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New family films and kids shows now streaming
Get familiar with the best new whānau-friendly films and shows new to Aotearoa.
What to watch on Neon, Netflix, and other streaming services right now
Add to your watchlist with these new streaming releases.
The best movies and shows coming to Prime Video this July
July sees Chris Pratt-starring revenge-heavy thriller series The Terminal List and plenty more.
The 25 best movies to watch right now on Prime Video
Helping you navigate straight to the best movies you’ll find on Prime Video.
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.
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.
Trippy neo-western Outer Range has arguably the best use of Josh Brolin yet
Not only does it honour the western genre, it’s also a work of super trippy science fiction.
Two sharp leads make All the Old Knives a worthwhile spy story
You can see Thandiwe Newton and Chris Pine’s onscreen chemistry visibly fizzing in this spy romance thriller.
A history of racism in academia provides the horror in Master
Horror-tinged depiction of institutional and societal racism proves chilling, if uneven.
Deep Water struggles to arouse even shallow erotic thriller pleasures
Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas prove a distinctly un-steamy couple in lacklustre, muddy pic.
Now’s a good time to get bowled over by legendary cricket doco Shane
Here’s your chance to get to know ‘the man behind the legend’ —controversial spin bowl king Shane Warne.
The 50 biggest new and returning TV shows arriving in 2022
Your eyes are going to be totally square this year, judging by our list of the hottest new and returning shows.
Reacher is a cheerfully violent action series that knows exactly what it’s about
Alan Ritchson punches through a small-town mystery as a hulking ‘virile role model for a new age.’
Get bowled over by cricket doco Shane, now streaming on Prime Video
Here’s your chance to get to know ‘the man behind the legend’ —controversial spin bowl king Shane Warne.
Stylish assassin flick The Protégé still has a lot to learn about action movie plotting
Maggie Q, one of the action genre’s most undersung stars, is a vengeful killer in this solid Amazon original.
How to watch the final season of The Expanse in New Zealand
Sci-fi saga The Expanse will cease expansion this December.
The Wheel of Time is a lazy pastiche of other, better fantasy series
It takes a whole lotta money, mythology, and “high-mindedness” to end up with a show this inessential.
New to NZ streaming services this November
This month’s round-up of the big shows and movies coming to NZ.
It’s best not to get too hung up on The Green Knight’s plot and just roll with the vibe
Inventive camera work and incredible visual and sound design create a rewarding world to hang out in.
After We Fell star Josephine Langford chats to us about shooting steamy scenes and coming of age onscreen
The Aussie actor is staying positive, despite COVID measures on set and the turbulent future of her beloved YA character Tessa.
The I Know What You Did Last Summer TV remake isn’t just trash – it’s hollow and boring trash
Prime Video dumbs down and sexes up the nineties slasher, barely deriving any joy as it kills off narcissistic characters along the way.
New to NZ streaming services this October
This month’s round-up of the big shows and movies coming to NZ.