Film Review

A large part of the problem I had with Ingrid Goes West (Rialto) was that it bills itself as a comedy, but it is that cringe comedy I find hard to take.

Musical biopics, if you'll excuse the pun, often get a bad rap by their very nature of having to condense the entire life and career of a musician into a few hours of screen time in a way that's somehow satisfying to both fans and general audiences, while also carrying a narrative arc worthy of any cinematic tale, real or otherwise.

There are some roles that all serious actors aspire to; once they were Shakespearian, but in the decades since World War 2, a real character has emerged to test the skills of eminent actors.

"The Coming War on China" presents the alarming case for an inevitable and potentially catastrophic conflict between the world’s two greatest superpowers the US and China.

Auckland-based trio thedownlowconcept are well known in these parts for producing 7 Days, which on a good night can be one of the funniest things around, although much of it hangs on whoever is on the panel in any given week.