Nicole Kidman has been turning the dial up on her performances in the last few years with a host of edgy and engaged roles, and her turn as ominous guru Masha Dmitrichenko in Nine Perfect Strangers completely took audiences by surprise in 2021. Now Masha’s back, and she’s ready to welcome in more distressed minds […]
‘Until Dawn’ – Review
Sony PlayStation officially levels up in a big way with the release of Until Dawn, the first feature film under the new banner of PlayStation Productions. The result? A bonkers, blood-slicked rollercoaster of survival horror madness that’s part haunted house, part slasher freak-out, and all adrenaline-pumping fun. If this is the shape of things to […]
‘The Accountant 2’ – Review
In 2016, The Accountant roared onto the big screen out of nowhere and completely rewired the action-thriller game. A high-octane mix of brains, bullets, and sheer originality, it turned heads and pulled in a loyal cult following almost overnight. Now, nearly a decade later, director Gavin O’Connor and the mighty Ben Affleck are back – […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2025 announces line-up and it is magnifique
New Zealand’s biggest film festival is back. The French Film Festival Aotearoa returns from May 28, bringing the magic of French cinema to audiences across 24 towns and cities – including exciting new additions Waiheke Island, Cambridge, Tākaka, and Queenstown. Coinciding with the 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and New Zealand, the French […]
‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North’ – Review
A sombre and haunting experience awaits those who walk The Narrow Road to the Deep North. In what is easily the most emotionally arresting television event of 2025, visionary Australian filmmaker Justin Kurzel adapts Richard Flanagan’s Booker Prize-winning novel into a sweeping, harrowing five-part miniseries that confronts the brutality of war, the transcendence of love, […]
‘Sinners’ – Review
“You keep knocking at the devil’s door. One day, he’s going to follow you home.” That line hits like a freight train and sets the tempo for Sinners, the new genre-shattering horror-action explosion from visionary filmmaker Ryan Coogler. And movies don’t get much cooler, bloodier, sexier, or more utterly insane than Sinners. This is cinema […]
‘Warfare’ – Review
In a cinematic world where war films often lean into spectacle or sentimentality, Warfare is a sledgehammer to the chest; a raw, unrelenting assault on the senses that redefines modern combat storytelling. A24’s latest entry into the war genre sees former US Navy SEAL Ray Mendoza teaming up with boundary-pushing auteur Alex Garland (Ex Machina, […]
‘Drop’ – Review
Christopher Landon throws audiences headfirst into a full-throttle panic spiral with Drop, a slick, stylish thriller that weaponizes first date jitters and transforms them into a heart-racing, edge-of-your-seat experience. This isn’t your average swipe-right romance; Drop is a sharp, suspense-laden adrenaline shot that’ll leave you breathless and wondering who you can really trust when the […]
Worlds collide in all-new trailer for Marvel Studios’ ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’
It’s shaping up to be a very exciting year for MCU fans, and now in a surprise that has taken the internet by storm, we;ve now got a brand new trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and this promises to be a completely different kind of experience for MCU fans. Watch the brand new […]
