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With the insanely shit weather driving a lot of us Kiwis to the cinemas, it is with some relief that I can state without reservation that director Brad Peyton’s (San Andreas) “Rampage” is exactly what you expec...

Watch: Jason Statham fights a Mega Shark? Yes Please.

April 11, 2018

Entertainment, Film, Watch, Watch and Listen

There's something about sharks that spike the imagination. Though they don't actually attack many people we still seem to fear and revere them in equal parts. I used to work for a company that had the Discovery...

7.5

In Review: Tomb Raider

March 22, 2018

Upon leaving the new Tomb Raider reboot I knew two things for certain. The first of which is that Oscar winner, Alicia Vikander, has well and truly earned the mantel of action star. The second, and perhaps m...

In Review: This Beautiful Fantastic

Helen Yeung

June 4, 2017

All you young women out there trying to achieve a career in the arts? Maybe you’re like me and trying to make it out there with writing perhaps? Well, step right up to spend $18.50 of your hard-earned money and...

7.3

In Review: Wonder Woman

June 2, 2017

Review by Glenn Blomfield When I was a young lad, Wonder Woman, was a hot wee lass on a TV Show, that would spin around to her own theme music and miraculously reappear dressed in a skimpy outfit as the supe...

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In Review: Monsieur Chocolat

May 30, 2017

MONSIEUR CHOCOLAT | 119 mins | Director Roschdy Zem Reviewed by Isabelle Brunton Monsieur Chocolat lands us in rural France around the turn of the century. The head of a travelling circus troupe watches on...

Doc Edge In Review: The Reel People of New Zealand

May 28, 2017

Entertainment, Film, Watch, Watch and Listen

In Review: McLaren

May 26, 2017

Entertainment, Film, Watch, Watch and Listen

MCLAREN | 92 mins | Director Roger Donaldson Reviewed by Glenn Blomfield Directed by our very own Kiwi Rodger Donaldson, who also made the great kiwi film about Burt Munro ‘The World’s Fastest Indian’. F...

In Review: Churchill

May 25, 2017

CHURCHILL Reviewed by Amy Mansfield Right from the start, you get the picture this is big history played by big men who sometimes feel a little small on the face of it, a little human. It’s the kind of hist...

Doc Edge Festival 2017: A Glimpse of China

Helen Yeung

May 24, 2017

Entertainment, Film, Spotlight, Watch, Watch and Listen

With China’s implementation of the Open Door Policy, as announced by Deng Xiaoping in December of 1978, marking its modernisation and increasing influence in the world. We are often highly fixated on the China’...

Doc Edge in Review: Stickman

May 18, 2017

STICKMAN Documentary 2016 | 8 min | Director Rochelle Umaga. Review Wal Reid Rochelle Umaga’s short film Stickman about a modern-day Maori topiarist, Abraham Lincoln Pirihi, is a delight to behold. I h...

Doc Edge In Review: For Ahkeem

May 5, 2017

FOR AHKEEM Documentary United States | 2017 | 89 min | English | Jeremy S. Levine, Landon Van Soest Review: Glenn Blomfield This is an excellent and highly emotive documentary film. For Ahkeem follows th...

Doc Edge In Review: California Typewriter

May 4, 2017

CALIFORNIA TYPEWRITER Documentary United States | 2016 | 104 min | English | Doug Nichol Review: Glenn Blomfield As I type this, I type with admiration, because I absolutely adored this documentary. I ...

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In Review: Anomalisa

January 22, 2017

Whether you’re at the airport or stuck in traffic on the way to work or in a crowded restaurant, you’re the star of the movie of your life. You might have a co-star in the form of your significant other, and...

In Review: The Best Films Of 2016

January 20, 2017

Entertainment, Film, Spotlight

Last year is well and truly in the rear-view mirror, but as we head in to Awards Season, we decided that it would be a good time to take a look back at the best films that 2016 had to offer. With our last-year ...

Fantastic Beasts Needs To Fix Its Protagonist Problem

December 23, 2016

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a certifiable hit. The film has pulled in over US$717,000,000 at the box office and is also a hit with critics, scoring 75% on Rotten Tomatoes. I’m a fan of the 'Harry...

The Movie Business: ‘Your Name’ Moves Past ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’ to Become #5 Film of All Time in Japan

December 2, 2016

Your Name continues its box-office romp, smashing records and winning awards! In our new series, Shawn Moodie goes behind the headlines to discuss the business of entertainment, exploring the latest box offi...

The Movie Business: ‘Fantastic Beasts’ can’t conjure up ‘Harry Potter’ box office magic

November 21, 2016

In our new series, Shawn Moodie goes behind the headlines to discuss the business of entertainment, exploring the latest box office numbers, studio maneuvers, and industry rumors. If I was Warner Bros. ...

Anime Masterpiece Your Name (Kimi no Na wa) Is Coming To NZ Cinemas

November 1, 2016

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Makoto Shinkai's (The Garden Of Words) anime masterpiece Your Name (Kimi no Na wa) is being released in cinemas for a limited run this December. The film revolves around Mitsuha – a female high school studen...

The Best Indie Films Of 2016 That You Probably Haven’t Seen, But Should

October 31, 2016