Jake Gyllenhaal brings the cool as he steps out of the Octagon and takes his spot on the door in Road House, a brand new re-imagining of the classic 1980s action romp, and Gyllenhaal and director Doug Liman make this one a pure pop-corn smashing success! Dalton (Jake Gyllenhaal), an ex-UFC fighter trying to escape […]
Death is just the beginning in ‘The Crow’
The wrong things will be put right in an all-new adaptation of James O’Barr’s cult graphic novel The Crow arrives on the screen with a brand new sense of energy and violence, and revenge is about to get bloody. Watch the all-new trailer for The Crow below: Here’s the official synopsis: Soulmates Eric Draven (Skarsgård) […]
‘The Great Escaper’ – Review
When it comes to utter legends of the British thespian class, Sir Michael Caine and the late great Glenda Jackson are two of the utter best of the best, and they both give two incredible final performances in The Great Escaper, which is a perfect film on every single level. In the summer of 2014, […]
‘Imaginary’ – Review
Childhood horror rises to the surface in director Jeff Wadlow’s Imaginary, and this is a scary film with a serious bite to it that will freak audiences out. When Jessica (DeWanda Wise) moves back into her childhood home with her family, her youngest stepdaughter, Alice, finds a stuffed bear named Chauncey. As Alice’s behavior becomes […]
‘James Must-a-pic His Mum a Man’ – Review
Kiwi comedy sensation and the winner of 2023’s Celebrity Treasure Island, James Mustapic, is back on TVNZ with his unique mix of razor-sharp comedy. This time, romance is in the air as he’s looking to find his mother, Janet, a man of her own. And the resulting show is a pure expression of heart, happiness, […]
‘How To Have Sex’ – Review
Cinema is a medium that challenges audiences and takes them for a ride, and that’s exactly what filmmaker Molly Manning Walker as she turns up the volume on a project that captures the anything-goes spirit of modern-day youth culture and it makes for an experience that is serious and thought-provoking in How To Have Sex. […]
‘Dark City: The Cleaner’ – Review
There’s nothing better than an excellent noir-drenched crime watch to sink your teeth into. Now, SKY Originals is looking to reshape the landscape for Kiwi television with its adaptation of author Paul Cleeve’s cult crime novel, The Cleaner. The result is a shockingly original production that will have you hooked into a dangerous, dark, and […]
Freedom belongs to the fearless in Jeff Nichol’s ‘The Bikeriders’
“Some people would rather crash…than slow down.” The rebel spirit throttles up in the all-new trailer for Jeff Nichol’s The Bikeriders, which adapts photojournalist Danny Lyon’s seminal book of the same name and explores the rise of an outlaw motorcycle club in the mid-1960s and the fury that comes with it. Watch the all-new trailer […]
Bill Skarsgard is a spirit of vengeance in ‘The Crow’
1994’s The Crow is regarded as a seminal action movie. Not only did director Alex Proyas bring a new gothically charged sensibility and style to the genre, but it served as the tragic final role for the beautiful and gifted Brandon Lee, who died in a freak accident on set. The film stands as a […]
