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Geostorm is a classic popcorn blockbuster action movie that has a big helping of disaster movie and sci-fi trimmings added on. Starring Gerard Butler and set in the not to distant future (events kick off in 2019); Geostorm has a great message in that if we as a planet can realize that our future is […]
I’m calling it…currently the world is gripped in a roiling IT-ticipation, awaiting the release of the new imagining of IT set for NZ cinemas on September 7th. What’s not to love about the story of IT, especially for not-easily-scared horror fans like myself IT really has so much to offer and ticks all the boxes […]
What does a brainchild of a sci-fi screenplay writer and director, a charismatic and versatile young actor and an international household name supermodel that actually turns out to be an incredible actress, have in common? Well they, along with the ever jaw-dropping movie magic of NZ’s own WETA Digital have created the expansive eye candy […]
Spectacularly star-studded and a behemoth of a cool action movie for action movie aficionados; Atomic Blonde starring Charlize Theron, just might be the 80s set, sexy spy movie of your dreams… Based on Antony Johnston’s graphic novel The Coldest City and adapted for screen by Kurt Johnstad (300), Atomic Blonde is stacked with solid car chases, […]
I’m firmly in the camp of horror and thriller as my go-to for movies to watch; but I’m always interested to check out a decent comedy, one that will make me laugh but also lift me up and make me feel fuzzy and good about myself, my situation and the ones I love. The Big […]
Nolan Fans rejoice! Christopher Nolan is back and this time he’s dipping into World War II historical events to give us that sweet tilt-y world that he loves to share with us. Nolan has been reported as saying he was thankful that he was given “an American budget for a British story”; and by creating […]
It’s finally out in NZ cinemas! Baby Driver, the movie I’ve been banging on about since I saw it at the NZ Media screening on July 5th! It’s the perfect combination of: work written and directed by an auteur that I very much respect (Edgar Wright), superb performances, an incredible soundtrack (that I couldn’t stop […]
M. Night Shyamalan is back and has used his ‘comeback‘ film to deep dive into the life and lives of a man living with DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder), played with superb chill by the chameleon that is James McAvoy. Is Split for you? Three girls are kidnapped and held against their will by a man […]
It’s completely outrageous, it’s totally unbelievable and fanciful but that makes XXX: The Return of Xander Cage great viewing on the couch while you gasp as Xander Cage (Vin Diesel) with his friends and foes, perform all these crazy stunts of extreme(!) daring. Will you like XXX: The Return of Xander Cage? When a group of […]
By Kate “One Take Kate” Taylor Image via As the season turns chilly and spooky in the evenings, I’m always on the crave for some good horror. Naturally I wanted to know if The Witch: A New England Folktale could live up to all the creepy things I’d heard from folks who’d caught it at […]