Publication
Heightened emotions
CONSIDERING the Westernised emphasis of Edmund Hillary’s presence at the top of the world in 1953 over that of his climbing companion Tenzing Norgay, the existence of the film Tenzing feels long overdue. And considering everything that Hillary did to...
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Carrie on
CARRIE White is the eternal superstar of teen horror culture. Tip buckets of blood over her all you like, but when it comes to the vengeful rage of the bullied high school pariah, she will always be queen. Sissy Spacek’s depiction in Brian De Palma’s...
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Twists and spins even producers couldn’t predict
THE second series of The Celebrity Traitors UK, the ultimate psychological game of deception, is upon us — fluttering its cloaks, clustering in its turrets, unleashing its twists — and I must warn you of spoilers ahead. For no one could watch the...
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Let’s get physical
JAMES Taylor has over 600 titles in his collection, an array of thrift store found bluray and 4K Ultra HD DVDs. The 37-year-old medical service technician from Hawke's Bay quit streaming services a year ago. Decision fatigue and prices wore him...
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Yearning for brotherhood
ON September 9, 2001, the premiere of HBO’s Band of Brothers drew nearly 10 million viewers — then the largest audience in the network’s history. Thirty-six hours later, the Twin Towers fell. Eleven days after that, I was born. HBO kept airing...
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Later, Colin
CAN it be only three years since Colin from Accounts first appeared? The premise of the award-winning Australian sitcom and romcom mashup, created, written by and starring real-life couple Patrick Brammall (recently seen in The Devil Wears Prada 2) and...
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No bovver, your lordship
THE return of tar-black Netflix crime comedy drama The Gentlemen — about aristocrat Eddie Horniman, the Duke of Halstead, played by Theo James, farming marijuana from his country estate — is a chance to marvel afresh at creator Guy Ritchie’s take on...
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In his father’s wake
SIXTY years after Queenstown filmmaker Brad Stent’s father won one of the oldest boat races on the Thames in London, his son is making the trip there with just six weeks of training. ‘‘I feel I’ve had many crazy ideas in my life. This has probably...
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Still our Melanie
KIWI actress Melanie Lynskey says her latest film, Don’t Say Good Luck (Netflix), has been one of the easiest jobs of her career. Produced by Adam and Jackie Sandler, the coming-of-age dramedy follows teenager Sophie, played by the Sandlers’...
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Special mention
JOE Pearlman, director of the new Netflix docuseries, Mourinho, about Portuguese football manager Jose Mourinho, has said Pep Guardiola was asked to appear. Mourinho’s Spanish arch-rival at FC Barcelona said he’d do it if Mourinho asked him. To which...
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Show(s)time
A BUSY creative period for Marshall has culminated with two shows she created landing at once. MsX , a crime comedy about a mother whose revenge plot takes a homicidal turn, stars Australian Melissa George and is co-written with Marshall’s director...
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Mad TV
THE new eight-part Disney+ thriller Furious doesn’t so much arrive on the screen as lift up its skirt and shriek. Right from the start, it pulsates with a quintessentially female wrath as well as chilly clinical purpose, with each of the lead female...
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Marvel films to continue until morale improves
MARVEL Studios has returned to San Diego Comic-Con to unveil a slate of upcoming projects, including Ghost Rider, starring Ryan Gosling and directed by Shawn Levy, and Black Panther 3. Set for release on December 15 2028, Black Panther 3 will...
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