Film Review: Soldiers Without Guns (2019)
byIs there anything those New Zealanders can’t do? From inspirational Prime Ministers to legitimate claims over Sam Neill, our Kiwi friends always seem to…
Film Review: Avengers: Endgame (2019)
byThere’s never been a film quite like Endgame because the Marvel Cinematic Universe stands alone in the history of blockbuster entertainment. Eventually the superhero…
Film Review: Breaking Habits (2018)
byIn the town of Merced, California a small but growing sisterhood of like-minded nuns has formed. They’re the Sisters of the Valley, in the…
Film Review: NT Live: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second (2019)
bySimon Russell Beale may be one of the pre-eminent Shakespearean actors of today, but it seems even someone of his presence can be let…
Film Review: Thunder Road (2018)
byThunder Road is a deeply humanistic film. Starring, directed and written by Jim Cummings, it focuses on a man – who is a son,…
Film Review: The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)
byDirector Terry Gilliam returns with The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, his latest feature film and the one he has been trying to make…
Film Review: Crime Wave (2018)
byThis is the second year in a row that the Spanish Film Festival has announced itself by previewing a Maribel Verdu-led black comedy, and…
Film Review: Burning (2018)
byBurning is (forgive the pun) a slow-burn. It is loosely based on the short story ‘Barn Burning’ by eccentric and celebrated Japanese novelist Haruki…
Film Review: The Kindergarten Teacher (2018)
byMaggie Gyllenhaal stars as Lisa Spinelli in The Kindergarten Teacher, a story of poetry, obsession and projection on a very personal and uncomfortable level….
Film Review: The Aftermath (2019)
byFive months after the Nazi Empire surrendered to the Allies, Hamburg is the skeleton of a city. The promise of the Thousand Year Reich…