Film Review: The Curse Of The Weeping Woman Dir: Michael Chaves
Starring Linda Cardellini, Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez Chase Champion director Michael Chaves makes the move to the big screen with mixed results.
Movie Reviews
Pet Sematary: Directed by Kevin Kölsch
Given the opportunity, could you resist bringing back a loved one from the dead? Even if trialling such a procedure on a pet first resulted in a less than ideal outcome, like your pet comes back violent and smelling like the corpse it had been?
Film Review: The Chills: The Triumph & Tragedy Of Martin Phillipps Dir: Julia Parnell
Up-and-coming musicians take heed…just about every pitfall that can happen to band happened to The Chills. So watch this documentary and take notes.
Film Review: Us Dir: Jordan Peele
Starring: Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker Here’s 13th Floor’s Andy Baker’s take on the record-breaking horror film: I walked into US with high expectations after Jordan Peele’s 2017 directorial debut horror Get Out left me pleasantly stunned and questioning for a long time after watching. I walked out of US with even […]
Film Review: Soldiers Without Guns Dir: Will Watson
In world where stories of government corruption are the norm and greed and violence tend to fill the headlines, this film of how the New Zealand government put an end to years of bloodshed in Bougainville, without firing a shot, shows how powerful peace, love and understanding can be.
NZIFF Media Release: More than 150 films to screen at NZIFF in Auckland
The full programme for the 50th New Zealand International Film Festival has been launched in Auckland this evening. 155 feature-length films from 40 countries will screen over 18 days beginning on Thursday 19 July.
NZIFF Announces Feature Films Requested by Popular Demand
The New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) today reveals a further five films of the 2018 programme, which will screen in Auckland from 19 July, and in Wellington from 27 July.
Tomb Raider Dir: Roar Uthaug (Film Review)
Starring Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Daniel Wu, Kristin Scott Thomas The video game movie curse is alive and real. Does Tomb Raider defy all odds and do what like the likes of Warcraft and Assassin’s Creed could not? Well keep reading and let me tell you.
Eric Clapton: A Life In 12 Bars Dir: Lili Fini Zanuck
If, like me, you were a fan of Eric Clapton’s work through Derek & The Dominoes, but lost interest with his 1970s solo records, this ambitious documentary may very well explain why that is.
I, Tonya Dir: Craig Gillespie
Best actress nominee, Margot Robbie brings one of the most reviled figures in sport history to life in this wildly original biopic, based on real-life conflicting interviews with figure skater Tonya Harding and her violently repulsive ex-husband Jeff Gillooly (Sebastian Stan.)