NZIFF 2020 – Yummy REVIEW
Are we tired of zombie movies yet? Yes we are. Does Yummy add some freshness to a moribund stew and reanimate the monster? GARY
NZIFF 2020 – The Long Walk REVIEW
It's got everything: ghosts, horror, drama, sci-fi and exotic forest setting. But is The Long Walk any good, asks GARY STEEL?
NZIFF 2020 – Paradise Drifters REVIEW
Disaffected and unwanted young people wander around like ghosts in Marseilles-based film Paradise Drifters. GARY STEEL wasn't impressed.
NZIFF 2020 – Leap Of Faith: William Friedkin On The Exorcist REVIEW
GARY STEEL watches William Friedkin talk about his film The Exorcist for 105 minutes and realises he’ll never get that time back.
NZIFF 2020 – Coded Bias REVIEW
We're being snooped on big time and there are few laws to protect us from the evils of this new AI technology. GARY STEEL
NZIFF 2020 – The Kingmaker REVIEW
GARY STEEL watches a compelling documentary about an amazing (and awful) woman with a creeping sense of unease. Essential viewing, he reckons.
NZIFF 2020 – Jesus Shows You The Way To The Highway REVIEW
If you were wondering where the weird went in this year’s film fest, look no further. GARY STEEL enters another dimension.
NZIFF 2020 – Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets REVIEW
It’s a bit like having a perpetual hangover, but GARY STEEL just can’t stop mulling over the sozzled, discarded clientele of the bar that
NZIFF 2020 – Relic REVIEW
It takes a lot to impress horror movie fiend GARY STEEL, but Relic takes a cliched horror subgenre and twists it into something else
NZIFF 2020 – Kubrick By Kubrick REVIEW
Finally, writes GARY STEEL, a film that comprehensively engages with the astonishing filmic legacy of Stanley Kubrick, more or less from the horse’s mouth.
Shirley REVIEW
Films about writers are almost always terrible. GARY STEEL writes about one compelling exception which flouts all the rules.
New Neon Starts Today: Goodbye Lightbox
Sky's rejigged Neon streaming TV and movie service begins today with all the programming and tech nous of Spark's now-defunct Lightbox.
Invisible Men – Two Contrasting #MeToo Movies
STEVE GARDEN takes a close look at two very different films that examine male power from the female perspective in the current zeitgeist.
NZ’s First Hybrid Film Festival Starts In Three Weeks
In three weeks the NZIFF will make history by being the first hybrid film festival in the world presenting its programme both online and
The Annual International Film Fest – A Dedicated Cinephile Opines
The New Zealand International Film Festival has been the main event on STEVE GARDEN'S cultural calendar since 1980, but the times are a-changin'.
Rosie REVIEW
An enthralling and haunting film about a family who have hit hard times, Rosie has relevance to NZ's own systemic poverty, notes TOBY WOOLLASTON.
Film Festival Streaming Site MUBI Opens Library
Witchdoctor loves MUBI already, but now the newly-available-in-New-Zealand art film streaming service has become even more compelling.
New On Netflix And Streaming TV This Month
Witchdoctor’s monthly round-up of newly available films and TV shows available to stream locally. As always, there’s a heap of new stuff hitting Netflix
The Best Streaming TV Shows
The Witchdoctor team sifts through the mountain of streaming TV on offer and nominates the best… and worst.
Spamflix Brings Cult And Rare Films To NZ Screens
Finally, really weird, cult and otherwise rare films are available to stream in New Zealand through a shiny new service called Spamflix.
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