2024 was a fantastic year for film. afans with both massive blockbusters and more drama driven indie driving audiences back into cinemas and creating disucssion and fanfare for all. Below are our favourite films of 2024. Check the m out now: Honourable Mention: The First Omen Filmmaker Arkasha Stevenson re-defined what horror cinema should be […]
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Prime Video Launches Add-On Subscriptions & Packages for streaming fans
Prime Video today announced the launch of add-on subscriptions and Prime Video Store for New Zealand, expanding the selection of content available for customers via Prime Video, a first-stop entertainment destination. These are in addition to the large collection of premium entertainment already available to stream on Prime Video, including live sports, Amazon MGM Studios-produced […]
‘The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Adventure’ – A Journey to Middle-earth at The Civic
In a theatre world where reimaginings are commonplace, The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Adventure carves its niche, bringing Tolkien’s beloved epic to life through music and theatrical ingenuity. Currently staged at Auckland’s Civic Theatre, the production merges grand storytelling with an intimate approach that invites audiences on a journey through Middle-earth. The show’s […]
‘Red, White and Brass: The Play’ – Review
IN 2023, audiences around New Zealand were introduced to the passion, hilarity and māfana of Red, White and Brass, the crazy true life story of a group of Tongan Rugby fans who hatched a plan to attend the 2011 Rugby World Cup via the creation of a Tongan Marching Band, and who in the process […]
SpicyPulp’s Top 10 Films of 2023
2023 was an exciting year for film fans with a mixture of immense blockbusters and intimate character-driven dramas, and there was plenty of enjoyment to be had at the cinema. Check out our favourite films of 2022 below: Honourable Mention: Dracula: Voyage of the Demeter The horror genre had another great year in 2023, and […]
SpicyPulp – The Journey To 10 Years
May 3, 2013 was a very auspicious day. Having just been to 2013’s Iron Man 3 directed by and starring Robert Downey Jr. I decided that I needed to review this film. And so SpicyPulp was born. The review was a short three-paragraphed blog post summarising my thoughts and feelings on this particular film. And […]
SpicyPulp’s Most Anticipated Films of 2023
2023 has arrived and its shaping up to be an awesome year for film fans and to start the year off we’re running down our ten most anticipated films of 2023. Check them out below: 10. Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre We’ve been waiting a long time for Guy Ritchie’s cinematic return and we’re finally […]
SpicyPulp’s Top Television Shows of 2022
Television fans were in for a treat in 2022 and some truly awesome television was on display. Check out the full list of our favourites below: SAS: Rogue Heroes Leave it to Steven Knight to bring to life the full-on, action-packed and thoroughly outrageous true-life story of the formation of the famed British Special Forces […]
SpicyPulp’s Top 10 Films of 2022
2022 is drawing to a close and following two years of the pandemic we have now seen the cinema open up again and there was plenty of excitement for film fans to look forward to this year. Check out our favourite films of 2022 below: Honourable Mention: Barbarian Unbelievably original and freakishly scary, writer/director Zach […]
SpicyPulp’s Top 5 Most Anticipated Films of 2022
For cinema fans, 2022 is shaping up to be a very exciting year and there are some extremely cool blockbuster event movies that are ready to hit movie theatres and deliver the excitement we’ve been craving. Check out the full list of our five most anticipated films of 2022: The Batman A new Dark Knight […]