Film & TV·Thought Piece Perfect Days – a must-see slice of real life January 26, 2024 Gary Steel After winning several awards at Cannes a perfect rumination on imperfection makes it to our big screens. Reviewed by GARY STEEL. Read More
Film & TV·Thought Piece The best (and worst) streaming TV shows & films on in NZ right now January 22, 2024 Gary Steel A regular column in which GARY STEEL sifts through the mountain of available streaming TV and brings your attention to great new and old Read More
Film & TV·Thought Piece Shayda – a film about spousal abuse in immigrant communities October 25, 2023 Gary Steel Shayda is an immigrant Iranian in Australia hiding from her abusive husband at a women’s refuge. GARY STEEL reports on a sobering film. Read More
Film & TV·Thought Piece Anatomy Of A Fall – a Gallic courtroom drama that shows how it should be done October 11, 2023 Gary Steel Eleven-year-old Daniel’s dad just fell out of a second-story window. Was it murder? GARY STEEL finds out if his mum did it. Read More
Film & TV Streaming TV to keep the kids entertained September 23, 2023 Gary Steel How to keep the wee horrors entertained for two whole weeks? GARY STEEL has some recommendations and warnings. Read More
Film & TV·Thought Piece It Lives Inside – scaring away the hole in our culture September 21, 2023 Gary Steel GARY STEEL reviews an old-fashioned fright flick with one big difference: a focus on immigrant cultures. Read More
Film & TV The best (and worst) streaming TV shows & films this month September 14, 2023 Gary Steel A regular column in which GARY STEEL sifts through the mountain of available streaming TV and brings your attention to great new and old Read More
Film & TV·Thought Piece Scrapper – she’s a cute kid but she’s in trouble August 30, 2023 Gary Steel Georgie’s got a dead mum and a dad she never knew she had. GARY STEEL spends 84 minutes watching what happens. Read More
Film & TV·Thought Piece Jules – a film about ageing and aliens August 17, 2023 Gary Steel Physical and mental decline isn’t typical subject fodder for movies but ageing boomer GARY STEEL sees merit in a film about getting old. Read More
Film & TV·Thought Piece The best (and worst) shows & films streaming on NZ TV this month July 26, 2023 Gary Steel A regular column in which GARY STEEL sifts through the mountain of available streaming TV and brings your attention to great new and old Read More
Film & TV·Thought Piece The best (and worst) streaming TV shows & films this month June 5, 2023 Gary Steel A regular column in which GARY STEEL sifts through the mountain of available streaming TV and brings your attention to great new and old Read More
Film & TV·Thought Piece Love will tear us apart: Close is a real tearjerker May 11, 2023 Gary Steel GARY STEEL cries like a baby through an award-winning film that explores the crumbling relationship between two 13-year-old besties. Read More
Film & TV·Product News Samsung announces 2023 TV line-up May 2, 2023 Pat Pilcher PAT PILCHER takes a look at the impressive new lineup of TV tech from Samsung whose new range looks like a winner. Read More
Audio Visual·Film & TV·Thought Piece Sky Pod is good but not great May 2, 2023 Pat Pilcher Seasoned Sky water PAT PILCHER really, really wanted to like the affordable new Sky Pod but found that its issues were deal-breakers. Read More
Film & TV·Thought Piece The best (and worst) streaming TV shows & films this month March 22, 2023 Gary Steel A regular column in which GARY STEEL sifts through the mountain of available streaming TV and brings your attention to great new and old Read More
Audio Visual·Film & TV Samsung’s S95B: An OLED stunner! February 22, 2023 Pat Pilcher In the market for a premium telly with a simply smashing OLED screen and loads of other clever features? PAT PILCHER has a recommendation. Read More
Digital Sources·Film & TV·Fitness Gear Hands on with the new 4K MySky Box February 16, 2023 Pat Pilcher PAT PILCHER gets a special preview of the new 4K MySky box and comes away with a smile on his face and a happy Read More
Film & TV·Thought Piece The best (and worst) streaming TV shows & films this month January 11, 2023 Gary Steel A regular column in which GARY STEEL sifts through the mountain of available streaming TV and brings your attention to great new and old Read More
Film & TV·Thought Piece Amazon Prime is great but why no free Amazon Music in NZ? December 29, 2022 Pat Pilcher PAT PILCHER is enjoying his Amazon Prime sub, but wonders why unlike our Aussie neighbours, we miss out on the free music streaming service. Read More
Film & TV·Thought Piece The Best (And Worst) Streaming TV Shows & Films November 1, 2022 Gary Steel A regular column in which GARY STEEL sifts through the mountain of available streaming TV and brings your attention to great new shows as Read More