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 […]
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‘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 […]
SpicyPulp’s Top 10 Films of 2020
2020. What a year. This one surely belongs in the history books, and cinema, I’m afraid, was certain to never to be the same again. We lost a lot this year, and this was certainly true for the art of film and the cinema, with many of this year’s biggest releases pushed off to the […]
The Ultimate Binge Guide – Part Three
Neon still keeps bringing up the goods with an array of amazing new television content with that will keeps fans engaged….and binging and we’ve got a great new selection of picks as we continue on with the The Ultimate Binge Guide. Check them out below: Billions The world of high finance is the setting for […]
Seven films to watch on SpicyPulp’s seventh anniversary
That’s right SpicyPulpers! 7 Years!!! Wow…Wow…Wow!!! It’s a pretty big achievement for us and to think it all started back in 2013 with a review of Iron Man 3! From there it only grew as we continued to share our love for all things film, television and pop culture, presenting entertainment in all its spicy […]
The Ultimate Binge Guide – Part Two
Well we’re still in lock down, but never fear because there’s still plenty of amazing television shows for you continue to binge watch in this whole close down period. Check out the follow-up to our first Ultimate Binge Guide below: Taboo When it comes to actors who exemplify the alpha male character, Tom Hardy ranks […]
The Ultimate Binge Guide – Part One
Well it’s official we’re now in quarantine and in lock down for the next four weeks and that means there’s likely to be a lot of free time on your hands. If that’s the case then you need a solid binge-guide to catch up on the best long form television series that you need to […]
Quentin Tarantino offers up love letter to ‘Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood’
It was our favourite film of 2019, and Quentin Tarantino knocked it out of the park with his all-star magnum opus to the art and craft of filmmaking and Tinseltown with Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood. Now in a bold new 28 minute featurette, Tarantino takes audiences behind-the-scenes of the making of Once Upon A […]
SpicyPulp’s Most Anticipated Films of 2020
2020 is here and with the dawn of a new decade promises an amazing new batch of films to be excited about. Check out of five most anticipated films of the new year below: 5. Tenet When it comes to filmmaking gods they don’t get more worshiped than the great Christopher Nolan and now this […]