

It’s showtime! After what has felt like an eternity, the Ghost with the Most is back on the silver screen with the long-awaited sequel to Tim Burton’s classic 1988 hit horror comedy Beetlejuice, in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and this is a spooky tale with all the laughs, and it’s a fiendishly good time out at the […]

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

Day One Hāpai te Haeata showcases emerging Kiwi Talent

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, […]

‘LOMU’ Set to Shake NZIFF as a Towering Tribute to All Black great Jonah Lomu

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

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 […]

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

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

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 […]

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