TRIFECTA: Problemista, Crossing, Head South: NZIFF 13th Floor Report #3
13th Floor coverage of the New Zealand International Film Festival continues. The 13th Floor’s Shamin Yazdani shares her thoughts on these three films:
Sunday At The Civic: 13th Floor NZIFF Report #2
The line-up of films at The Civic on Sunday found the NZIFF sending us to Scotland, Iran and Christchurch
13th Floor New Zealand International Film Festival 2024 Report #1
The New Zealand International Film Festival is now in full swing. Opening night was Wednesday. Here is The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda with his first dispatch after having viewed three films.
Soundtrack To A Coup D’Etat – Dir: Johan Grimonprez (13th Floor/NZIFF Film Review)
Soundtrack To A Coup D’Etat is a dense, complex film that documents a time when the US government used jazz as weapon.
Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line – Dir: Paul Clarke (13th Floor/NZIFF Film Review)
Aussie rockers Midnight Oil get a career-spanning look from director Paul Clarke who has also documented John Farnham and Lillian Roxon.
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 Dir: Kevin Costner (13th Floor Film Review)
A Flawed but Epic Old-School Western
In Restless Dreams: The Music Of Paul Simon – Dir: Alex Gibney (13th Floor/NZIFF Film Review)
Doco-meister Alex Gibney gives the life and music of Paul Simon an exhaustive look in this meticulously-made movie titled In Restless Dreams: The Music Of Paul Simon.
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 […]