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SpicyPulp’s Top 10 Films of 2018

Well it’s been another great year for cinema fans and we’ve also taken pride in celebrating our fifth anniversary here at SpicyPulp in 2018. And now with the year winding down we’re ready to countdown our top 10 films of 2018: 10. Maui’s Hook Heart-wrenching and powerful, this impressive documentary focuses on one of the […]

Auckland Theatre Company’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’ presents a stylish, seductive thriller with serious bite

‘Māui’s Hook’ – Review

Suicide. It’s a subject that touches many people and leaves a tremendous and harsh impact on so many lives. It’s an issue that is today so rampant in modern society, but which is still not readily addressed. But a new documentary drama from clinical psychologist turned filmmaker Paora Joseph desires to fix that and to […]

DocEdge Film Festival 2025 – ‘Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror’ – Review

‘Māui’s Hook’ makes an impact with first trailer

This year’s New Zealand International Film Festival is lining up some pretty exciting releases and one of it’s most intriguing is Māui’s Hook, a new film from psychologist turned filmmaker Paora Joseph who examines the startling and tragic problem of suicide in contemporary New Zealand. The brand new trailer has finally arrived and it is a […]

The emotions run deep in ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’