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“Do not dread the darkness. Embrace it.” Whenever we hear the news that Robert Eggers is ready to get back behind the camera, it’s cause for excitement, and after the blood-curdling, gothic glory that was 2024’s Nosferatu, Eggers is ready to return to screens with a project that he has touted as his ‘darkest narrative […]

Television Recaps

‘House of the Dragon’ – ‘Queen’s Landing’ – Review

June 29, 2026 Samuel Hames

Season Three of House of the Dragon erupted into life with its blistering premiere, ‘Salt and Sea, Fire and Blood’, as the Targaryen war machine was unleashed and dragonfire rained down with brutal, unforeseen consequences that left Westeros, and audiences, reeling. With blood now spilled and devastating losses suffered, the cost of civil war has […]

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Features

‘Sons of Vao’ – A Powerful Meditation on Fathers, Family and Forgiveness – Review:

June 29, 2026 Samuel Hames

Auckland Theatre Company’s mid-year season continues in remarkable fashion with Sons of Vao, an extraordinary new work from playwright Vela Manusaute. Surprising, humorous, deeply dramatic and intensely personal, this moving production explores family, immigration, identity, and the often-complicated bond between fathers and sons. It is a work filled with emotional honesty, and audiences will feel […]

Television Recaps

‘Off Campus’ – Prime Video’s Swoon-Worthy Hockey Romance Scores the Perfect Goal – Review

June 28, 2026 Samuel Hames

Young adult drama is taking over Prime Video, and hot on the heels of the deliciously decadent Our Fault: London comes Off Campus, the smash-hit ice hockey romance based on Elle Kennedy’s beloved Off-Campus novels. A phenomenon on BookTok, the series has finally made the leap to television, delivering an utterly irresistible rom-com packed with […]

Television News

Who Will Raise New Zealand’s Next Champion Muster Dog? Sky Opens Casting for Heartwarming New Series

June 28, 2026 Samuel Hames

For anyone who knows that a great farm dog is more than just another working animal, this could be the opportunity of a lifetime. Sky New Zealand has officially begun production on Muster Dogs NZ, the local adaptation of ABC Australia’s hugely successful factual series Muster Dogs, and producers are now searching for five passionate […]

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Movie Trailers

Fall in love with your first look at ‘Sense and Sensibility’

June 27, 2026 Samuel Hames

A new Jane Austen adaptation is always cause for excitement, and in a surprise announcement that is taking the internet by storm we now have out first look at an all-new adaptation of Sense and Sensibility anchored by the utterly charming and astonishing Daisy Edgar-Jones, and this is a trailer that will utter sweep you […]

Movie Reviews

‘Toy Story 5’ – A Heartfelt Return That Proves Pixar Still Has Magic – Review

June 27, 2026 Samuel Hames

For a franchise that has already delivered some of animation’s most unforgettable moments, Toy Story 5 had plenty to prove. Thankfully, Pixar has delivered exactly what fans were hoping for: a heartfelt, funny, and deeply affecting adventure that honours the past while confidently embracing the future. Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang […]

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Movie Trailers

Taika Waititi is in solid form with the first look at ‘Klara and the Sun’

June 26, 2026 Samuel Hames

Any time acclaimed New Zealand filmmaker and Academy Award-winner Taika Waititi returns to the cinemas with a bold new vision is always a time for celebration, and now he returns with an adaptation of Sir Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun, and present a vibrantly colourful, zany and ultimately optimistic portrait of our future, and […]

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Features

Auckland Live Cabaret Festival 2026 Opens in Spectacular Style with Glitter, Glamour and Glorious Excess

June 25, 2026 Samuel Hames

The Auckland Live Cabaret Festival 2026 has returned for another sizzling season, and with its dazzling opening event held on Wednesday, 24 June, a select audience of ladies, gentlemen, and every flavour of the Rainbow community was treated to a sensational night of peak performance. The result was one of the year’s most remarkable and […]

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Television Recaps

‘House of the Dragon’ – ‘Salt and Sea, Fire and Blood’ – Review

June 22, 2026 Samuel Hames

After much longing and waiting, HBO MAX is set to heat up with the return of the colossal high-fantasy juggernaut that is House of the Dragon, and fire and blood are ready to reign. Kicking off immediately with Episode One, ‘Salt and Sea, Fire and Blood’, series showrunner Ryan Condal throws audiences straight into the […]