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A good watch and great companion piece to Shayne Carter’s memoir Dead People I Have Known, there’s pleasure to be had in hearing the Aotearoa music legend reminisce and crack jokes, even if his prose proved more meticulously crafted.

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Nick Offerman’s at the peak of his powers in this hard-to-forget character piece playing a self-declared “sovereign citizen” who passes his anti-government sentiments onto his impressionable son. Never willing to simplify the complex and varied nature of such subjects, this highly relevant nosedive into warped ideals brews a mind-churning mix of compassion, contentment, and chaos.

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This top shelf slice-of-lifer set in Taipei eloquently explores the ways outdated beliefs mar the lives of women across different generations. Sean Baker’s influence can be felt, who edits and co-writes the feature, but it’s the voice of his long-time collaborator Shih-Ching Tsou, who writes and directs, that makes this lively drama sing.

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Powerful combo of intimate archive and reflective contemporary interviews, featuring observational moments filmed by Ardern’s partner Clarke Gayford that reveal a lot about the pressures behind the scenes and add some lovely context to the pair’s relationship. Full article

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Narratively inventive with proper dramatic heft that fuels the abundance of cringe comedy, this would pair nicely with Andrew DeYoung’s Friendship for anyone daring a double feature on destructive clinginess.

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A visual feast of a film that should not be overlooked. This movie could be a savage, gory (and it is very gory) fantasy world, but it is so much more emotional, intelligent and beautiful. Full article

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