NZIFF 51 – Film Review: The Art of Self-Defense
The Art of Self-Defense is the second feature film by U.S. director, Riley Stearns, a pitch-black deadpan comedy that offers a deeply unsettling examination of modern masculinity and identity.
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NZIFF 51: Knife + Heart Director: Yann Gonzalez
Knife+Heart (Un couteau dans le cœur) is a gloriously taboo French thriller from director Yann Gonzalez, which combines aspects of erotic psychodrama and giallo cinema with a pulsating, dream-synth score from M83.
Concert Review: The Streets – Town Hall, July 22, 2019
The Streets performed their first-ever solo gig at Auckland Town Hall last night, transforming the stalls into an open dance area and delivering an unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime performance.
Concert Review: Dermot Kennedy – Powerstation, July 21, 2019
Dermot Kennedy performed his first-ever New Zealand show at Powerstation last night. Despite self-proclaimed swollen vocal chords, the Irish musician proved he possesses a raw and immeasurable talent as a singer-songwriter.
NZIFF 51: Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Directed by Bi Gan
Long Day’s Journey Into Night is a delicate and ethereal Chinese drama, set in and around the Southeast mainland city of Kaili. The film contains a simple, loose narrative structure and is essentially split into two parts: the melancholy and disorienting first half which bounces between flashbacks and present day, and the ambitious, dream-like second […]
NZIFF 51: Monos, Directed by Alejandro Landes
Equal parts Lord of the Flies and Apocalypse Now, the visually stunning Alejando Landes film, Monos, portrays the harrowing dysfunction of a teenage guerrilla group charged with protecting a foreign prisoner of war. Oxford Lamoureaux reviews for The 13th Floor.
NZIFF 51: Celebration, Directed by Olivier Meyrou
In 1998, French filmmaker Olivier Meyrou worked alongside Yves Saint-Laurent and Pierre Bergé, capturing the working dynamic of the pair in an intimate and often unsettling documentary. Two decades following completion of filming, and with its release suppressed by Bergé until 2015, Celebration is a raw depiction of a great artist in his twilight years. […]
NZIFF 51 Film Review: Les Misérables, Directed by Ladj Ly
Inspired by the Paris suburb riots of 2005, Les Misérables captures the cynicism, indifference, and desperate humanity of three anti-crime unit officers patrolling the streets of Paris, in a relentlessly tense and unsettling film by first-time feature director Ladj Ly. Oxford Lamoureaux reviews for The 13th Floor.
NZIFF 51 – Film Review: La Belle Époque
La Belle Époque seemed the perfect choice for opening night at the 51st New Zealand International Film Festival, delivering a remarkable ensemble cast and razor-sharp comedic writing to a packed and joyous Civic Theatre crowd.
Concert Review: James Blake – Shed 10, July 17, 2019
James Blake performed to an Auckland crowd at Shed 10 last night for the first time in six years, delivering a wildly diverse set underpinned by a remarkably powerful and mature voice.