Movie Review: Pig – Directed by Michael Sarnoski
Pig is a deliciously paced and visceral thriller drama co-written and directed by Michael Sarnoski in his directorial debut, starring Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff and Adam Arkin.
Movie Review: Queen Bees Directed by Michael Lembeck
Queen Bees a funny, poignant rom-com set in a posh elder-care facility, boasting a remarkable cast of aged A-listers, who carry the gentle script and deliver a tender end of life love story.
Film Review: The Justice Of Bunny King Dir: Gaysorn Thavat
Starring Essie Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Ryan O’Kane What’s the cliché? If you see one film this year…well, for most New Zealanders, The Justice Of Bunny King should be required viewing.
Film Review: Warrior Queen Directed by Swati Bhise
Warrior Queen director Swati Bhise‘s vision over-reaches her budget in this heartfelt biopic of the legendary Rani Lakshmibai, who led an uprising against the notorious East India Company.
Film Review: The Misfits Dir: Renny Harlin
The Misfits is a soulless, 94-minute advertisement posing as a generic heist film, stuffed with clichés, weak dialogue, and hollow, mass-produced style that abandons qualitative substance to achieve nothing more than a glossy, propaganda-laden show-reel for its B-grade actors. Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Rami Jaber, Hermoine Corfield, Tim Roth
Movie Review: Juniper Directed by Matthew J. Saville
Juniper is a film family drama written and directed by Matthew J. Saville, exploring death, suicide, grief, alcoholism, mortality and the burdens passed on and created through complex family dynamics and substance abuse.
Movie Review: The Godmother Directed by Jean-Paul Salomé
The Godmother, also known as Mama Weed and La Daronne, is a light crime-dramedy from France, starring Isabelle Huppert as a police interpreter whose compassion drives her head-first into an ever-escalating drug empire.
Film Review: Collective Dir: Alexander Nanau (DocPlay)
Nominated for two Academy Awards, Collective is available to stream from today on DocPlay.
Film Review: Deliver Us From Evil Dir: Hong Won-chan
A thrilling, violent, and sometimes tender film, Deliver Us From Evil is a story of innocence; how it is lost and given away, and what we will do to protect it within those we love. Starring: Hwang Jung-min, Lee Jung-jae, Park Jung-min, Choi Hee-seo, Park So-yi, Song Young-chang, Lee Seo-hwan
Film Review: The Conjuring 3 – The Devil Made Me Do It
The Conjuring 3 – The third film in The Conjuring core series discards the simple claustrophobic basements of ‘70s and ‘80s America for grander sets and story, but fails to execute on its many tension-building threads throughout. Starring: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ruairi O’Connor, Sarah Catherine Hook, Julian Hilliard, John Noble, Eugenie Bondurant
Film Review: Lapsis Directed by Noah Hutton
Sandwiched somewhere between the best and worst of Black Mirror and the terrifyingly prophetic Idiocracy, the grim satire of Lapsis works well, elevating a low-budget premise into a performance-driven sci-fi mystery.
Film Review: A Quiet Place Part II Dir: John Krasinski
Starring: Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Djimon Hounsou, Scoot McNairy, John Krasinski A Quiet Place Part II is a masterpiece of cinematic dread, complementing and expanding on both the themes and narrative of the original film, while striking a near-impossible balance between fresh stories and new perspectives on the horror we already […]
Watch: 13th Floor MovieTalk: Conor & Jake Allyn of No Man’s Land
With the feature film No Man’s Land opening in cinemas on Thursday here are brothers Conor and Jake Allyn, director and actor/screenwriter of this powerful film.
Movie Review: Son of The South Directed by Barry Alexander Brown
Son of The South opens with a limp-footed, bloodied Bob Zellner (Lucas Till) dragged toward a noose while he summarises the climate of racial hatred in 1960s Alabama through an emotionless voiceover.
Movie Review: Spiral Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
Spiral brings something different to the Saw franchise than the usual death-game twist-a-roo trickery, but the resulting film is a failed copycat attempt at playing copycat itself.
Movie Review: Those Who Wish Me Dead
Those Who Wish Me Dead is three action films for the price of one, but the forest-fire ultimate survivor narrative quickly stretches the width of an ocean with the depth of a puddle.
Film Review: Nasrin Directed by Jeff Kaufman
Amnesty International hosted the New Zealand premiere of NASRIN at Sky City Theatre, a documentary that presents an intimate and moving depiction of one woman’s efforts to protect human rights and promote equality for all within Iran.
Watch: Florian Habicht Tells all About James & Isey
Kiwi filmmaker Florian Habicht’s new film, James & Isey opens in New Zealand cinemas on May 6th. Florian stopped by The 13th Floor Studio to tell us all about it.
Movie Review: Wrath of Man Directed by Guy Ritchie
Wrath of Man, the latest thriller from director Guy Ritchie, starring the never-emotive Jason Statham, delivers a delightful two solid hours of heists, retribution and a daunting body count.
Film Review: First Cow – Director: Kelly Reichardt
First Cow – America in the early nineteenth century and the Land of Opportunity seems wide open and promising for two young men who bond in a moment of danger and adversity. They strike upon an unlikely path to wealth but there is always a sense that somehow fate won’t allow it.