What’s New On Netflix This August?
We're big fans of a Netflix binge here at The Speakeasy, and as winter rolls on it’s the perfect time to find a warm place to watch your favorite shows and movies on the most popular streaming service on the we...
13 Reasons Why – Our problem with suicide
13 Reasons Why - Our problem with suicide.
Written by Ashton Brown
“Sir have you seen 13 Reasons Why?”
“No, I haven’t even heard of it. Is it good?”
“Yes. Really, really good. You must watch it so we ...
Gorillaz Are Creating A 10-Episode TV Show
Since the early 2000s, I've taken great joy in following the Gorillaz through a variety of media (albums, comics, music videos, social media stories, projections, and a rather special live show at Auckland's Ve...
Stream These Films on Netflix and Hulu Before They Expire
It's Auckland Anniversary weekend for a third of the country and that means precious free time to sit on your couch or lie in bed and watch ... something. Anything. Whatever you want. But maybe try one of the f...
Seven Surprisingly Great New TV Shows
Are we currently experiencing the best Autumn/Fall TV season in years?
Considering the reception that has greeted many of 2016’s new fall shows it certainly feels that way, which is a little unusual. Typical...
Watch The Trailer For Netflix’s “A Series Of Unfortunate Events”
Netflix's upcoming series Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events could be promoted as much as Disney/Pixar's Frozen and it would still live up to the hype.
Based on the beloved book series written b...
The Get Down Premieres On Netflix Today
Netflix today debuts the most expensive television show ever made, The Get Down, Baz Luhrmann's drama charting the rise of hip-hop in New York in the late '70s.
With colourful backdrops, faithful recreations...
Suits Is Returning For A Seventh Season
Actors Gabriel Macht and Patrick J Adams are fixing their ties for another season of hit legal drama Suits. Season 7 of the hit American show will comprise 16 episodes in 2017 that will surpass its impressive 1...
FLOP GEAR or How I watched the New Top Gear and learned to hate Chris Evans
I loved Top Gear. It was the greatest magazine television show in the world. It’s brash, it’s silly and it’s brilliant. I don’t drive and I don’t care for cars, but watching the team putt around in third world ...
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In Review: Horace and Pete
Louis CK is a goddamn madman. The comedian and creator of the Emmy nominated series ‘Louie’ is known for his innovative distribution methods. He released his latest comedy specials exclusively on his website in...
10 Quintessential British Comedies
I feel it's a little cliche to call anything 'quintessentially British', it's one of those buzz words that the media like to use for some reasons, like calling something 'on acid' if it's a little bit wacky.
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Gabriel Macht (Harvey Specter) Is Coming To New Zealand
Fans of the hit TV show Suits will be pleased to hear that Gabriel Match, the actor who plays Harvey Specter, will soon be arriving on our fair shores.
Macht will be in Auckland at the end of March to promot...
Netflix wants to pay you to travel and take Instagram photos
Netflix has a cool new job opening—the only catch is you have to apply on Instagram. That’s because the job is to Instagram.
So if you're constantly posting photos of delirious desserts and gorgeous citysca...
Daredevil’s New Season 2 Trailer Goes Full-On Elektra
The second full trailer for Season 2 of Marvel and Netflix’s Daredevil has been just been unleashed, and it’s an undeniable thing of beauty (check it out above).
Whereas the first trailer focused on Jon Bern...
2016 Oscars Countdown: Picking The Academy Award Winners
Who will win, who will walk away empty-handed, and who could cause an upset at the Academy Awards?
The biggest night in Hollywood is almost upon us and picking who will take home Oscars gold on Monday is a tri...