Concert Review: Lake South – The Wine Cellar, September 7, 2019
Lake South performed at The Wine Cellar last night, to celebrate the launch of his sophomore album, ‘Wellington | Te Upoko O Te Ika’, with support by honey-sweet folk group, Fables.
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Concert Review: Echo Ohs ‘Wild Weeds’ EP release – Whammy Bar, September 6, 2019
Echo Ohs and friends invaded Whammy Bar last night to celebrate the release of their Wild Weeds EP, with four bands delivering ear-melting electro, dreamy stoner blues, blistering punk, and psychedelic cowboy surf rock to a beautifully celebratory crowd.
Movie Review: IT Chapter Two
It Chapter Two is the sequel to the 2017 film It, both based on the 1986 novel It by Stephen King. Featuring a stellar cast and impeccable style and tone throughout its 170-minute runtime, it’s inarguably one of the finest horror stories – and King adaptations – we’ve had on screen to date.
Movie Review: Angel Has Fallen, Directed by Ric Roman Waugh
Angel Has Fallen is the third installment in the Fallen film series, following Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and London Has Fallen (2016), which saw Secret Service agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) fighting for his life while protecting the President of the United States from various terrorist threats.
Concert Review: Neil Young’s Live Rust – The Civic, August 9, 2019
An all-star New Zealand lineup hit the stage at The Civic last night, delivering three hours of Neil Young classics including a track-by-track performance of the rock masterpiece, Live Rust, celebrating the album’s 40th anniversary.
Film Review: Weathering With You
Weathering With You (Tenki no Ko, which translates literally to “Child of Weather”) is a charming Japanese fantasy-romance animation about a struggling high-school runaway who meets a young girl with the ability to make the sun shine by praying.
Film Review: Palm Beach (Director: Rachel Ward)
Palm Beach is an unchallenging and pleasantly distracting Australian take on dining-table dramedies, providing just under 100 minutes of low-stakes entertainment through its playfully comedic cast of veteran actors.
NZIFF 51 – Film Review: La Flor
At over 800 minutes – not including its five, 15-minute intermissions – La Flor is a cinematic experience unlike any other, one that transcends any rational critique of film or cinema into something entirely of its own. It is a journey of trust, doubt, beauty, and sacrifice – but ultimately, it is a film that […]
Concert Review: Late Model European – Anthology Lounge, July 26, 2019
Late Model European celebrated the launch of their album, It’s Time, at Anthology Lounge last night, delivering a powerfully diverse set strengthened by marvelous support acts.
NZIFF 51 – Film Review: The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil
For fans of South Korean television, The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil will serve nicely as a feature-length spiritual companion to the 2014 and 2017 series Bad Guys and Bad Guys 2 (Nappeun Nyeoseokdeul and Nappeun Nyeoseokdeul: Akui Doshi) which shares a similar premise and features many of the film’s lead actors in similar roles. […]