Tagged Review

October 23, 2019

Food, Lifestyle

Spring has sprung and a new season calls for a menu shake up. Herne Bay institution Andiamo is welcoming a host of new dishes, arriving just in time for warmer climes (and long lunch dates). The Speak...

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Joker – a masterpiece of time and place.

October 2, 2019

Entertainment, Film, Geek and Web

I am not a huge fan of comics and the multiple universes out there dedicated to their heroes. I enjoy some of the movies in isolation but have never rushed off to see them. So, I approached Joker with a certai...

In Review: Ad Astra

Johan Chang

September 20, 2019

Entertainment, Film

Ad Astra is, subjectively speaking, a classical "thinking man's space opera". Directed by James Gray (The Lost City of Z), it's as much science-fiction as it is an excursion into past classics.

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IT: Chapter Two review: bigger budget, bigger run-time, bigger scares

September 5, 2019

Entertainment, Film, Spotlight

Before I get into the review properly I want to get something out of the way early - if you're in the market for scares It Chapter Two delivers. It's a nerve-rattling, fiendishly frightening, and at times down...

In Review: The Farewell

Liz Lauder

September 2, 2019

Comedy, Entertainment, Film

★★★★★ Before I begin this review, please take note that I am writing from a half Asian, half NZ background - a bias which is close to my heart. While scoping out my fellow critics when waiting for the criti...

In Review: PINAY

Grace Hood-Edwards

August 19, 2019

Theatre

PINAY, the latest venture of Proudly Asian Theatre (PAT), has hit the Basement. The first NZ-Filipino play to be written and presented in Aotearoa, PINAY has been hotly anticipated throughout its development t...

In Review: 2040

July 6, 2019

Entertainment, Film, Watch, Watch and Listen

Review by Chelsea Pickens 2040 is really what we all need right now. Like the majority of young-ish people I know, I worry about climate change when it’s brought to my attention, I try to do things in my ow...

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In Review: ONCE The Musical

July 2, 2019

Comedy, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music, Spotlight, Theatre

Musicals these days tend to batter you into submission. Many rely on orchestral bombardment, saccharin smiles, and jazz hands in an attempt to win you over. I say that as unashamed fan of the genre (I took a 2...

In Review: The World Press Photo Exhibition

June 30, 2019

Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle

Review by Sam Clark The World Press Photo Exhibition has returned for 2019. It is a selection of the world’s best photojournalism, right at our doorstep. The Smith and Caughey’s Queen Street department s...

In Review: The Wolves

June 24, 2019

Comedy, Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Spotlight, Theatre

There have been very few plays (or films for that matter) that have offered an examination of young women that is as refreshing or eloquent as Sarah DeLappe’s The Wolves. This is not a traditional play ab...

In Review: Ophelia

June 24, 2019

Entertainment, Film

Review by Liz Lauder Many of us are familiar with the story of Ophelia thanks to studying Shakespeare’s Hamlet in 6th Form English class, but this movie adaptation is not like its predecessors. Claire M...

NZICF In Review: Kura Shoulda Woulda – Kura Forrester

May 24, 2019

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

Review by Chelsea Pickens The first thing I noticed about Kura’s show was that it was completely full, obviously a popular pick among comedy lovers. The second thing I noticed was a scrawled-on mock beauty ...

And The Winners Are… Raw Comedy Quest 2019 Crowns 2 Winners

Oliver Smith

May 24, 2019

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

I made my way to the Rangitira at Q Theatre on Thursday night to witness the final of Raw Comedy Quest, New Zealand’s premier competition, and a launching point for the future of New Zealand Comedy. The nig...

NZICF In Review: Traffic Jam – Darcy Murray & Wade Jackson

May 23, 2019

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

Review by Wal Reid It was reportedly touted that William Shakespeare said the eyes are the “window to the soul.” If this is the case, then actors Darcy Murray and Wade Jackson are living proof that this can...

NZICF In Review: God Damn Fancy Man – James Nokise

May 22, 2019

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

Review by Jaimee Beck James Nokise speaks the truth, the hilarious uncomfortable truth, and nothing but the truth. He speaks it in the words of a Samoan Minister, A ginger bro from Hamilton, and a kid ga...

NZICF In Review: Need(y) – Jimmy McGhie

May 22, 2019

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

Review by Grace Chua Jimmy McGhie returns to New Zealand once again from the UK to give Kiwis a comedy show on what he terms the "Quality of Life". He shares his observations from living in London, contras...

NZICF In Review: Space Couch – Tim Batt & Disasteradio

Nina Reed

May 17, 2019

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

Tim Batt does a good thing. But, off the batt, I wasn’t convinced. You walk into a dark room with a very bright couch, a high school desk, a television, an obnoxious sound set-up, and bright neon-ish lighting....

NZICF In Review: The Mournmoor Murders – Alice May Connolly & Maria Williams

Nina Reed

May 17, 2019

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

These gals just f$%KING rocked! R Someone in Mournmoor has been murdered. Did someone say “death”? “Murder?” That’s right, a murder! A good place to start any good comedy show, right? You wouldn’t think so,...

NZICF In Review: Boy Mestizo – James Roque

Liz Lauder

May 16, 2019

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival