‘Mahana’ – Review

Temuera Morrison and Lee Tamahori reteam for a heart warming tale of family loyalty in trying times, that borders on the edge of Shakespearean tragedy in Mahana. Adapted  from the novel by Witi Ihimaera,  Mahana follows young Simeon Mahana (Akuhata Keefe), a young Maori farm boy who is coming of age in the late 1950s, and is being […]

Five reasons to watch ‘Hail, Caesar!’

Hollywood masterminds Joel and Ethan Coen are back for another brilliant and original tale in Hail, Caesar!. The film chronicles the madness that follows studio fixer Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin), as he tries to find an over-the-top movie star (George Clooney) who disappears from the set of the studio’s biggest tentpole, and now threatens completion of […]

‘The Lady in the Van’ – Review

The ultimate odd-couple come to life in this charming tale of how celebrated playwright Alan Bennett (The History Boys) became the ‘guardian’, caregiver and friend to eccentric homeless women, Ms Shepard (Dame Maggie Smith). If praise is to be lauded over The Lady in the Van then it must be given to Dame Maggie Smith, […]