James, one of the central bands of the Manchester scene in the 1980s and 1990s, came to Auckland’s Powerstation last night, and Steve was there to shoot the show.
James at the Powerstation, Auckland: photo gallery
Arrival
I suppose it is the job of a serious science fiction story to use the setting of a beyond-human-experience to say something intrinsic about being human. “Arrival” fits right into this framework. It’s a story of the first human interaction…
Crave! episode 28: Doctor Strange, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Slipknot, Mia Blonde — Icedagger
Simon and Steve are pleased to have found in Doctor Strange a superhero film from the Marvel Comic Universe that they can both wholeheartedly endorse, but they’re both a little less overwhelmingly enthusiastic about Never Go Back, Tom Cruise’s latest outing…
Slipknot at Vector Arena: photo gallery
Slipknot played to a packed Vector Arena last night, and Steve braved the photo pit to shoot the show.
Lamb Of God at Vector Arena: photo gallery
Lamb Of God opened for Slipknot at Auckland’s Vector Arena last night, and Steve was there to shoot the show. Here’s his photo gallery from this very, very noisy event.
Wonderfully Strange
Let’s cut to the chase. I’ll be seeing this again. If you can do so in 3D, all the better, and if there’s an IMAX in your neck of the woods, I reckon it’s worth the price. Dr Strange, the…
Reacher, Cruise-ified
Jack Reacher Never Go Back This is a Tom Cruise movie. That’s a statement likely to evoke strong and opposing responses. His detractors may talk of a predictability of what will happen. They may say he only ever plays himself.…
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back. Once is quite plenty.
The trick to enjoying Never Go Back, the second film based on Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series of books, is to accept without question the setup that the film offers in the first few scenes. For reasons that are never…
Dark Ride – and a challenge for you
The Girl on the Train. Alcoholism. Betrayal. Deceit. Misogyny. Mental Instability. Violence. It’s a dark brew, is this grim but compelling thriller, The Girl on the Train. It’s director Tate Taylor’s take on the book of the same name by…
Crave! episode 27: Inferno, The Girl On The Train, Deepwater Horizon, Skyscraper Stan & Ravens
Episode 27 of Crave! sees Simon and Steve both suffering through Inferno, the new Dan Brown adaptation. They’ve been much more impressed, but not without reservations, by The Girl On The Train. Simon has some positive things to say about…