Columbus Dir: Kogonada
Love, loss, hope and architecture are explored in this measured and moving debut film from a remarkable new talent.
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Wind River Dir: Taylor Sheridan
Starring: Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Gil Birmingham, Graham Greene Oscar-nominated (Hell Or High Water) screenplay writer Taylor Sheridan moves into the director’s chair for the first time. The result is a bleak, who-done-it set in the blizzard-ridden Rocky Mountains of Wyoming.
Dina Dir: Antonio Santini, Dan Sickles
Sexual frustration in your late forties isn’t fun, especially when you’re both on the autism spectrum, but this Sundance crowd-pleaser is sure to push all the right buttons for a Kiwi crowd.
Spookers Dir: Florian Habicht
Horror theme park Spookers might be the stuff of nightmares, but Florian Habicht’s surreal look at the scare factory makes for a dream doco – life affirming and funny as hell.
The Miltones – Tuning Fork July 22, 2017
The Miltones wrapped up their album release tour in front of a hometown crowd at Auckland’s Tuning Fork. And what a crowd it was…they showed up early and in large numbers making for a very special evening.
The Party Dir: Sally Potter
Starring: Kristin Scott Thomas, Timothy Spall, Patricia Clarkson, Emily Mortimer, Cillian Murphy, Cherry Jones, Bruno Ganz Oh what fun! The Party is a delicious British black comedy that owes a serious debt to Mike Nichols’ classic Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?
Hostages Dir: Rezo Gigineishvili
Starring: Irakli Kvirikadze, Tina Dalakishvili This true-life story of a group of idealistic young people determined to escape the suffocating oppression of Georgia under the Soviet Union is an action-thriller of the first order.
Sigur Ros – Spark Arena July 21, 2017
After being bewitched by the Icelandic art rockers as a late teen via Takk and hearing awed reports from friends who had already seen them, I felt nervous going to last night’s concert at the Spark Arena as I grappled to lower my stratospheric expectations. Being a reviewer can be jading and I’ve seen many […]
My Life As A Courgette Dir: Claude Barras
Who would have thought an Oscar-nominated hit would be the perfect place for sex education? My Life As A Courgette is the one-stop-motion shop for dealing with tricky emotional issues and exploding penises.
Kirin J Callinan Kings Arms July 20, 2017
Kirin J Callinan claims he is a different man than when he last performed in Auckland back in January of 2015. That may be, but he is still a riveting performer…mercurial, unpredictable, a bit shambolic, but always entertaining.