Eliza Janssen

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I’ve Always Wanted To Do That: Creeping out callers for Halloween like Ghostface

“Someone has taken their love of scary movies too far”. That someone would be me.

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The best horror movies of 2022 you might not have seen yet

Don’t miss these superb scary stories that gave us the heebie jeebies this year: some are already streaming.

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The kooky magic of Henry Selick: so much more than Tim Burton’s sidekick

With his new morbid jaunt Wendell and Wild on Netflix, Selick should get the creative credit he’s earned.

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Best new movies and TV series on Neon: November 2022

Three of the best incoming TV series and three top film titles, all brand new to NEON this month.

Movie Review

Barbarian escalates wonderfully, layered with funny and shocking scares

Director Zach Cregger’s sleeper hit ends up feeling like the Candyman reboot we could’ve had.

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Best new movies and TV series on Amazon Prime Video NZ: November 2022

Your guide to everything landing on Amazon Prime this month.

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Remixed Romeo and Juliet story Rosaline doesn’t shake up Shakespeare enough

It’s great to see Kaitlyn Dever having a good time, even if it’s in a not-so-subversive subversion of a very familiar format.

Australian Film

The Stranger and 5 other great, grim Australian crime dramas

The stomach-churning films that predate Netflix’s bleak thriller, and why we keep watching them.

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The top 5 greatest prison break movies

Apple TV+’s Shantaram series has us pondering the most intense, gruesome, and inspirational big-screen escapes.

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Ranking the stories in The Midnight Club, from sad to record-breakingly scary

Here’s our ranking of every scary segment from Netflix’s new horror series.

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I’ve Always Wanted To Do That: Flying (*falling) with an umbrella like Mary Poppins

Every kid has watched the Disney movie and dreamed of descending gracefully into a Technicolour London fantasy.

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Best new movies and TV series on Neon: October 2022

Three of the best incoming TV series and three top film titles, all brand new to NEON this month.

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Best new movies and TV series on Amazon Prime Video NZ: October 2022

Your guide to everything landing on Amazon Prime this month.

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Besties on vacation: the enduring appeal of George Clooney and Julia Roberts

We look back at two stars whose charisma and chemistry make a perfect match. Steven Soderbergh comes up a lot.

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We’re All Going To The World’s Fair combines adolescent dysphoria with haunting body horror

You’ll need to touch grass after seeing Jane Schoenbrun’s disturbing tale of online dysphoria and loneliness.

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‘You can be flamboyant but it won’t make any sense’: George Miller on crafting fantasy worlds

The Aussie director talks collaborating with his daughter, the rigour of good sci-fi, and his past as a doctor in ER.

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I’ve Always Wanted To Do That: Bashing a printer, Office Space-style

I took a few office-dwelling friends out to rage against the machine, in comedy’s ultimate scene of cubicle catharsis.

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Best new movies and TV series on Disney+ New Zealand: September 2022

Wanna know what’s coming to the House of Mouse this month? Here’s your guide.

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Best new movies and TV series on Amazon Prime Video NZ: September 2022

Your guide to everything landing on Amazon Prime this month.

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The best movies and shows coming to Neon this September

Three of the best incoming TV series and three top film titles, all brand new to NEON this month.

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Spotlight on Emma Thompson: she’s looked at life on screen from both sides now

The Dame makes us laugh, cry, and think with every gracious performance and script in which she’s involved.