In Corpus Christi a loser ex-con gets mistaken for a priest and brings a small Polish village to life. GARY STEEL loved every minute of it.
Film & Television
NZIFF 2020 – Last And First Men REVIEW
Before his untimely death in 2018 acclaimed film composer Jóhann Jóhannsson made a movie. That rotter GARY STEEL is very unkind about it.
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 STEEL on Yummy.
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 is worried.
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.