When you enter the Basement Theatre, you are welcomed into a friendly and exploratory environment where the conventional rules of drama are disregarded, allowing for pure expression. It’s a space where artists can truly be themselves, and the audience plays an integral role in the performance. In this vibrant atmosphere of spontaneous, energetic, and bold […]
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 […]
Cinephiles, mark your calendars — the Intrepid British and Irish Film Festival is back for 2025, and it’s bringing the firepower. Running from 29 October – 19 November, this year’s programme is stacked with premieres, prestige dramas, laugh-out-loud comedies, and even a rock ’n’ roll reunion you never thought you’d see on the big screen. […]
When Paul Thomas Anderson steps behind the camera, audiences know to expect something bold, brazen, and unforgettable. With One Battle After Another, he unleashes a 21st-century epic that feels tailor-made for 2025. This is a rousing, adrenaline-charged political thriller that slices across genres; part drama, part actioner, part fever dream, and it lands with the […]
Anime doesn’t get more epic than this. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle is the kind of cinematic event that doesn’t just entertain: it completely obliterates your senses. From jaw-dropping animation to pulse-racing battles that push characters to their absolute limits, this film is a staggering spectacle and a monumental achievement in modern […]
And now whatever way our stories end, I know you have rewritten mine by being my friend … 2024’s Wicked was a bonafide cultural moment with both Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande lauded for their performances as Elphaba and Glinda, and now after much patience and a whole heap of fanfare, audiences are preparing themselves […]
Here comes the MOTHER FUCKING BRIDE! Love is about to take a monstrous turn as actress turned Academy-Award nominated filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal burrows into the gothic horror and finds a decidedly new pulse to the classic monster movie, Bride of Frankenstein, and is set to launch THE BRIDE! which promises a bold, iconoclastic take on […]
Disney+’s The Mandalorian has forever changed the Star Wars universe for fans, and after significant hype and fanfare, fans are going to get to see Pedro Pascal’s Din Djarin and Grogu up on the big screen in full blockbuster glory in The Mandalorian and Grogu… and this is shaping up to be one of 2026’s […]
New Zealand has carved out a formidable reputation in the global fight game, producing some of the most respected and dangerous competitors to ever step into the ring or the cage. From heavyweight bruisers like Mark Hunt and Ray Sefo, to boxing icons like Shane Cameron, to modern-day MMA superstar Israel Adesanya, Kiwis have made […]