Heretic is a beautifully unsettling psychological horror film by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, one that relies on flawless performances, excruciating pacing, and razor-sharp writing to create an atmosphere of dread that crawls beneath your skin and permeates relentlessly throughout the 111-minute runtime.
Gladiator II: A Rehashed Sequel that’s Equally Empty and Epic.
Two new films open on Halloween in New Zealand. The Red is a horror film about a giant zombie kangaroo while Here, made by many of the same folks who brought you Forrest Gump, is just horrible.
Christine Jeffs returns after a 16-year hiatus with a thoughtful film that addresses accountability, responsibility, transparency, bureaucracy and humanity. And it was shot in Auckland!
The Joker is back! Despite intentions to the contrary, the 2019 film has a sequel. That’s what happens when a film makes over $1 billion. Everyone wants more.
This year marked the 10th anniversary of Loading Docs, an initiative dedicated to platforming emerging and established filmmakers from Aotearoa to produce resonant documentary shorts that challenge and inspire.
The question on everyone’s lips as we left Auckland’s IMAX cinema last night was…”what did we just see?”
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: A Mildly Amusing Pastiche
93-year-old June Squibb sparkles in Thelma, a life-affirming comedy-action romp.
Post-Peter Jackson’s Get Back, interest in all things Beatle-related has certainly risen…not that it ever was floundering. So, what better time to release a film about the “5th Beatle”…manager Brian Epstein?