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

      Shawn Moodie
      September 5, 2019
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      Shawn Moodie
      August 20, 2019
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      Shawn Moodie
      January 31, 2020
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      Shawn Moodie
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      May 6, 2019
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      In Review: Leather Lungs: Yas Queen!

      Liz Lauder
      February 6, 2020
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      May 31, 2021
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      February 6, 2020
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    • NZICF: Fred Awards Finalists Announced

      Shawn Moodie
      May 25, 2019
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      May 21, 2021
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      May 20, 2021
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      Oliver Smith
      May 19, 2021
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      Oliver Smith
      May 19, 2021
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      Matt Coombe
      May 14, 2021
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      Oliver Smith
      May 14, 2021
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The Speakeasy is a culture and entertainment site for the digital generation. No matter the platform (video, audio, photo, written), you can expect us to deliver stories like no other, because at The Speakeasy we're all about - Entertainment, done differently.

Iron Maiden: Legacy Of The Beast Released

The Speakeasy
July 23, 2016
Entertainment, Gaming, Geek and Web
The wait is over! Metal and RPG fans can now download the much anticipated mobile game Iron Maiden: Legacy Of The Beast. The action-packed, free-to-play mobile game sees players take on the role of the band’...

Marika’s Journals – Episode 3

The Speakeasy
July 23, 2016
Comedy, Entertainment, Watch, Watch and Listen
“Marika’s Journals” AKA “How self-reflection made me realise I wasn’t normal” Marika and Yasmin, Comedy and Music Editor for The Speakeasy respectively, take a trip down memory lane through the journals that M...

The Speakeasy’s Incredibly Strange NZIFF Picks

The Speakeasy
July 21, 2016
Entertainment, Film, Spotlight
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The New Zealand International Film Festival prides itself on the breadth and depth of content it curates each year. This means they also present some truly bizarre films - so much so that the Festival has even ...

The Five Emotional Stages of a Harry Potter Marathon

The Speakeasy
July 18, 2016
Comedy, Entertainment, Film, Spotlight
On 9th July 2016, The Speakeasy team watched all eight Harry Potter films consecutively on Yasmin and Marika's suggestion. Many of the team didn't make it. Yasmin and Marika aren't sorry that it happened, but h...

Marika’s Journals – Episode 2

The Speakeasy
July 16, 2016
Comedy, Entertainment, Watch, Watch and Listen
“Marika’s Journals” AKA “How self-reflection made me realise I wasn’t normal” Marika and Yasmin, Comedy and Music Editor for The Speakeasy respectively, take a trip down memory lane through the journals that M...

Six Films To Check Out At The 2016 NZ International Film Festival

The Speakeasy
July 14, 2016
Entertainment, Film, Spotlight
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The NZ International Film Festival season is upon us - beginning tonight - and we are yet again faced with a programme filled to the brim with fantastic films. So for those of us who can't see everything, how b...

Lacking Context: An Attempt to Review Independence Day: Resurgence

The Speakeasy
July 6, 2016
Comedy, Entertainment, Watch, Watch and Listen
Yasmin and Marika like movies, however, they have never seen the blockbuster Independence Day, and so the sequel, Independence Day: Resurgence, proved fairly difficult for them to get into. With far too many...

Marika’s Journals – Episode 1

The Speakeasy
July 2, 2016
Comedy, Entertainment, Watch, Watch and Listen
"Marika's Journals" AKA "How self-reflection made me realise I wasn't normal" Marika and Yasmin, Comedy and Music Editor for The Speakeasy respectively, take a trip down memory lane through the journals that M...

E3 – Four Days of Rehashes

The Speakeasy
June 23, 2016
Entertainment, Geek and Web
Every year E3 peaks it's head and catches most by surprise. This could be because the E3 is media only, or it could be that a lot of E3 seems to be Rehash after Rehash. Luckily you've got Nigel, Mihajlo &...

Seven Actors Who Could Play 007

The Speakeasy
June 8, 2016
Entertainment, Film, Spotlight
After it was reported last week that Daniel Craig has turned down £68m to star in a further two Bond films ("Daniel is done – pure and simple – he told top brass at MGM after Spectre. They threw huge amounts of...

2016’s Most Exciting Music Reunions, Returns & Rumors

The Speakeasy
May 27, 2016
Electronic, Main, Music, Uncharted
Written by Shawn Moodie (SM) and Yasmin Brown (YB) 2016 is the year of the comeback. While 2016 has seen us lose many musical legends, such as Prince and David Bowie, it also appears to be the year that many ...

Watch: Dawn of War 3 Announcement trailer

The Speakeasy
May 4, 2016
Entertainment, Gaming, Geek and Web
There was something lacking in us here at The Speakeasy, no one from the site could quite put their finger on it. It was War. We were lacking war and despair, our lives were too happy, too easy, too caref...

Watch: Mesmerising Pre-Release Trailer For Stellaris

The Speakeasy
April 27, 2016
Entertainment, Gaming, Watch, Watch and Listen
There are few things that get us excited at The Speakeasy and Space is one of them. Therefore, we're very excited for the upcoming release of Stellaris a 4X (Explore, Expand, Exterminate, Exploit) game devel...

The food bill at the Oscars after-party was more expensive than buying a private island

The Speakeasy
March 3, 2016
Entertainment, Food, Lifestyle, Night Life
The 2016 Oscars (heavy-handed haranguing aside) were great, and for the most part the people we thought should win - did. After the 88th Academy Awards wrapped in a whirlwind of Girl Scout Cookies and Leo-worsh...
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We're a community of creators and curators on a mission to deliver the stories you care about in an authentic, and distinctive voice.

We cover everyone and everything from the trendsetters to the fringe favourites. From arthouse flicks to box-office hits.

No matter the platform (video, audio, photo, written), you can expect us to deliver stories like no other, because at The Speakeasy we're all about - Entertainment, done differently.

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