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Venice Film Festival: Daniel Craig puts Bond to bed with this sensational gay drama
REVIEW: Craig is superb in Luca Guadagnino’s gorgeous follow-up to Challengers.
Venice Film Festival: Adrien Brody is tremendous in The Brutalist
Brady Corbet’s towering third feature is a state-of-the-US historical epic.
Review - Alien: Romulus serves up invasive, exploitative space horror
OPINION: We watched the action-packed return to the franchise’s roots.
Head South review: Christchurch’s post-punk scene comes alive in new NZ film
'Most of happened to me,' director Jonathan Ogilvie tells NZIFF audience.
Review: It Ends With Us is glittery and traumatic
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni bring bestseller to unwieldy, heartbreaking life.
IT ENDS WITH US - Official Trailer (HD)
"IT ENDS WITH US" follows Lily Bloom (Blake Lively) as she faces love and trauma in Boston, torn between neurosurgeon Ryle and ex Atlas. Video / Sony Pictures Entertainment
Review: Short, sharp Kiwi film debut packs a powerful punch
Review: Rebellion, religious salvation and civilising deviant girls premiere opens NZIFF.
We Were Dangerous trailer
A story about a rebellious trio of girls railing against the system in 1950s New Zealand, Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu’s debut feature film is released nationwide August 22.
Is Elijah Wood's new film the next Hunt for the Wilderpeople?
Kiwi director Ant Timpson on his new film Bookworm, shot in the South Island.
Beautiful Nightmare: Karl Puschmann revisits Peter Jackson’s surreal, seminal film Heavenly Creatures
Based on one of NZ’s most disturbing murders, how does it stand up today?
The scariest movies of all time?
The curator of Shudder lives for fear. Here are the movies that scare him the most.
Documentary explores dark side of conspiracy theory
Movie shines a light on trauma heaped on victims by a conspiracy theorist.
Fly Me to the Moon is saved by the stars
Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum light up an earthbound romantic comedy.
Is this the scariest movie of the year?
'A serial killer thriller that weaves a lasting, sinister spell.'
Star-crossed lovers at centre of Māori drama
This historical drama builds on the legacy of indigenous filmmaking.
9 film sequels better than the originals and where to watch them in NZ
Think the original was unbeatable? These nine sequels prove otherwise.
Review: Twisters is the best cinematic experience since Top Gun: Maverick
The new disaster thriller has one of the most inspired action scenes in years.
Ka Whawhai Tonu whānau screening
Ka Whawhai Tonu screened to whānau at Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu. Video / Double Loop Films / Chris Hillock
Kea Kids: What do tamariki think of Inside Out 2?
Inside Out 2 is one of the most popular movies of the year, but does it stack up to the first one? Reporter Kahtrel and her mates check it out and give their professional reviews.
Sad history of rainbow comedians laid bare
Documentary film delves into the once-secret history of LGBTQIA+ representation in comedy.
What does anxiety look like? How Pixar created the Inside Out 2 villain
New York Times: Anxiety emerges as the hit sequel’s breakout star.
Karl Puschmann: Crucial detail missing from Beverly Hills Cop
Successful return for action-comedy classic almost derailed by major oversight.
The 20 best action films of all time – ranked
John Wick or Mad Max? Jason Statham or Tom Cruise?
Film review: Strawberry Shortcake’s Summer Vacation
This cute, animated adventure is the perfect rainy-day school holiday viewing.
Horizon review: Kevin Costner's Western is spectacularly unsubtle
Kevin Costner's epic could tax even the biggest cowboy fan.
Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos' triptych fable embraces the uncomfortable
The actor's and the director's third collaboration is here, and they're not done yet.