reviews
Mosley’s invigorating, timely tale overrides any shortcomings
“New Zealand hasn’t created a film quite like Mosley.”
09 Oct
Liam Maguren
Liam has been a part of the crew for over seven years. He does not remember life before Flicks.
features
Broken arms, heartbreaking delays, and a short film called Storm
The short film plays as part of Show Me Shorts: Love and Other Catastrophes.
07 Oct
features
How UMDs became the last failed physical movie format
Liam Maguren recounts the brief history of Sony’s UMDs.
02 Oct
features
Mosley and NZ’s world-class animation studio hidden in Snell’s Beach
Plus the editor who moved from Pixar to work in NZ.
01 Oct
news
Event Cinemas to play 12 episodes of F.R.I.E.N.D.S back-to-back
That’s 334 minutes of Ross, Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Joey and Chandler.
27 Sep
features
School holiday films playing in NZ cinemas
There are plenty of worthwhile family films playing in Aotearoa cinemas.
25 Sep
features
Will the Harry Potter version of Pokémon GO turn us all into zombies again?
Unfortunately, it feels more like a Product Placement lolly scramble.
24 Sep
features
The 12 best family films on Netflix right now
Chicken Run, Paddington, Kung Fu Panda, and heaps more.
23 Sep
news
Watch the new Jurassic World short film that came out of nowhere
It might be Colin Trevorrow’s best film since Safety Not Guaranteed.
18 Sep
features
Get a taste of the 8 short film screenings for Show Me Shorts 2019
Freaky futures, anti-rom-coms and more short greatness.
16 Sep
features
The unsung glory of iTunes 99c movie rentals
For the price of a cup of coffee, you can rent 4 films in HD.
31 Aug
features
Take Home Pay and why we always need NZ-made crowd-pleasers
They’re just as important as art films.
28 Aug
features
What this year’s 48Hours says about Christchurch’s community of filmmakers
After almost two decades, Christchurch got their champions.
20 Aug
features
How the filmmakers behind a new Samoan-NZ action comedy levelled up
“I can see everyone’s levelled up—working towards Super Saiyan level.”
19 Aug
reviews
Climate change film 2040 might just shift your world for the better
But if you’re a science nerd, there’s little here for you.
15 Aug
news
Trailer to a new Terrence Malick film that actually makes sense
It has a plot and everything.
14 Aug
features
Director of 2040 on making people understand and act on climate change
“If you give them the tools, great things can happen.”
12 Aug
features
A gorgeous Dunedin stop-motion film plays as part of NZIFF
And there’s also a one-man jazz animation from NZ.
07 Aug
features
Don’t even say “there’s a big twist”
We’d give you examples but… well…
06 Aug
features
Judy & Punch director on her made-up tale about real-life misogynistic puppets
“I deliberately wanted to make a movie that felt tonally unusual”
29 Jul
features
Dealing with cinema’s waste problem (without giving up delicious popcorn)
I don’t want your waste. Just your delicious popcorn.
23 Jul
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