Film Reviews

The Hunger Games: the next big thing

The Hunger Games has been hyped as the next big film franchise. Thankfully, the book this film is based on is actually bloody good.

A captain's log

Captain James T Kirk, T J Hooker and Denny Crane. William Shatner has certainly created some memorable characters during a film and television career spanning more than 60 years.

'A rollicking adventure'

Hobbit will satisfy fans, but won't win new ones

OPINION: It was always going to be a hard act to follow.

Twilight: more whimper than bang

REVIEW: The final Twilight film opened at midnight in Christchurch to more of a whimper than a bang.

Once upon a time in Otago

Charlie Gates checks out the premiere of the world's first 'pavlova western'.

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Offbeat and engaging

Sione's 2: 'A love letter to women'

Hugo is sparkling cinema

Shipwreck movie a bit of a disaster

Getting jiggy

Choosing between necrophilia and bestiality

Drive is a triumph for the big screen

Bloodier but not full-bore gore

THE TRIP (M) Directed by Michael Winterbottom

Story of young chimp brings another slice of 1970s eccentricity

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Law Abiding Citizen

Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) is a broken man.

April, 2019. It's now a decade since the outbreak began, and the world is in crisis. Humans are in short supply, which is bad news for the ruling vampiric population. Although companies like Bromley Marks are working on substitutes like haemocilin, they can't come soon enough for those dying of blood deprivation.