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 is no more.
Film & Television
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 altogether.
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 in cinemas.
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’.