No-one to watch Rogue One with? Maybe you need Sphero’s BB8 to keep you company, writes PAT PILCHER.
Film & Television
Night Of The Living Dread
ANDREW JOHNSTONE on zombies, existential dread and The Girl With All The Gifts.
Trapped TELEVISION REVIEW
Iceland has fewer people than Wellington, but that hasn’t stopped them from making a gripping, claustrophobic police drama, writes ANDREW JOHNSTONE.
Ghost In The Shell FILM REVIEW
Hollywood has its evil live-action way with the all-time most popular anime, and SHELLEY SWEENEY finds it all a little hollow.
A Small Tribute To John Clarke
ANDREW JOHNSTONE, like so many New Zealanders, was a huge fan of John Clarke.
Power Rangers FILM REVIEW
DHAYANA SENA has been a Power Rangers fan right from the start, but that doesn’t prevent her disappointment in its latest big screen reboot.
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.