It’s often ben said that humanity is its own worst enemy, given that our collective shortcomings and flaws often coming close to outweighing our propensity for innovation, advancement and renewal. It’s a thesis explored with gusto, tension and an artistic film noir aesthetic in Alex Garland’s (28 Days Later, Never Let Me Continue Reading
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The short and the short of it: Seth Boyden’s delightful animated film An Object at Rest
Time takes its toll on us all. Body parts sag, all those things we thought we’d get done don’t get done, or at least not in the way we envisaged, and we find ourselves tumbled along by life to places we never ever thought we’d be. It’d not necessarily Continue Reading
Movie review: Clouds of Sils Maria
It is truth well-recognised that time passes quickly. What is often not so well recognised is that as it moves onward, ever onward, it doesn’t do so in a clean, uncomplicated way that leaves us unscathed; rather it leaves behind part of who we were which inevitably merges with who Continue Reading
There’s a lot of character posters for the new Peanuts movie, Charlie Brown!
SNAPSHOT In the film, Snoopy, the world’s most lovable beagle – and flying ace – embarks upon his greatest mission as he takes to the skies to pursue his arch-nemesis The Red Baron, while his best pal, Charlie Brown, begins his own epic quest. The Peanuts Movie comes from Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: The sugary sweet little film The Misadventures of Chubzilla
Ever had one of those dreams where your running happily through a kaleidoscopically-colourful wonderland made of meringue-topped cupcakes, chocolate towers, fields of cherry-red lollipops and upside down ice cream cones? It feels wonderful doesn’t it? While you might eat broccoli and tofu in real life, here in Mr Sandman’s domain, Continue Reading
Movie review: Samba
We all need to feel like we belong somewhere. It’s an extricable part of the human experience, the burning imperative to not just simply survive but to feel like there is a place where we are valued, loved and where we can rest and recuperate from the vicissitudes of life. But Continue Reading
Come on a fantastical journey with The Little Prince (trailer)
SNAPSHOT The story centers on a fearless and curious child prodigy (Mackenzie Foy) who lives with her equally academically talented yet overachieving mother (Rachel McAdams). After moving into a new neighborhood, the girl meets her next door neighbor “The Aviator” (Jeff Bridges), an old yet eccentric and mischievous man. Continue Reading
#allthefeels: The emotions of Inside Out let it all out watching the Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer
This is pure genius! Some very clever people in the marketing department of Disney New Zealand have combined the current Marvel juggernaut Avengers: Age of Ultron with its upcoming Pixar blockbuster Inside Out to create the trailer to end all trailers. OK that might be going a tad overboard but Continue Reading
Weekend pop art: The many colourful faces of R2-D2 at the #R2ME2 exhibition
SNAPSHOT The Force is strong with this collective of creative minds from across the galaxy! Starting with a blank prototype of our Deluxe R2-D2 Sixth Scale Figure, Sideshow invited over 90 friends and fans to participate in customizing the iconic droid with a brand new look. Check out a Continue Reading
Movie review: Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
Life is a thousand shades of muted beige for the titular lost soul of director David Zellner’s deftly-crafted idiosyncratic search for meaning Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter. Trapped in a dead end job working as an Office Lady, well past the age of 25 when most of these women either marry Continue Reading