Steve’s been highly entertained by The Nice Guys, Shane Black’s new film-noir pastiche with Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe, while Simon’s been a little less impressed by the somewhat formulaic X-Men Apocalypse. In music news, Simon has a clutch of…
Cherie Currie, the voice of 1970s punk-glam-rockers The Runaways, came to Auckland for the first time last night, and Crave! was there to cover the show. The full review will be in the next edition of the podcast; in the…
Steve and Simon talk with great enthusiasm about the near-live-action remake of The Jungle Book, but with slightly less unanimous enthusiasm about Captain America: Civil War. Simon saw Twenty One Pilots, but Steve didn’t see Iron Maiden. Podcast: Play in…
Wow. Really. Two young men produced a piece of entertainment at the Vector Arena which took the notion of what a pop concert is all about and flew it to a different, compelling, and utterly engaging level. They had a…
Neither Steve nor Simon could find much good to say about The Boss, Melissa McCarthy’s new vehicle. Steve’s struggled to be positive about The Huntsman: Winter’s War, but Simon’s been very impressed by the Holocaust drama Son Of Saul. Penny…
Friday night saw the first performance, in Auckland, of Bowie: Waiting In The Sky, a tribute to David Bowie and featuring performers like Zaine Griff and Alastair Riddell. Steve was there to cover the show for Crave! — we’ll have…
I enjoyed my first Beach Hop at the east Coromandel town of Whangamata last week. I say “enjoyed” deliberately, because there is so much enthusiasm and passion involved in this annual coming together of classic car aficionados that it is…
Neither Steve nor Simon has been terribly impressed by Batman versus Superman: Dawn of Justice, but Hunt For The Wilderpeople at least managed to cleanse Simon’s palate afterwards. Steve was also a little disappointed by Steve Earle, but Swamp Thing,…
Swamp Thing played the King’s Arms in Auckland on Friday night, ably supported by Minnie Marks. Steve was there to shoot the show.
Simon and Steve have very divided opinions of both the new Sacha Baron Cohen film, Grimsby, and the latest from the Coen brothers, Hail, Caesar!. But they’re in agreement that Bowie: Waiting In The Sky, the upcoming David Bowie tribute…