There’s a version of I Swear that could have been unbearable. You can almost feel it sitting just off to the side – the overly sentimental, awards-chasing biopic that leans too hard on swelling music and obvious emotional beats. But what actually ends up on screen is something far more grounded, and honestly, a lot […]
Movie Reviews
‘They Will Kill You’ – Review
Sometimes you crave a film that doesn’t just push the envelope — it obliterates it with a chainsaw. They Will Kill You is exactly that kind of experience: a feral, death-metal-infused action-horror spectacle that swings hard, fast, and without mercy. This is cinema turned up to eleven; a savage, unrelenting barrage of violence, style, and […]
‘No Tears on the Field’ – A Roaring Tribute to Heart, Grit, and Grassroots Glory – Review
Rugby isn’t just a sport in Aotearoa New Zealand; it’s a way of life. From packed international test matches to muddy grassroots fields on Saturday mornings, the game pulses through the nation’s veins. In recent years, the rise of women’s rugby has been nothing short of electric, and No Tears on the Field captures that […]
‘THE BRIDE!’ – A Punk-Rock Resurrection of Gothic Romance – Review
The resurrection is at hand, and actress-turned-filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal turns the volume all the way up as she revives the legend of The Bride of Frankenstein for an all-new generation. The result is THE BRIDE!, a film that jolts a blinding dash of punk-rock romance into classic gothic horror. Arriving in a riot of attitude, […]
‘No Other Choice’ – Park Chan-wook Turns Corporate Despair into a Savage, Blood-Soaked Farce – Review
There are filmmakers who flirt with satire, and then there is Park Chan-wook, who skewers it, salts it, and serves it with a knowing smile. No Other Choice is the South Korean auteur’s latest act of controlled cinematic cruelty — a pitch-black comedy thriller that transforms modern employment anxiety into a vicious, absurdist survival game. […]
‘Holy Days’ – A Road Trip of Faith, Friendship and Pure Kiwi Joy – Review
Nothing beats a proper Kiwi comedy, the kind that wears its heart on its sleeve, kicks up a bit of dust on the open road, and leaves you grinning long after the credits roll. With Holy Days, actress-turned-writer-director Nat Boltt delivers exactly that: a warm, whimsical, thoroughly charming road movie that feels tailor-made for those […]
‘EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert’ – The King Unchained: Baz Luhrmann Unearths a Lost Elvis in a Blazing Big-Screen Resurrection – Review
The King is back; not as myth, not as memory, but as pure, electrified presence. EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert storms into cinemas as a once-in-a-generation cinematic event, resurrecting Elvis Presley in full command of his voice, his body, and his incomparable musical soul. Built from previously unseen and long-believed-lost concert and rehearsal footage, this […]
‘The Bluff’ – A Ferocious Pirate Revenge Fantasy of Blood, Brine & Rock ’n’ Roll is Unleashed – Review
The Golden Age of Piracy looms large and blood-soaked in The Bluff, a cutlass-swinging, cannon-blasting blast of rock ’n’ roll escapism that barrels forward with swagger and intent. Directed by Frank E. Flowers, this Prime Video original is an all-action maritime throwdown, one that sees Priyanka Chopra-Jonas crossing blades with a gloriously unhinged Karl Urban […]
‘Crime 101’ – L.A. Film Noir At Full Throttle – Review
Los Angeles has long been synonymous with film noir, a city of shadowed intentions, neon-lit streets, and moral decay, and with Crime 101, that legacy gets a radical, adrenaline-soaked reinvention. Pulsing with raw energy and crackling tension, this four-pronged crime thriller smashes together intersecting lives at breakneck speed, delivering a film that lives right on […]
‘FX’s Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette’ – A Seductive Slow-Burn Love Tale in The Time of Flashbulbs – Review
Over Valentine’s weekend, romance arrived not as a whisper, but as a full-body experience. In cinemas, Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights howled across the moors, selling out sessions and unleashing a storm of yearning, discourse, and borderline feral TikTok devotion. Meanwhile, at home, audiences were drawn into something sleeker, sexier, and infinitely more dangerous: FX’s Love […]