Corsage – an eerily tranquil depiction of a woman unmoored
REBEKAH DAVIES reviews a sumptuous and alarming contemplation of human nature and society screening at the NZ International Film Festival.
Hallelujah – a flawed film about a songwriting genius and just one song
REBEKAH DAVIES reviews a fascinating but problematic film about a songwriting genius and a song covered to the point of meaninglessness.
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time – a lovingly crafted documentary
REBEKAH DAVIES reviews an extraordinary documentary about an extraordinary author screening this week at the NZ International Film Festival.
NZIFF 2020 – Sick, Sick, Sick REVIEW
Sick, Sick, Sick starts out well but loses its special aroma so quickly that it leaves a sour aftertaste in GARY STEEL’s mouth.
NZIFF 2020 – Corpus Christi REVIEW
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
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
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.
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'.
Dad Takes Child To Movie – Pity About The Movie.
GARY STEEL missed the recent NZ International Film Festival but he did get to take his 4-year-old to her first movie.
Reporting Directly From The New Zealand International Film Festival: #3
It must be a horrid thing sitting in the dark through hundreds of thought-provoking films from all over the world just to pass judgment
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