There are action movies and there are action movies, and Mission Impossible Fallout is purely and simply one of the best action films I’ve ever seen. The adrenalin rush is almost constant, so much so that you feel spent well…
A story of a former soldier or lawman exacting violent revenge over the death of a friend is not a new tale for a movie maker to take on, especially an American movie maker. You could think of many in…
A demonic possession, aliens in crops, and 70’s poltergeists prompting noise complaints: the first three creepy cases confronting the new paranormal unit at Wellington police. “Wellington Paranormal” has been credited as being the brainchild of both Jermaine Clement and Taika…
Marvel Studios have produced so many of these films – this is the 20th in a decade – that the first question fans will probably ask themselves about a new movie is whether it at least maintains the standard set…
This week the Melbourne based soul-funk band The Bamboos are to release their eighth studio album, Night Time People. Simon caught up with band leader, Auckland born Lance Ferguson, to chat about the new album, and in particular a stand…
We’ll start with the movie, and leave the politics till a little later. Yes, there is politics here. Just as Black Panther was both a superhero film and a commentary on the past and present status of black culture, Sicario:…
So where did we leave matters at the end of 2015’s Jurassic World? The Mosasaurus had just emerged from the Jurassic World lake to devour the Indominus Rex, the T-Rex and Blue the velociraptor- which had attacked the Indominus –…
Folks, this is a tricky film to review. If you know the true story on which Adrift is based, you’ll have an entirely different experience from those for whom the story is new. Simply put, the movie is told in…
You often come across the phrase a “feel good” movie. It’s funny enough, not too confrontational and gives you the warm fuzzies. Sadly these films often end up too sweet for their own good and, like candy floss, the taste…
Tu is passionate, direct and uncompromising – a battle cry for social justice from a trio of angry young men. And not just any young men. Lewis De Jong, Henry De Jong and Ethan Trembath hail from New Zealand’s north,…