Childhood horror rises to the surface in director Jeff Wadlow’s Imaginary, and this is a scary film with a serious bite to it that will freak audiences out. When Jessica (DeWanda Wise) moves back into her childhood home with her family, her youngest stepdaughter, Alice, finds a stuffed bear named Chauncey. As Alice’s behavior becomes […]
‘James Must-a-pic His Mum a Man’ – Review
Kiwi comedy sensation and the winner of 2023’s Celebrity Treasure Island, James Mustapic, is back on TVNZ with his unique mix of razor-sharp comedy. This time, romance is in the air as he’s looking to find his mother, Janet, a man of her own. And the resulting show is a pure expression of heart, happiness, […]
‘How To Have Sex’ – Review
Cinema is a medium that challenges audiences and takes them for a ride, and that’s exactly what filmmaker Molly Manning Walker as she turns up the volume on a project that captures the anything-goes spirit of modern-day youth culture and it makes for an experience that is serious and thought-provoking in How To Have Sex. […]
‘Dark City: The Cleaner’ – Review
There’s nothing better than an excellent noir-drenched crime watch to sink your teeth into. Now, SKY Originals is looking to reshape the landscape for Kiwi television with its adaptation of author Paul Cleeve’s cult crime novel, The Cleaner. The result is a shockingly original production that will have you hooked into a dangerous, dark, and […]
Freedom belongs to the fearless in Jeff Nichol’s ‘The Bikeriders’
“Some people would rather crash…than slow down.” The rebel spirit throttles up in the all-new trailer for Jeff Nichol’s The Bikeriders, which adapts photojournalist Danny Lyon’s seminal book of the same name and explores the rise of an outlaw motorcycle club in the mid-1960s and the fury that comes with it. Watch the all-new trailer […]
Bill Skarsgard is a spirit of vengeance in ‘The Crow’
1994’s The Crow is regarded as a seminal action movie. Not only did director Alex Proyas bring a new gothically charged sensibility and style to the genre, but it served as the tragic final role for the beautiful and gifted Brandon Lee, who died in a freak accident on set. The film stands as a […]
‘Dune: Part Two’ – Review
The spice must flow, and visionary filmmaker Denis Villeneuve brings an unprecedented vision of science fiction excellence to the big screen as he continues in his adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune, and its second chapter, Dune: Part Two, is an utterly awe-inspiring cinematic masterpiece. Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) continues his journey, united with Chani (Zendaya) […]
Let the insanity begin with the new trailer for ‘Boy Kills World’
Ready. Set. Fight! Brace yourself, action fans, because the noise is about to be dialled all the way up to 100 with the release of the first trailer for the post-apocalyptic, sci-fi, action insanity rollercoaster experience that is Boy Kills World. And this trailer looks ABSOLUTELY NUTS! Watch the absolutely MENTAL first trailer for Boy Kills […]
Dev Patel unleashes the fury in ‘Monkey Man’
“One small ember…can burn down everything.” Brace yourself for the next stage in the evolution of action cinema as Oscar-nominated actor Dev Patel steps things up in his unfiltered passion project, Monkey Man. Stepping into the directing chair, Patel goes for it with a full-on, all-out action watch, and audiences will feel their adrenal glands […]