Tag: New Zealand Cinema

The Power of the Dog | Review

Dog Days Aren’t Over: Campion Returns with Menacing Gothic Western Although Jane Campion’s work in television has created an innovative and expansive platform for the...

Shadow in the Cloud | Review

A Face in the Cloud: Liang Cruises on Kooky with WWII Sci-Fi There’s something to be said for a bonkers mishmash of genre tones and...

The Breaker Upperers | 2018 SXSW Film Festival Review

Conscious Coupling: Modern Day "Womance" via Kiwi Duo Yes, there is an extra syllable in the Breaker Upperers, a title imbued with the fumblings of...

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La petite dernière (The Little Sister) | Review

The Lost Daughter: Herzi Passes Up Potency in Standard...

Interview: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – Persepolis

The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.

Interview: Eivind Landsvik – Low Expectations | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Exploring themes of mental health, emotional recovery, companionship, and...