Leading lady a force of nature
Leading lady a force of nature
Cynthia Erivo found more than a little she could identify with in Wicked, writes Glenn Whipp.
Less than enraptured
Less than enraptured
The "silent horror movie" is one of the least interesting gimmicks we’re seeing repeated in contemporary horror, and Azrael follows this well-trodden path.
Scary clown shows its chops
Scary clown shows its chops
Terrifier 3 combines ’70s-style Giallo practical horror with Harpo Marx-ian slapstick acting expression that leaves one’s skin crawling and funny bone tickled.
A colossal load of old sandals
A colossal load of old sandals
High budget and low effort, Gladiator II is a poorly written, poorly directed film that’s only escaping the critical panning it deserves because Ridley Scott has something of an eye for the cinematic.
Filming on a roll
Filming on a roll
A plane's being chartered from Australia to bring cast and crew to Queenstown for three weeks’ shooting on a huge sci-fi action thriller film.
Electric film-making and charismatic cast
Electric film-making and charismatic cast
Saturday Night is Jason Reitman’s fabricated reimagining of the turbulent production immediately preceding the first episode of Saturday Night Live on October 11, 1975.
Friends explore Sri Lankan food in film
Dunedin friends explore Sri Lankan food in film
A Dunedin co-operative café and bakery worker's new film about food suppliers in Sri Lanka is due out next month.
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Oamaru station among film locations for series
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Oamaru station among film locations for series
Excitement is mounting as Oamaru is set to be a Netflix series film location.
The making of a president
The making of a president
The Apprentice depicts the ex-president’s come up, a gamble that’s led to legal threats and Hollywood discourse, writes Adrian Horton.
Star Wars helmet tops list of auction memorabilia
Star Wars helmet tops list of auction memorabilia
From Yoda's cane to Clint Eastwood's coat in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, hundreds of items will go under the hammer next month in a sale of movie and TV memorabilia.
Friendship on the agenda
Friendship on the agenda
Saturday Night Live writer Harper Steele came out as a trans woman in 2022 at the age of 61.
Dame Maggie Smith dies at 89
Dame Maggie Smith dies at 89
Dame Maggie Smith, one of the most acclaimed actors of her generation with a career ranging from Shakespeare to Harry Potter and Downton Abbey, has died, aged 89.
Bombastic exercise in metaphor
Bombastic exercise in metaphor
Megalopolis is a Roman epic transposed into contemporary America, where a tormented visionary architect is at odds with a city’s mayor in the ideological and architectural frontier of the future.
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Movie fundraiser first step towards therapy
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Movie fundraiser first step towards therapy
Aoife Coster is on a journey to learn to walk but needs help to pay for a trip to Australia for intensive therapy.
An argument without substance
An argument without substance
It’s ironic that a film titled The Substance would have little of it.
Green steals the scenes
Green steals the scenes
Both a sweeping war epic crossed with a McGuffin-laden political thriller, Milady ultimately ends up slightly confused between the two, trying too hard to pull off both manoeuvres to satisfyingly deliver on either.
McAvoy brings the menace
McAvoy brings the menace
Speak No Evil sets the loaded gun on the table then proceeds to dare you to think it’s going to fire, sewing anxiety, doubt and despair into the tapestry of the text.
A towering presence
A towering presence
Mercurial actor Nicole Kidman has just picked up another award, at the Venice Film Festival, as she proves unstoppable, Leila Latif writes.
James Earl Jones, voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93
James Earl Jones, voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93
American actor James Earl Jones, recognised the world over as intergalactic villain Darth Vader, has died at the age of 93.
The soundtrack to their lives
The soundtrack to their lives
From Britney to Bruce to Bob, music biopics are hotter than ever.
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