reviews
With great comedy and heartfelt stories, Baymax! is good for your health
This handsomely-produced short film series feels like the return to San Fransokyo we’ve been waiting for.
01 Jul
Liam Maguren
Liam has been a part of the crew for over seven years. He does not remember life before Flicks.
features
New te reo version of The Lion King is much more than a translation
Director Tweedie Waititi tells us: “the foundations of the original film is definitely there but the thinking is different.”
23 Jun
reviews
Pixar’s promising Lightyear quickly nosedives into disappointment
Pixar’s latest effort is a disappointing experience, though not a disaster.
14 Jun
reviews
The Boys is still disgustingly entertaining but risks becoming the machine it’s mocking
As fun as it is, this third season poses a serious problem to the show’s identity.
03 Jun
news
Māoriland Film Festival announces a huge 2022 programme for Matariki
Held in Ōtaki from June 29 to July 3, the film festival will present 106 films from 132 Indigenous nations over five days.
18 May
features
HBO’s The Time Traveler’s Wife twists the brain and heart
Who better to captain the teleplay of a loopy, lighthearted time travel series than Doctor Who veteran Steven Moffat?
13 May
news
French Film Festival Aotearoa to bring 21 titles to NZ cinemas
This year’s programme starts in Auckland on June 1st and finishes in Wanaka at the end of July.
04 May
news
The best movies and shows coming to Neon this May
Neon’s delivering another tank of pipin’ hot shows and films this May. See our handpicked highlights below followed by the full release schedule. The Staircase Oscar-winner Colin Firth plays Michael Peterson, the real-life subject of the lauded long-form true-crime docuseries of the same name, in this limited series exploring his life, his sprawling North Carolina […]
27 Apr
news
Everything we know about Emmy-winning comedy biz series Hacks
At the age of 70, Jean Smart may have just reached the height of her power.
24 Apr
news
Yellowstone prequel series 1883 is about to premiere in New Zealand
Yee-haw! We got the rootin’-est, tootin’-est news this side of the Mississippi.
20 Apr
news
Win a double pass to A24’s existential sci-fi After Yang
Get ready to contemplate the nature of life, love and technology.
14 Apr
news
Win a double pass to The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
We have an unbearable weight of massive tickets to give away to the ultimate Nicolas Cage film.
13 Apr
features
An unnecessary deep dive into the history and philosophy of Scrat from Ice Age
This is, perhaps, the world’s most comprehensive essay on the iconic sabretooth squirrel.
12 Apr
features
The biggest family films to watch these NZ school holidays
Get the whānau together for some hearty entertainment on screens big and small.
12 Apr
news
NZ tickets now on sale for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Book your Day One seats a month ahead of its 5th of May release.
07 Apr
news
NZ release date for Game of Thrones spinoff series, House of the Dragon
Fire is coming, and we won’t have to wait long before the Targaryen legacy ignites our screens.
31 Mar
reviews
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is bigger and better than the original
This respectably improved sequel makes the original look like a proof-of-concept.
31 Mar
reviews
Marvel’s Morbius takes the idea of a superhero who sucks way too literally
The climax looks like a fight between two human-sized gas leaks.
31 Mar
reviews
Violent fantasy epic The Spine of Night is a rare, otherworldly animated experience
This feels destined to be cherished by a cult audience.
22 Mar
reviews
Ryan Reynolds can’t save flimsy Netflix sci-fi The Adam Project
The movie feels like an undercooked mush of better time-travel films.
11 Mar
features
Masterfully humane film The Fallout explores Gen Z trauma with compelling conviction
Scream star Jenna Ortega delivers a knockout performance.
01 Mar