We’re just under a month a way from a return to Westeros, and already the buzz is building for Season Three of HBO Max’s ambitious new third season of House of the Dragon, and the Seven Kingdoms will burn! Left on a high stakes cliff hanger with the armies of both the Targaryens and the […]
‘RBG: Of Many, One’ – A Powerful Celebration Of A Legal Legend – Review
Following the runaway success of Helen Clark in Six Outfits, Auckland Theatre Company returns with another compelling portrait of an iconic figure, bringing Sydney Theatre Company’s acclaimed production of RBG: Of Many, One to New Zealand audiences for a strictly limited season. Written by celebrated playwright Suzie Miller, directed by Priscilla Jackman, and anchored by […]
‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War’ – ‘ Lock, Loaded and Ready for a Fight’ – Review
The gloves are off and the action is dialled all the way up in Jack Ryan: Ghost War, the latest explosive chapter in Tom Clancy’s iconic espionage franchise. Returning to the role that redefined him as a full-scale action hero, John Krasinski steps back into the boots of Jack Ryan, and this time the stakes […]
A radical new Supe Origin arrives in Prime Video’s ‘Vought Rising’
Prime Video’s The Boys came to a diabolical end with it’s final episode ‘Blood and Bone’ earlier this week, and in the wake of what has been one of streaming’s most innovative and crazy experiences, one which has utterly re-wrote the very fabric of superhero storytelling, audiences now get a fresh look at its fiendish […]
‘Finding Emily’ – ‘The Perfect Little Date Night Movie’ – Review
There’s something timeless about the cinema date night. The lights dim, the popcorn’s flowing, and for ninety minutes or so you get swept up in a story that makes you laugh, swoon, and believe in romance all over again. Director Alicia MacDonald’s Finding Emily fits that mood perfectly, delivering a warm-hearted and quirky British romantic […]
‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’ – “This Is The Way… To Pure Big-Screen Adventure” – Review
Get ready to blast back to a galaxy far, far away because Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu is an all-out rock ’n’ roll space opera that fires on every cylinder. Loud, wild, emotional, and bursting with old-school adventure energy, director Jon Favreau delivers the kind of crowd-pleasing blockbuster that feels tailor-made for dads wanting […]
‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War’ director Andrew Bernstein talks tip of the spear action and wild set-pieces
The action has been cranked all the way up for Prime Video’s Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War, the next exciting chapter of the Ryan-verse which finds John Krasinski’s former CIA operative Jack Ryan, pulled back into the fiught after the sins of his former boss and mentor James Greer (Wendell Pierce) are brought back […]
‘Mother Mary’ – David Lowery Conducts A Fever Dream Of Fame, Obsession & Gothic Desire – Review
Filmmaker David Lowery is a talent who exists on his very own wavelength, a burgeoning auteur who disappears completely into character and genre, and who delivers unfiltered originality and incredible humanity and shading to the experience of cinema whenever he puts narrative to celluloid. The projections that then reach audiences are utterly breathtaking. And now […]
‘Obsession’ – Horror Cinema That Delivers The Love & Terror in Equal Measure – Review
There’s no better horror experience than the kind that sneaks up behind you, clamps its claws around your throat, and refuses to let go. That’s exactly what director Curry Barker delivers with Obsession, a viciously original slice of nightmare fuel that sinks audiences into a spiral of satanic terror, psychological panic, and sheer skin-crawling dread. […]
Neon Fires Up A Bold New Era Of Streaming For Audiences
There’s a fresh energy surging through the streaming landscape in Aotearoa, and it’s arriving with attitude, swagger, and a whole lot of must-watch entertainment. Local streaming powerhouse Neon has officially unveiled a refreshed brand identity alongside an ambitious new campaign, Something to Stream About, and the result is a bold statement that this homegrown contender […]