Ryuichi Sakamoto|Opus Dir: Neo Sora (13th Floor/NZIFF Film Review)
Famed Japanese composer/pianist/actor Ryuichi Sakamoto performs one last time, just months before his death at age 71.
Twisters – Dir: Lee Isaac Chung (13th Floor Film Review)
Twisters: A Heart-Stopping Blockbuster That Will Blow You Away.
The Bikeriders Dir: Jeff Nichols: A Star-Studded Misfire (13th Floor Film Review)
The Bikeriders has all the makings of a great film, but it’s a sanitized and generic crime drama that doesn’t say much. But it is sumptuous to look at, with picturesque shots of rumbling motorcycles, hazy dive bars, chiaroscuro lit chatter, and Butler doing his best blue steel.
Teaches of Peaches – Dir: Philipp Fussenegger & Judy Landkammer
Doc Edge 2024 opened in Auckland last night. Music fans may want to check out Teaches Of Peaches.
The Watchers – Dir: Ishana Night Shyamalan (Film Review)
The Watchers: Folk-ish horror from the daughter of M. Night Shyamalan fails to deliver on its unnerving premise.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Dir: George Miller (Film Review)
It’s a tall order to follow Mad Max: Fury Road, one of the most celebrated films of the 21st century. Yet, George Miller, the mad genius behind the Mad Max franchise and family film favourites Babe and Happy Feet, has dared to dream bigger. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga may not be as lean as […]
The Strangers: Chapter 1 Dir: Renny Harlin (Film Review)
The Strangers: Chapter 1—Another Hollywood Reboot No One Asked For!
Boy Kills World – Dir: Mortiz Mohr (Film Review)
Boy Kills World is an action-packed comedy-thriller from director Moritz Mohr, that bursts onto the screen with the force of a martial arts roundhouse kick and seduces you with the nostalgic, replayable charm of a classic arcade game.
Challengers – Dir: Luca Guadagnino (Film Review)
Challengers is another stunningly sensual addition to Luca Guadagnino’s remarkable oeuvre. The 13th Floor’s Thomas Giblin elaborates.
Monkey Man – Dir: Dev Patel (Film Review)
Monkey Man is here. Go bananas over Dev Patel’s bloodthirsty directorial debut!
Civil War – Dir: Alex Garland (Film Review)
Civil War, A24’s Most Expensive Film ever, Is a bold, visually immersive vision of an America ravaged by violent conflict.
Love Lies Bleeding Dir: Rose Glass (Film Review)
Rose Glass’s audacious sophomore feature, Love Lies Bleeding, is a frenzied love story with shocking twists.
Dune: Part Two – Dir: Denis Villeneuve (Film Review)
Give me sandworms, or give me death. About 25 minutes into the screening for Dune: Part Two, I leaned over to the person next to me and whispered “Maybe it’s a slow burn for a good second half” and, even as the words came out of my mouth, I felt the hollow drop of hopelessness […]
Drive-Away Dolls – Dir: Ethan Coen (Film Review)
Drive-Away Dolls proves one Coen brother is better than none, especially when Ethan teams up with writer/producer/wife Tricia Cooke for this hilarious road movie.
The Zone of Interest – Dir: Jonathan Glazer (Film Review)
The Zone Of Interest is the Oscar nominated Holocaust Film from master filmmaker Jonathan Glazer that is daring but ultimately underwhelming.
How to Have Sex – Dir: Molly Manning Walker (Film Review)
How to Have Sex, the assured debut feature by British director Molly Manning Walker has a candy-coloured aesthetic. Its exterior shell, desperate hedonism, and fluorescent lights conceal what is a deeply upsetting film.
Priscilla Dir: Sofia Coppola (13th Floor Film Review)
Sofia Coppola‘s stylish portrait of Priscilla is a frustrating shadow of the director’s best.
The Iron Claw – Dir: Sean Durkin (Film Review)
In an era of middling biopics (Napoleon, Maestro, Air), The Iron Claw is a suplex right to the heart. Zac Efron astonishes in an emotional wrestling melodrama.
Perfect Days – Director: Wim Wenders (Film Review)
Perfect Days is Wim Wender‘s minimalist Tokyo set drama is a sweet rumination on the small joys of life.
The Beekeeper Dir: David Ayer (Film Review)
Jason Statham is on a roll with The Beekeeper clocking in as his fifth film in a year. The Beekeeper finds Jason in one of his most preposterous and entertaining films yet.