Crave! episode 76: Lily Allen, Green Book, May Queen Of Scots, Laneway, The Favourite, Glass, and an interview with Rowetta

We’re nothing if not current here at Crave! With the echoes barely dying down at Spark Arena from Lily Allen’s show there last night, Simon and Steve have a chat about the concert, with a rather split verdict. Less division,…

Lily Allen, Auckland, February 2 – She’s sharp, and likeable

Lily Allen presented a pared down show which put the spotlight absolutely on her. There was nowhere to hide. Not that she cared, for this confident and relaxed performer surely wanted no distractions. This concert was all about her songs,…

GREEN BOOK – a feel good assault on racism

Green Book is a hugely entertaining movie, with two lead characters worlds apart at the start of the story and, unsurprisingly, considerably closer by the end. Those actors, Mahershali Ali and Viggo Mortensen, offer utterly engaging performances and the most…

Crave! episode 75: Mary Poppins Returns, Vice, Holmes & Watson, and an interview with Myles Kennedy

Mary Poppins has returned, but while Steve is quite taken with its charms, Simon has less room in his cold, cold heart for its joys. Vice, on the other hand, has thoroughly impressed both our reviewers just as much as…