2025 is moving fast, and one of the most anticipated release for the year is without a doubt Max’s The Last of Us Season II, which will pick up from the critically acclaimed and smash hit series, and the debut o a new trailer at this year’s SXSW promises a visceral and raw watch for […]
‘The White Lotus’ – ‘Hide or Seek’ – Review
Things are heating up in paradise, and The White Lotus Season Three continues its sun-drenched descent into madness with Episode Four, ‘Hide or Seek’. And let’s be honest, Mike White is fully unspooling the yarn now — scandal, seduction, and soul-shaking secrets are spilling out like spilled rosé on a teakwood deck. It’s wild, it’s […]
‘Mickey 17’ – Review
It is without a doubt one of our most anticipated releases of 2025, and now Academy Award-winner Bong Joon-ho, in his eagerly awaited post-Parasite feature film, has delivered us the wildly original Mickey 17, and this is a film that is not what you expect, but everything you could want. The unlikely hero, Mickey Barnes […]
Six The Musical – A Pop Powerhouse That Demands to Be Seen
Some shows are best experienced live, and Six is one of them. The smash-hit musical has finally landed in Auckland’s Civic Theatre as part of Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Arts Festival, and it’s a spectacle that defies expectations, turns history on its head, and leaves the audience utterly electrified. At just 75 minutes, […]
‘Bird’ – Review
Andrea Arnold is a filmmaker with a passion and voice all her own, and she delivers another thoughtful and poignantly impactful film in Bird. Bailey, 12 years old, lives with her single father Bug and her brother Hunter in a squat in northern Kent. Bug doesn’t have much time to devote to his children and […]
‘The White Lotus’ – ‘The Meaning of Dreams’ – Review
The sun may be shining in Thailand, but storm clouds are brewing in The White Lotus Season Three, Episode Three, ‘The Meaning of Dreams’. Creator Mike White doubles down on the surrealism and spiritual undertones this season has flirted with, and the result is a hypnotic, unsettling fever dream of an episode that shifts the […]
Glamour gets sinister in first look at ‘Another Simple Favor’
Paul Feig’s A Simple Favor was a smash hit with audiences and showcased a smart, slick, and stylish mystery that caught the attention of fans the world over. Now Feig and co-stars Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick are back for the must-watch sequel Another Simple Favor, and the murder is again on the agenda in […]
‘Tinā’ – Review
There is an incredible buzz building with writer/director Miki Magasiva’s Tinā, and for good reason, as this is an incredibly powerful and compelling tale of love, strength, family, community and the power of music to heal, and audiences who witness this beautiful story will feel their hearts beat faster. Mareta Percival (Anapela Polataivao), struggling after […]
‘I’m Still Here’ – Review
Celebrated filmmaker Walter Salles has a style and substance all his own and he finds incredibly poignant ground to deliver another triumphantly moving drama with I’m Still Here, which leaves its touch upon an audiences heart. Eunice Paiva (Fernanda Torres) begins a lonely battle to learn the truth behind the disappearance of her husband, former […]