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 […]
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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 […]
SpicyPulp’s Top 10 Films of 2021
Well, 2021 is set to come to a close soon, and while it’s been an up and down kind of year when it comes to access to the cinema we’ve still had plenty of incredible new releases to check out this year and those wanting some blockbuster fun were treated to some amazing titles. Check […]
The Bond Countdown – ‘Spectre’
Daniel Craig would make his return to the world of James Bond with his fourth turn as 007 in 2015’s Spectre. Where Skyfall would make James Bond thoroughly contemporary, Spectre would bring about a return to the past and resurrect much of the key calling cards of the James Bond franchise as well as bringing […]
The Bond Countdown – ‘Skyfall’
Following 2006’s Casino Royale and 2008’s Quantum of Solace, producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, alongside 007 himself, Daniel Craig, were looking for a new direction to take the character of James Bond in. And in 2012’s Skyfall, audiences were given a thoroughly slick, sexy and modern new Bond film, and one which has […]
The Bond Countdown – ‘Quantum of Solace’
Fresh off the monumental success of 2006’s Casino Royale and having reinvented a classic character for a whole new generation, Daniel Craig returned as secret agent James Bond in 2008. And in Quantum of Solace, the emphasis was placed on a hard-hitting action rush that kicked into high gear from the very first frame. James […]
The Bond Countdown – ‘Casino Royale’
The countdown is on for the return of Daniel Craig with one of this year’s biggest action blockbusters with No Time To Die. Craig will once again be assuming the role of secret agent 007 James Bond and this one is going to be packed full of everything we love about Bond. For Craig, life […]
Rock Stars, Striptease and Drag Royalty set to arrive with Cabaret Season
More than 140 astounding artists and performers including Tim Minchin, Finn Andrews and NZTrio, Anika Moa, Tami Neilson, Julia Deans and Hugo Grrrl come together for the delectable winter feast that is the 2021 Auckland Live Cabaret Season. Auckland’s shining jewel, The Civic, will be taken over this June and July by an audacious line-up […]
‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’ and the magic of concert cinema
Recently I was very fortunate and extremely lucky to be invited to 2021’s Auckland Arts Festival’s fantastic showing of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in Concert, and what made this showing of this classic film even more exciting was that it was set to a beautiful live-orchestral accompanied by the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra. A crowd of excited […]
Relive the magic and wonder of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial live in concert
When it comes to movies that capture the true magic of the cinema Steven Speilberg’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a classic that generations have loved and adored and now audiences will have the unique opportunity to experience it like never before. As part of the 2021 Auckland Arts Festival, a world-class, all-Aotearoa curated collection with […]