Colony TELEVISION REVIEW
It’s a hard life for sci-fi fans. ANDREW JOHNSTONE perseveres anyway, hoping for Colony to take a turn for the better.
Free-to-air Isn’t Dead, It Just Smells Funny
How low can free-to-air television go? PAT PILCHER rails about the pointlessness of yet more pretend-current affairs and poo stink commercials.
Beauty And The Beast FILM REVIEW
DHAYANA SENA proclaims the new, rebooted, live-action version of Disney’s Beauty And The Beast a must-see with a few minor caveats.
Jessica Jones TELEVISION REVIEW
Here's something different: a superhero series with wit, imagination, intelligence and style. An impressed ANDREW JOHNSTONE reviews Jessica Jones.
Doctor Foster TELEVISION REVIEW
Are men just sex-craving dogs waiting to sniff the next woman in line? Is monogamy really a thing? ANDREW JOHNSTONE reviews a series that
A Silent Voice/Koe No Katachi FILM REVIEW
Here’s an anime that has a powerful message and a rare beauty that SHELLEY SWEENEY can’t quite resist.
Unforgotten TELEVISION REVIEW
The Brits have done it again with a strong female lead in a superior police drama. ANDREW JOHNSTONE is impressed.
Freeview Comes At A Cost
Freeview is proud of its infiltration of people’s homes and stewardship of broadcast TV, but GARY STEEL is over both.
Damages TELEVISION REVIEW
According to ANDREW JOHNSTONE, Damages is a searing critique of power and corruption, and a Citizen Kane for the 21st Century. Read his review.
The Founder FILM REVIEW
Michael Keaton plays a bad guy well in this true-to-life story of how the McDonald’s fast food franchise was built, writes ANDREW JOHNSTONE.
Chance REVIEW
ANDREW JOHNSON assesses the latest televisual film noir, and Hugh Laurie’s part in it, and as a bonus, gives us a primer on the
Banshee REVIEW
ANDREW JOHNSTONE wants you to go to your room, pull down the shades, and immerse yourself in the most excellent four seasons of a
Taboo REVIEW
In the first of a new series on television, ANDREW JOHNSTONE checks out Taboo, produced by Tom Hardy, Ridley Scott and Steven Knight and
Assassin’s Creed REVIEW
Dhayana Sena likes at least a semblance of character and plot in her movies. Popular game-turned-movie Assassin’s Creed has neither.
Fences
It’s slow but profound, writes DHAYANA SENA of Denzel Washington’s Fences, a subtle character study that peels revealing layers from its characters.
La La Land FILM REVIEW
It’s not only an ode to the Golden Age of Hollywood musicals, but a film with a message about the power of love, reckons
Moana (Disney) FILM REVIEW
Disney has finally rid itself of patriarchal cliches in its foray into Polynesia, and DHAYANA SENA is knocked out by a film that is
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story FILM REVIEW
Sci-fi connoisseur DHAYANA SENA is unexpectedly won-over by the new Star Wars movie.
Maleficent (Disney) BLU-RAY REVIEW
There's nothing like a fairy tale that works for big people too. Gary Steel actually admits to thinking that Maleficent is a cracker.
Netflix Under Pressure To Block VPNs
Will Kiwis shortly lose internet access to Netflix and similar American services?
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