Matariki is upon us, and in this celebration of past, present and future, there is no better piece of cinema to watch than James Napier Robertson and Paula Whetu Jones’ Whina. Chronicling the story of beloved activist Dame Whina Cooper, who stood up for what she believed in, and in doing so would change all […]
Movie Reviews
‘Elvis’ – Review
Elvis. In the annals of history, there is no greater entertainer than the boy from Memphis, Tennessee who would transform himself into the King of Rock N Roll, and who changed the world when he took to the stage. Now Elvis Aaron Presley’s life is brought to the big screen in a spellbinding motion picture […]
‘Nude Tuesday’ – Review
The cinema has always been a place for new ideas and works of art that push the boundary, and they don’t get more boundary-pushing than Armagan Ballantyne’s Nude Tuesday. To rekindle the spark in their troubled marriage, 40-somethings Laura (Jackie van Beet) and Bruno (Damon Herriman) head to a three-day couples’ retreat run by relationship […]
‘Jurassic World Dominion’ – Review
It’s blockbuster season, and cinema doesn’t get larger than the Jurassic World franchise. And director Colin Trevorrow is ready to tale audiences back to the excitement of the collision of man vs dinosaur in the final chapter of the groundbreaking science fiction saga in Jurassic World Dominion. And this is a blockbuster that delivers a […]
‘The Bob’s Burgers Movie’ – Review
When it comes to dry humor comedy that is certain to crack you up there’s no better show than Bob’s Burgers. And now this modern-day cult classic animated series is coming to the big screen in The Bob’s Burger’s Movie. And there’s a lot to enjoy with this one. A ruptured water main creates an […]
‘How To Please A Woman’ – Review
Australian comedic cinema is always a delight to watch on the big screen, and writer and director Renée Webster know’s exactly which buttons to push to get audiences going in this hilarious and heart-warming tale in How To Please A Woman, as one woman decides to make a second-go with her desires and the unexpected […]
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ – Review
In 1986 Tony Scott and Tom Cruise changed the landscape of blockbuster cinema with Top Gun. It wasn’t just a movie, but a cultural moment and its legacy inspired a whole generation of what it meant to be cool, and showed what blockbuster cinema could deliver to audiences. Now 36 years later, Cruise returns as […]
‘The Innocents’ – Review
It’s rare to find horror cinema that gives audiences a fresh take on the genre, but director Eskil Vogt’s The Innocents is a film whose fresh approach to the trauma of childhood and its seedy underside is sure to send a chill down your spine. During the bright Nordic summer, a group of children reveal […]
‘Nobody Has To Know’ – Review
Told with quiet succinctness and examining what lies beneath the relationships that draw us together, Bouli Lanners’ Nobody Has To Know, is a dramatic, slow-burn film of love and secrets that takes its time to tell its narrative and gives audiences something to ease into. Phil (Bouli Lanners), a robust middle-aged man suffers a stroke, […]
‘Tony Hawk: Until The Wheels Fall Off’ – Review
When it comes to extreme sports royalty, one man reigns as the King, the Birdman himself, and the lord of the skies, Tony Hawk. Often regarded as the most famous skateboarder of all time, who took the sport to new heights and showed what was capable on the back of a board, Tony Hawk gets […]