When it comes to true New Zealand icons, few loom as large as Fred Dagg — the loveable, gumboot-wearing, do-it-yourself farmer who became the embodiment of Kiwi ingenuity, humour, and understated masculinity. Yet as inseparable as Fred Dagg is from our cultural identity, the character was only ever one part of the remarkable man who […]
We’re buzzing with excitement as to how 2026 is shaping up for film and cinema, and in a special treat the new trailer for The Sheep Detectives has arrived, and it’s looking like it’ll be a comedy gem for cinemagoers this year. Check out the all new trailer for The Sheep Detectives below: Here’s […]
2026 is here, and leading the charge with what is shaping up to be one of the year’s moist exciting releases is acclaimed filmmaker and Academy Award-winner Steven Speilberg’s Disclosure Day, which has now released a cryptic first trailer, and which promises a new direction of first contact that audiences will be pulled right into. […]
2025 has been a compelling year for cinema—so much so that we’ve eschewed our traditional Top 10 list in favour of a broader celebration of our favourite cinematic moments. This year delivered an extraordinary range of films that transcended genre, narrative, character, and creative expression, all culminating in unforgettable experiences that reminded us why nothing […]
Jack Black and Paul Rudd are more than ready to go native, plunging headfirst into the jungle for Anaconda: a wild, unhinged, and gloriously self-aware remake-of-a-remake that fully embraces its own stupidity. Loud, ridiculous, and relentlessly entertaining, this is exactly the kind of sunburnt, beer-in-hand summer blockbuster chaos audiences could use right about now. Doug […]
2025 has already proven itself to be a year rich with cinematic treasures, delivering film experiences that transcend genre, expectation, and emotional register. As the year begins to crest toward its final act, audiences are gifted something truly special with Rental Family, a heartfelt, deeply resonant comedy-drama from filmmaker Hikari, and one that arrives precisely […]
In a surprise release just in time for Christmas, Netflix has treated audiences to a first look at the forthcoming release of one of 2024’s most exciting debuts with the long-awaited full-length gangster film, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, which will once again see Academy Award-winning actor Cillian Murphy return as the fabled gypsy gangster […]
Fresh off his Academy Award–winning triumph with Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan is once again setting his sights on cinematic immortality. Announced in 2023, Nolan’s next project would be nothing less than an adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey; one of the foundational texts of Western literature and a mythic tale that has echoed across millennia. Now, with […]
Christmas is almost here, and while most filmmakers are content to serve up cosy sentimentality and sugar-dusted escapism, Paul Feig has other, far more dangerous ideas on his mind. With The Housemaid, the filmmaker behind Bridesmaids and A Simple Favor delivers a seductive, scandal-soaked psychological thriller that slithers under your skin and refuses to let […]
In 2024, Prime Video detonated expectations when superstar producer Jonathan Nolan and creators Graham Wagner and Geneva Robertson-Dworet brought the beloved, bombed-out fantasyland of Fallout to life — and it landed with a radioactive bang. What could have been a shallow video-game cash-in instead emerged as one of the year’s most thrilling, confident pieces of […]