King Loser – Dir: Cushla Dillon & Andrew Moore (Film Review)
King Loser documents the ups and (mostly) downs of one of the greatest unknown and underappreciated bands of the nineties.
King Loser documents the ups and (mostly) downs of one of the greatest unknown and underappreciated bands of the nineties.
Anatomy Of A Fall kicked off this year’s New Zealand International Film Festival at Auckland’s beloved Civic Theatre. It’s a Palm d’Or winner that gives the viewer plenty of space (and time) to think. It’s been quite a week for films…I’ve seen previews of Mission Impossible, Oppenheimer, even Barbie…all four films very different, but all […]
Little Richard: I Am Everything, the title of this documentary about the self-proclaimed “architect of rock & roll” is anything but understated, just like its subject.
Evil Dead Rise finds new and graphic ways to kill but there’s torture of a different kind in Shackleton: The Greatest Story Of Survival and Paper Spiders…all in cinemas today.
The Pope’s Exorcist is a supernatural horror film directed by Julius Avery that is equal parts spooky and silly, starring Russell Crowe as Father Gabriele Amorth, and based on Amorth’s real-life memoirs.
Shazam! Fury of The Gods is a family-oriented superhero film by director David F. Sandberg that delivers a sugar-high of CGI fantasy, cultural references, and semi-cringe cameos.
Scream VI is the latest attempt to drain the last few drops of bloody inspiration from a dying franchise that, while forgettably enjoyable, is kept alive by a scattering of honourable references and guest appearances.
Cocaine Bear is an action thriller with frequent hits of highly addictive comedy-horror that utilises its ‘80s backdrop and soundtrack to create a brilliantly hedonistic retro bloodfest.
Magic Mike’s Last Dance is a comedy-drama film by Steven Soderbergh that lacks both comedy and drama, while derivatively scraping the barrel of a franchise that lost its magic nearly a decade ago.
Knock at the Cabin is a psychological horror film by M. Night Shyamalan that unfortunately never utilises the impressive on-screen talent or thought-provoking terror of its original novel adaptation.