Halloween has arrived, and if you’re looking for something freakish, fearless, and wholly, wildly original, then Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia is the cinematic fever dream you need to throw yourself into. Strange, shocking, darkly hilarious and wickedly tense, Bugonia is an absurdist black comedy that twists itself into deeper and darker psychological territory with every passing […]
Movie Reviews
‘Pike River’ – Review
November 19, 2010. A date etched into Aotearoa’s collective memory. A day marked by shock, grief and disbelief as 29 men lost their lives in the Pike River Mine disaster; New Zealand’s worst industrial tragedy in modern history. It was a moment that stopped the country, and its impact has never faded. Now, in 2025, […]
‘The Hand That Rocks The Cradle’ – Review
1992’s seminal thriller The Hand That Rocks The Cradle grabbed audiences by the throat and never let go — a domestic nightmare that invaded the safety of suburbia. Now, more than three decades later, filmmaker Michelle Garza Cervera (Huesera: The Bone Woman) brings the horrors home once again in a bold, unsettling, and psychologically charged […]
‘Black Phone 2’ – Review
Four years ago, Scott Derrickson’s The Black Phone slithered its way into cinemas, gifting audiences one of the most unsettling horror villains of the decade in Ethan Hawke’s mask-clad serial killer known only as The Grabber. Now, the terror rings again. Black Phone 2 arrives as a chilling, synth-soaked sequel that proves some nightmares don’t […]
‘Regretting You’ – Review
There are some movies you walk into thinking you know exactly what you’re in for… and Regretting You is absolutely not that movie. Based on Colleen Hoover’s beloved novel, this romantic drama surprises in all the best ways, delivering a heartfelt, funny, tear-stained, mother-daughter journey that hits close to home for both millennial big sisters […]
‘Eleanor the Great’ – Review
When an artist as talented and versatile as Scarlett Johansson makes her directorial debut, expectations are sky-high. Thankfully, Eleanor the Great not only meets the: it soars far above. With her first feature behind the camera, Johansson delivers one of the most moving, dramatically rich, and delightfully funny films of the year. Anchored by a […]
‘The Smashing Machine’ – Review
The appearance of the A24 title card is always enough to command attention, but when it’s paired with the heightened story of famed MMA fighter Mark Kerr, the distinctive touch of filmmaker Benny Safdie, and the star power of Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, you know you’re in for something special. The Smashing Machine is […]
‘Tron: Ares’ – Review
The Grid is back; and it’s pulsing with raw, electric energy in Tron: Ares, a bold, neon-lit dive into the future that pushes the boundaries of both science fiction and digital spectacle. Director Joachim Rønning (Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Kon-Tiki) steps behind the camera for this long-awaited third chapter in Disney’s legendary cyber-saga, and what […]
‘HIM’ – Review
Horror goes all the way for the touchdown with HIM, and this is one hell of an audible! Filmmaker Justin Tipping, working under the watchful eye of modern horror maestro Jordan Peele, throws the playbook out the window and crafts what can only be described as the world’s first sports-horror experience; and the results are […]
‘Prime Minister’ – Review
Leadership. Empathy. Resilience. These are the cornerstones of Michelle Walshe and Lindsay Utz’s Prime Minister, a bold, emotionally charged and deeply human documentary that takes audiences into the eye of New Zealand’s political storm and delivers a powerful, intimate portrait of Jacinda Ardern, one of the most fascinating world leaders of the modern era. From […]