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Enter to win a 65-inch Sony Android TV with this week’s quiz
Try your luck at quiz #8 in our 10-week competition.
02 Jun
The Vast of Night’s engrossing enigma gives way to over-familiarity
1950s-set sci-fi sees a pair discover a strange radio frequency.
02 Jun
What to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV+ and DocPlay right now
Time’s short. Streaming libraries are long.
02 Jun
Netflix’s Space Force is an expensive test of parody in the age of Trump
Daniel Rutledge ain’t convinced by Netflix’s big-budget comedy series.
29 May
New to NZ streaming services this June
See what’s heading to Neon, Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ & more.
28 May
New Zealand cinemas opening up under level 2
Not all cinemas will open from day one, and there will be measures in place regarding distancing and theatre cleaning and the like (depending on the specifics of each cinema).
28 May
Some of the world’s best film festivals team up online this weekend
Cannes, Toronto, Venice, Tribeca and others stream picks for free.
27 May
Detectives, drag queens, Rialto and everything else on Neon this June
Includes Perry Mason, Awkwafina & RuPaul’s disciples.
26 May
The Assistant is a necessary drama with the nervy rhythms of a thriller
It’s an impressively assured debut feature for Kitty Green.
25 May
The best movies and shows coming to Netflix in June
The new Spike Lee joint, Will Ferrell Eurovision comedy, and more.
22 May
Little Fires Everywhere is a well-produced drama that smoulders rather than burns
Reese Witherspoon gives another expert portrayal of an uptight fusspot.
22 May
Lockdown lifts in episode 5 of Social Distancing
Watch episode 5 in this series diarising moments of our everyday reality right now.
22 May
The top ten Aotearoa movie soundtracks
Tony Stamp’s counting the beat, er, the best NZ music moments on screen.
22 May
A drive-in cinema tour is heading around NZ
Films include ET, Hairspray & Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.
19 May
Is Netflix comedy The Wrong Missy good (with a bad enough hangover)?
Tim Batt watches David Spade’s new comedy from a bed of self-inflicted pain.
19 May
What to expect from NZ-set series The Luminaries
Fans of the original tale will be pleased its core has been retained.
17 May
Hilarious historical satire The Great might become your new favourite show
Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult shine in this historical comedy.
15 May
Kiwi animation made in isolation (and within 48 hours)
We round up some great animated shorts from VF48Hours Lockdown.
15 May
The vital joys of nature documentaries and their jaw-dropping beauty
There’s a heap of A-grade nature docos on Neon to savour.
15 May
Spaceship Earth is the fascinating origin story of a controversial project
The communal counter-culture of the 1960s is a surprising foundation for this mega-project.
14 May
Here’s why Midsommar is the perfect post-lockdown movie
Sun-drenched pagan horror is the perfect exercise in catharsis.
14 May
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