‘Whina’ – Review

Matariki is upon us, and in this celebration of past, present and future, there is no better piece of cinema to watch than James Napier Robertson and Paula Whetu Jones’ Whina. Chronicling the story of beloved activist Dame Whina Cooper, who stood up for what she believed in, and in doing so would change all […]

‘Elvis’ – Review

Elvis. In the annals of history, there is no greater entertainer than the boy from Memphis, Tennessee who would transform himself into the King of Rock N Roll, and who changed the world when he took to the stage. Now Elvis Aaron Presley’s life is brought to the big screen in a spellbinding motion picture […]

‘Nude Tuesday’ – Review

The cinema has always been a place for new ideas and works of art that push the boundary, and they don’t get more boundary-pushing than Armagan Ballantyne’s Nude Tuesday. To rekindle the spark in their troubled marriage, 40-somethings Laura (Jackie van Beet) and Bruno (Damon Herriman) head to a three-day couples’ retreat run by relationship […]

‘Jurassic World Dominion’ – Review

It’s blockbuster season, and cinema doesn’t get larger than the Jurassic World franchise. And director Colin Trevorrow is ready to tale audiences back to the excitement of the collision of man vs dinosaur in the final chapter of the groundbreaking science fiction saga in Jurassic World Dominion. And this is a blockbuster that delivers a […]