Adele came to Auckland last night, and Frankie Mahoney sent us this guest review of the show: I didn’t expect to get a little teary the moment the eyes flickered opened and Adele sang the words Hello! Adele lived up…
Crave! episode 36: Justin Bieber, Kong: Skull Island, Broadchurch, The OA
Neither Simon nor Steve was quite brave enough to make their way to Mount Smart Stadium last night to see Justin Bieber on his Purpose world tour, so we’ve enlisted the help of Debbie, our favourite Guest Reviewer, who last…
Kong: Skull Island – FX 1, Humans 0
You can’t keep a good giant ape down. This is the eighth Kong film, although only the fourth that’s on my radar. They are the original of 1933, the 1976 version with the famous Jessica Lange bared breast scene (a…
Pixies at the Vector Arena, Auckland: guest review
Pixies came to Auckland last night. Steve and Simon couldn’t make it to the show, but guest reviewer Teylor Moss filed this review for Crave!: Like moths to a flame, I watched as the growing crowd swarmed into the Arena.…
Kong: Skull Island — a monstrosity of a monster movie
Imagine the out-takes from Apocalypse Now, badly edited into the out-takes from Jurassic Park. Now mix in half a dozen top-end actors, but tell each of them they’re acting in a different film. Tell your CGI people just to do…
Broadchurch Series 3 – Good, but don’t fall into the old storytelling habits
This was very popular here, and in the UK, for both its first two series, so expectations are high for the return of detectives Hardy (David Tennant) and Miller (Olivia Colman) in the southern English coastal town of the title.…
Crave! episode 35: Logan, Fist Fight, Stampede Music Fest
In this week’s episode of Crave!, Simon is significantly more impressed by the rawness of Logan than Steve is by the inanity of Fist Fight. Simon still has a few more words to say about the Bruce Springsteen show he…
Jody Direen and The Warratahs at the Stampede Music Fest, Pukekohe — photo galleries
Before Scotty McCreery and LeAnn Rimes headlined Pukekohe’s first Stampede Music Fest, Jody Direen and kiwi icons The Warratahs entertained a sold-out crowd. The Warratahs (photos by Deb McCabe) Jody Direen (photos by Amina McCabe)
LeAnn Rimes at the Stampede Music Fest, Pukekohe — Photo gallery
LeAnn Rimes performed last night at Pukekohe’s first Stampede Music Fest, and Crave! was, of course, there to cover the show — here’s Steve’s photo gallery from the concert. And don’t miss photos of Scotty McCreery too!
Scotty McCreery at the Stampede Music Festival, Pukekohe — photo gallery
Pukekohe hosted the first Stampede Music Festival last night, and headlining was Scotty McCreery. Steve was there to shoot the show.