Retribution Director: Nimród Antal (Film Review)
Retribution is defined as punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act. That may be both the premise and the review of this seriously flawed film.
Jules Dir: Marc Turtletaub (Film Review)
With films in cinemas about A-bombs, talking dolls and aliens in the desert, Jules may be the strangest movie you’ll see this year.
Dracula: Voyage Of The Demeter Dir: Andre Ovredal (Film Review)
Dracula: Voyage Of The Demeter, or Bat Man Goes Sailing, charts the course of Dracula from Romania to England. Needless to say, there is a significant body count.
Asteroid City Dir: Wes Anderson (Film Review)
If you’ve been caught up in the Barbenheimer frenzy, then your next film should be Asteroid City as it features both an A-bomb explosion and Margot Robbie.
Robin Greenberg on Light, Ghosts and Grant Sheehan: Interview
Film director Robin Greenberg steps up to The 13th Floor to talk about her documentary Grant Sheehan: Light, Ghosts & Dreams, now playing at the NZIFF.
From Alfred To Barbie: The Film Festival is Everywhere So Dive In Deep
The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda has been to a few films recently and its got him thinking. Always a dangerous precedent, here are a few of those thoughts about Oppenheimer, Barbie, Hitchcock and more.
Rebecca Tansley and The Strangest Of Angels: Interview
Rebecca Tansley has made a film that is part-drama/part opera and wholly based on the life of Kiwi writer Janet Frame.
Squaring The Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) Dir: Anton Corbijn (Film Review)
Classic rock nerds rejoice! Squaring the Circle takes you behind the scenes of the making of some of rocks most iconic album covers as created by a company called Hipgnosis.
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.
Anatomy Of A Fall Dir: Justine Triet (Film Review)
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 Dir: Lisa Cortés (Film Review)
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.
New Movie Roundup: Evil Dead Rise, Shackleton & Paper Spiders
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 Dir: Julius Avery (Film Review)
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 Directed by David F. Sandberg: Film Review
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: Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett (Film Review)
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 – Director: Elizabeth Banks (Film Review)
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 – Dir: Steven Soderbergh (Film Review)
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 – Dir: M. Night Shyamalan (Film Review)
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.
Tár – Dir: Todd Field (13th Floor Film Review)
Tár is a psychological drama film by Todd Field that offers a laborious examination of power, control, and the spiraling effects of losing both when acquired through success in the spotlight of a modern, critical society.
Babylon Dir: Damien Chazelle (Film Review)
Babylon seems like a tribute to Hollywood golden age. But is it a love letter to the movies from director Damien Chazelle or a ransom note?