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In 2016, The Accountant roared onto the big screen out of nowhere and completely rewired the action-thriller game. A high-octane mix of brains, bullets, and sheer originality, it turned heads and pulled in a loyal cult following almost overnight. Now, nearly a decade later, director Gavin O’Connor and the mighty Ben Affleck are back – […]

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French Film Festival Aotearoa 2025 announces line-up and it is magnifique

April 23, 2025 Samuel Hames

New Zealand’s biggest film festival is back. The French Film Festival Aotearoa returns from May 28, bringing the magic of French cinema to audiences across 24 towns and cities – including exciting new additions Waiheke Island, Cambridge, Tākaka, and Queenstown. Coinciding with the 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and New Zealand, the French […]

Competitions

‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ – Giveaway

April 22, 2025 Samuel Hames

Brace yourself for the BIGGEST blockbuster action cinema event of the year because Hollywood megastar Tom Cruise is ready to take the adrenaline-charged experience of the cinema to a whole new level as he returns as intrepid super spy Ethan Hunt in what will be his most deadly mission yet in Mission: Impossible – The […]

Television Recaps

‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North’ – Review

April 21, 2025 Samuel Hames

A sombre and haunting experience awaits those who walk The Narrow Road to the Deep North. In what is easily the most emotionally arresting television event of 2025, visionary Australian filmmaker Justin Kurzel adapts Richard Flanagan’s Booker Prize-winning novel into a sweeping, harrowing five-part miniseries that confronts the brutality of war, the transcendence of love, […]

Movie Reviews

‘Sinners’ – Review

April 20, 2025 Samuel Hames

“You keep knocking at the devil’s door. One day, he’s going to follow you home.” That line hits like a freight train and sets the tempo for Sinners, the new genre-shattering horror-action explosion from visionary filmmaker Ryan Coogler. And movies don’t get much cooler, bloodier, sexier, or more utterly insane than Sinners. This is cinema […]

Features

Crocs x The Simpsons in BOLD new release on ‘World Simpsons Day’

April 19, 2025 Samuel Hames

Straight outta’ Springfield and onto your feet – Crocs is bringing the laughs, nostalgia and a whole lot of character with The Simpsons x Crocs collaboration. Dropping just in time for World Simpsons Day on April 19, this collection steps right into the heart of Evergreen Terrace, delivering comfort, colour and couch-surfing chaos in true […]

Movie Reviews

‘Warfare’ – Review

April 18, 2025 Samuel Hames

In a cinematic world where war films often lean into spectacle or sentimentality, Warfare is a sledgehammer to the chest; a raw, unrelenting assault on the senses that redefines modern combat storytelling. A24’s latest entry into the war genre sees former US Navy SEAL Ray Mendoza teaming up with boundary-pushing auteur Alex Garland (Ex Machina, […]

Movie Reviews

‘Drop’ – Review

April 18, 2025 Samuel Hames

Christopher Landon throws audiences headfirst into a full-throttle panic spiral with Drop, a slick, stylish thriller that weaponizes first date jitters and transforms them into a heart-racing, edge-of-your-seat experience. This isn’t your average swipe-right romance; Drop is a sharp, suspense-laden adrenaline shot that’ll leave you breathless and wondering who you can really trust when the […]

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Movie Trailers

Worlds collide in all-new trailer for Marvel Studios’ ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’

April 18, 2025 Samuel Hames

It’s shaping up to be a very exciting year for MCU fans, and now in a surprise that has taken the internet by storm, we;ve now got a brand new trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and this promises to be a completely different kind of experience for MCU fans. Watch the brand new […]

Movie Trailers

The horror arrives in Danny Boyle’s ’28 Years Later’

April 17, 2025 Samuel Hames

How much time do we have left… Academy Award-winning filmmaker Danny Boyle is a one-of-a-kind cinematic artist, and after 23 years, he’s now returning to the post-apocalyptic zombie horror hell of a future Britain ravaged by the RAGE virus in 28 Years Later. And this is set to be one of the wildest, most shocking cinematic […]