Reviews
Train to Busan sequel Peninsula relies on CGI-drenched action over zombie scares
The Train to Busan sequel doesn’t sustain a strong first act.
06 Aug
NZIFF 2020 mini-reviews (our latest reviews)
Our freshest mini-reviews from Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival 2020.
03 Aug
Influential fashion design and Alice Cooper (?!) feature in House of Cardin
Doco celebrates Cardin’s groundbreaking designs and influence on modern fashion.
31 Jul
Sweaty, beefy Russell Crowe goes apeshit in 90-minute hissy fit Unhinged
“There’s some value to be found in the foul, exploitative veneer of its chaos.”
30 Jul
Elisabeth Moss is magnificent as a prolific horror writer in Shirley
Complex portrait of a complex luminary is more speculation than biography.
21 Jul
A magnetic Pete Davidson charms in The King of Staten Island
Davidson brings an authenticity not often seen in Judd Apatow’s leading men.
17 Jul
Armando Iannucci’s David Copperfield is a lush literary panto
In cinemas this week, the classic novel comes to life as star-studded light farce.
13 Jul
Tom Hanks is the WWII captain now in Greyhound
It’s Hanks and Hanks alone that earns the film a 3-star rating.
07 Jul
Silly Netflix actioner The Old Guard should be more fun than it is
Charlize Theron’s latest is served with too much angst, melancholy, and self-seriousness.
06 Jul
The Burnt Orange Heresy is more fizzer than a seductive neo-noir
Aaron Yap finds that outside the cast’s charisma, there’s little to recommend.
03 Jul
Hamilton is magnificent, and the streaming event of the year
At last, some good news! Hamilton has arrived and it is magnificent.
02 Jul
NZIFF 2020 mini-reviews (A – D)
Our Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival mini-reviews.
01 Jul
NZIFF 2020 mini-reviews (E – J)
Our Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival mini-reviews.
01 Jul
NZIFF 2020 mini-reviews (K – M)
Our Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival mini-reviews.
01 Jul
NZIFF 2020 mini-reviews (N – R)
Our Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival mini-reviews.
01 Jul
NZIFF 2020 mini-reviews (S – Z)
Our Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival mini-reviews.
01 Jul
The Wretched is a functional if largely forgettable horror pic
The Wretched looks set to be relegated to footnotes and movie trivia.
23 Jun
Hijack pic 7500 is a career high for Joseph Gordon-Levitt
A must-watch for fans of single-setting suspense flicks.
23 Jun
The Trip to Greece wears thin with tired quips on this exotic trip
What began as a fun excursion has become all too familiar with this pedestrian odyssey.
09 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
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
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