Episode 11 of Crave! sees Simon and Steve take very different positions on The Revenant, Leonardo DiCaprio’s two and a half hours of Oscar-bait, but agree that David Bowie’s death leaves a huge hole in the world of music. Steve’s…
I got caught up in the sweep of The Revenant, and the way in which director Alejandro Inarritu transports you to the North American wilderness of the 1820s is the reason why. Because of that, the fact that the story…
The final episode of the year finds Steve and Simon disagreeing about the new Star Wars film, The Force Awakens. But they both enjoyed AC/DC at Western Springs Stadium, while Steve was surprised by how impressed he was by Ed…
AC/DC played Western Springs Stadium in Auckland last night, and Crave! was there. Simon was in the moshpit to review the show, while Steve was on photo duty. We’ll have a full review in this weekend’s edition of Crave!, but…
Episode 9 of Crave! sees Steve struggling with a cold, Steve and Simon discussing Youth, the new two-hander featuring Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel. Steve’s seen Jesus Christ Part 2 at Auckland’s Basement Theatre, and Simon’s seen Gin Wigmore at…
The eighth episode of Crave! sees Simon and Steve rather disappointed with the final film in the Hunger Games series, Mockingjay Part 2. Steve looks at The Programme, the new Lance Armstrong biopic, he’s been talking to Gareth Williams, the…
Spectre‘s finally here, and Simon and Steve have been to see it. Were they impressed? Find out in this week’s episode of Crave!, along with reviews of Scouts [sic] Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse and Hozier’s rather excellent show at…
Steve and Simon unstitch The Dressmaker, Kate Winslet’s latest dark — very, very dark — comedy. Simon’s seen Bridge Of Spies, and both of us are inappropriately excited to see Spectre next week. We’ve also been listening to Keith Richards’…
Simon and Steve take a peek at Crimson Peak, Steve wonders why he paid good money to see Pan but he was really glad he got to see Russell Brand, and Steve and Simon both went to Avalanche City and…
The fourth episode of Crave! finds Simon back in Auckland, where he’s talking with Steve about The Martian, Ridley Scott’s new film set, unsurprisingly, on Mars — even though the best bits happen back on Earth. Simon’s seen Everest, Steve’s…