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The stars are out for Puregold CinePanalo 2026

Sep 1, 2026

Seven films. Seven wildly different stories. Each with a cast that brings together some of the biggest names and most exciting new faces in ...

"Cabaret" production in Auckland is going bigger

Sep 1, 2026

Auckland Theatre Company and Auckland Live have extended their major new production of Cabaret, the musical at the Kit Kat Club, adding an e...

Are you an aspiring playwright? This theater festival may help you get started

Sep 1, 2026

Puregold Teatro Panalo is now searching for original one-act plays and musicals from which selected entries will be professionally staged fo...

“Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” is sexy for the reasons you might not expect

Aug 31, 2026

Following her breakout film from 2024, "I Saw the TV Glow," writer-director Jane Schoenbrun is back with what I feel is the sexies...

Ken Russell's "The Devils" returns to cinemas with new 4K restoration

Aug 27, 2026

Ken Russell's seminal 1971 film "The Devils" is returning to New Zealand cinemas on October 29 with a new 4K restoration. The ...

A first look at the seven full-length films of Puregold Cinepanalo 2026

Aug 27, 2026

Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival 2026 has unveiled the official posters of its seven full-length films, giving audiences a first look at th...

‘Tony’ review: Anthony Bourdain biopic is breezy and warm

Aug 23, 2026

Before he became Anthony Bourdain, he was just Tony. Only his mother calls him by his birth name. Matt Johnson's “Tony” follows a young ...

Review: “The End of Oak Street” is pulpy blockbuster done right

Aug 21, 2026

In David Robert Mitchell's The End of Oak Street , the Platt family and the rest of the Fruitvale neighbourhood are mysteriously sent ba...

Dominic West and Sienna Miller go to WAR in new Hayu legal drama

Aug 19, 2026

Dominic West and Sienna Miller lead the new legal drama WAR, an eight-part series from George Kay (Lupin, Hijack) that is heading exclusivel...

“De Gaulle - Tilting Iron” review

Aug 16, 2026

De Gaulle: Tilting Iron is the first entry in director Antonin Baudry's two-part epic on Charles de Gaulle, a general and statesman who ...

"Lanterns" stars Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre on honing the unlikely dynamic of Hal Jordan and John Stewart

Aug 16, 2026

The last time we saw Green Lantern become the centre of his own film was fifteen years ago, with the critically panned Martin Campbell movie...

“Reacher” season four is basically one long action movie, and I'm here for it

Aug 12, 2026

Lately, I've plunged myself into the world of "Reacher." Based on Lee Child's best-selling action novels, the Prime Video ...

Puregold launches Teatro Panalo, opens search for outstanding Filipino plays

Aug 8, 2026

The curtain is about to rise on another “panalo” cultural experience from Puregold—this time, one that brings the world of Filipino theater ...

Review: “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” excels when it settles for less

Jul 30, 2026

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" marks the first, long-overdue outing in Tom Holland's Spider-Man series where the main story doesn...

Mike Flanagan's "Carrie" series looks promising

Jul 27, 2026

Prime Video had a strong presence at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, debuting first looks at its upcoming series " Blade Runner 20...

“I, Object” review

Jul 22, 2026

"I, Object", the latest film from New Zealand filmmaker Andrew Niccol, is a whimsical tale about a kid who can talk to everyday ob...

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