Trying to convince my friends to watch שטיסל (Shtisel) in was always going to be a bit of a tough sell—”So it’s a soap opera, but not really, and it’s set in an ultra-orthodox Haredi Jewish community in Jerusalem, and…
It’s been a while, but Crave! is back, and better than ever. In a heavily Kiwi-centric comeback episode, Steve and Simon talk about Black Hands, the new dramatisation of the Bain family killings, and about local acts Dave Dobbyn at…
As Simon and Steve inch ever closer to their hundredth episode, the emphasis remains on films. Radioactive is the story of Marie Curie, and a film that both our reviewers found quite engaging. Less so Eurovision Song Contest: The Story…
Crave! is finally back, after months of lockdown and carefully managed isolation. In this first post-lockdown edition, Steve and Simon disagree on Greed, the satire on the nasty wealthy from Michael Winterbottom, but agree on The High Note, a film…
SIMON HAS USED SOME OF HIS LOCKDOWN TIME TO CATCH UP WITH ON DEMAND VIEWING. THE NETFLIX DRAMA OZARK HAS CAUGHT PLENTY OF ATTENTION OF LATE, AND SIMON’S NOW WORKED HIS WAY THROUGH ALL THREE SEASONS. HERE’S HIS VIEW. I’ve…
Knives Out is the new Daniel Craig black comedy-thriller, and it’s delighted both Steve and Simon, who also have a few thoughts about where the first official trailer for what’s likely to be Craig’s last Bond outing, No Time To…
Men In Black: International should have been so good. And yet it wasn’t. Neither Steve nor Simon can find many positive things to say about this disappointing film. Sometimes Always Never, on the other hand, the new Bill Nighy outing,…
The Monkees — well, two of them, anyway — came to Auckland this weekend. Simon and Steve were both keen to enjoy some nostalgic, feel-good pop songs; Simon and Steve were both just a little disappointed. Rocketman, on the other hand, is…
Episode 83 of Crave! is a short, bonus episode — Steve and Simon’s take on the final instalment of Game Of Thrones. Be warned — it’s chock-full of spoilers, so if you’ve not seen, seriously, all of Game Of Thrones,…
There’s only one topic on Simon and Steve’s minds right now, and that’s Game Of Thrones. With only one episode left, we dissect everything we’ve learnt in episode 5 of the final series, The Bells, and try to figure out…