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Three-time Academy Award nominee and bonafide Hollywood star Michelle Pfeiffer gives the performance of her career in the eccentric and whimsical drama French Exit. And for those who are seeking something different this one really delivers. “My plan was to die before the money ran out,” says 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price (Michelle Pfeiffer), but […]

Television Recaps

‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ – ‘The Star-Spangled Man’ – Review

March 27, 2021 Samuel Hames

Last week’s episode of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier left things on a major cliffhanger with the appearance of a brand new Captain America, and things are about to get heated in the new episode, ‘The Star-Spangled Man’. There’s a new shield carrier now in the Marvel Cinematic Walker, and John Walker (Wyatt Russell), the […]

Movie Reviews

‘Godzilla vs Kong’ – Review

March 25, 2021 Samuel Hames

Godzilla. Kong. Two titans who have loomed large over the earth and stood as primordial guards of our vast and evolving ecosystem. But there can only be one heavyweight champion, and these two colossal monsters are ready to rage it out in an intense showing and make no mistake this is blockbuster cinema at its […]

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Features

‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’ and the magic of concert cinema

March 25, 2021 Samuel Hames

Recently I was very fortunate and extremely lucky to be invited to 2021’s Auckland Arts Festival’s fantastic showing of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in Concert, and what made this showing of this classic film even more exciting was that it was set to a beautiful live-orchestral accompanied by the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra. A crowd of excited […]

Movie Reviews

‘Nobody’ – Review

March 23, 2021 Samuel Hames

What happens when an ordinary joe….who isn’t quite so ordinary, suddenly snaps and unleashes the beast? That’s exactly where director Ilya Naishuller and star Bob Odenkirk take us in the totally out-of-control and gnarly crime-thriller-comedy that is Nobody. And trust us when we see that this one is totally insane and hits with the force […]

Television News

Alan Ritchson talks ‘Jack Reacher’ Amazon series

March 21, 2021 Samuel Hames

Amazon Prime is fast becoming the place to be for original content, and one of their most exciting upcoming series will be a long-form adaptation of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series. Last year we learnt that rising star Alan Ritchson (Titans) had been cast to talk on the role of ex-military policeman and wandering hero […]

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Television Recaps

‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ – ‘Episode 1’ – Review

March 19, 2021 Samuel Hames

Get ready to jump on into the action because the first episode of Marvel Studios latest series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is here, and this one is ready to crank up the action and guarantees an adrenaline-filled ride of pure tech-thriller fun. Five years after the effects of ‘The Snap’ and the sudden […]

Movie Reviews

‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ – Review

March 18, 2021 Samuel Hames

To achieve an ultimate vision is to fight for it, and that is what director Zack Snyder has done, in more ways than one, with the completion and presentation of Zack Snyder’s Justice League, a four-hour cinema epic that brings to life his true vision for superhero blockbuster Justice League and it’s AWESOME. Following the […]

Movie News

Meet the Queen of Mean in new ‘Cruella’ spot

March 15, 2021 Samuel Hames

One film that we’re very excited about is Walt Disney Pictures Cruella, which will tell the diabolical origins of one of Disney’s greatest ever villains in Cruella de Vil….and now fans can get up close to this wicked villain in a brand new spot. Watch the all-new Cruella spot below: Here’s the official synopsis: In […]

Movie Reviews

‘Cousins’ – Review

March 6, 2021 Samuel Hames

In a poignant story of life, love, loss, family and the journey home, Cousins is a unique story of three women, bound by blood, heritage and culture and is a bold and beautiful exploration of what it means to be connected to Aotearoa. Connected by blood but separated by circumstances, three cousins Mata, Missy and […]