Fair warning: considerable spoilers follow – read after watching. Like most fans (I guess) of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it would be fair to say that Thor’s solo movies were – until now – my least favourite of the various MCU solo movies, mired by dull plotting, a bland main character, and fairly uninspired action Read more about REVIEW Thor: Ragnarok (2017)[…]
I’m currently in the middle of watching the movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe again, in anticipation of Thor: Ragnarok (which opens next Thursday), and just went past one of my favourites in the entire MCU: the original Guardians Of The Galaxy. And I noticed something about that film which was notable – not just Read more about The thing Guardians Of The Galaxy: Vol 2 is missing.[…]
Fair warning: considerable spoilers follow – read after watching. I’ll start by telling you that I loved Blade Runner 2049. I walked out of the theatre feeling like I had just witnessed one of the great science-fiction films of the past decade, if not in all of film history, as well as one of the Read more about REVIEW Blade Runner 2049 (2017)[…]
Fair warning: considerable spoilers follow – read after watching. You all know the scene: the nefarious Richmond Valentine (deliciously portrayed by Samuel L Jackson) tests a weapon that causes anyone within its range to lose their minds in a violent rage, choosing a small Kentucky church – the base of operations for a radical right-wing Read more about REVIEW Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)[…]
I know this is obvious to anyone who watched an episode, but Masters Of Sex is a show filled with sex. The first season came to a close on SoHo tonight with a rather titillating finale that didn’t quite go as I was expecting. And yes, there was plenty of sex in the finale hour Read more about TV Review: Masters Of Sex S1 Ep01[…]
The second episode of Sunny Skies – the new local comedy from Mike Smith and Paul Yates, starring Oliver Driver and Tammy Davis as half-brothers thrown together after the death of the dad neither of them knew, and tasked with running the holiday park he owned – aired on Friday night (TV3, 8pm), entertaining throughout Read more about TV Review Sunny Skies S1 Ep02[…]
Last week’s premiere of The Blue Rose – the latest drama from Rachel Lang and James Griffin, the team behind Outrageous Fortune – ended abruptly. In fact, it left my spidey senses* tingling, so much so that I held off on reviewing the first episode. It just didn’t feel like the right point at which Read more about TV REVIEW The Blue Rose S1 Ep02[…]
What is the nicest thing I can say about The Radio, which started on Friday night after the new season premiere of 7 Days? I guess things can only get better from here. I mean, they sure couldn’t get much worse. (Warning: spoilers from Friday’s The Radio and Sunny Skies follow.) To be honest, I’m Read more about TV REVIEW The Radio S1[…]
If you’re a fan of 666 Park Avenue (or just a hawk when it comes to the telly schedule) you may have noticed that the show has been pulled from its Friday 8.30pm timeslot, and will be finishing its run on Sundays at 11pm – though it’s not all bad news: while it was pulled Read more about INTERVIEW John Kelly, TVNZ Programmer[…]
New, locally produced comedy series Agent Anna debuted last night on One, produced by Rachel Gardner (The Cult) and written by Maxine Fleming (who wrote two first season episodes of Outrageous Fortune), and starring a familiar face in Robyn Malcolm – and I have a few thoughts after the requisite spoiler warning … (Warning: Spoilers Read more about TV REVIEW Agent Anna S1 premiere[…]