2021’s Mortal Kombat was a smash hit with audiences, taking the beloved, and ultra-violent video game to the big screen and smashing any kind of stigma or curse that video game adaptations can sometimes carry, and instead delivering a character-led narrative of full-on martial arts carnage and brutal fatality gore, and fans went crazy for […]
The Stars of Marvel Studios’ ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Arrive Down Under For A Star-Studded Fantastic Fan Screening
Get ready to meet Marvel’s First Family… because The Fantastic Four have officially touched down in Australia! Marvel fever hit Sydney in a big way tonight as the glittering stars of Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps turned out in style for a sizzling fan screening that lit up the Harbour City. View […]
The Man of Steel fly’s by Auckland’s Sky Tower for James Gunn’s ‘Superman’
To celebrate the release of James Gunn’s Superman, which has just arrived in theatres, Superman onto the side of Auckland’s Sky Tower through a projection and lighting activation the night prior to the film’s cinematic release on July 9. Hitting the button to turn on the Superman lighting activation was one of Auckland’s own local heroes, […]
DocEdge Film Festival 2025 – ‘Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror’ – Review
When it comes to boundary-pushing, genre-defying, pop culture icons, there’s one name that’s always been in a delicious league of its own: Rocky Horror. And in Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror, audiences are treated to a glitter-splashed, heart-swelling deep dive into the man, the myth, and the midnight madness behind it all: Richard […]
DocEdge Film Festival 2025 – ‘A Quiet Love’ – Review
The 2025 DocEdge Film Festival has served up a remarkable slate of moving, provocative cinema, but few titles have struck such a heartfelt emotional chord as Garry Keane’s A Quiet Love; a documentary that lives up to its name in the most beautiful and profound way. This is a film that doesn’t shout, but instead […]
‘KŌKĀ’ – Review
Aotearoa’s cinematic renaissance continues to blaze ahead, and at the centre of it stands KŌKĀ — a deeply affecting, meditative road movie that weaves together Māori spirituality, feminine strength, and the aching human need for connection. Marking a powerful debut from writer-director Kath Akuhata-Brown, KŌKĀ is a lyrical, visually rich experience that resonates long after […]
‘The Great Lillian Hall’ – Review
When the curtain rises on The Great Lillian Hall, what you’re witnessing isn’t just a film, it’s a love letter to the theatre, to art, and to the kind of luminous performance that only a legend like Jessica Lange could deliver. Directed with delicate poignancy by Michael Cristofer, The Great Lillian Hall is a quiet […]
‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ – Review
Strap in and hold on tight, because Jurassic World Rebirth is here to crank the dino dial up to eleven. Visionary director Gareth Edwards (Godzilla, Rogue One) steps behind the camera to deliver a pulse-pounding sci-fi action rollercoaster that dives headfirst into the murky depths of corporate greed, wild science, and prehistoric terror. And trust […]
Auckland Theatre Company’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’ presents a stylish, seductive thriller with serious bite
Get ready for a theatrical experience like no other, Auckland Theatre Company is turning up the heat this winter with a bold, seductive, and utterly electrifying new production of William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, hitting the ASB Waterfront Theatre from July 15 – August 9. This isn’t your high school Shakespeare. Think Shakespeare meets Saltburn; […]
The emotions run deep in ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’
It’s time to say goodbye. As the final chapter now looms near for Lord Julian Fellowes acclaimed Downton Abbey, which has become a cultural touchstone and one of the most important television narratives of the last decade, and now we are preparing for the closing curtain as the penultimate moments of the Crawley family’s narrative […]