Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Tearepa Kahi Stars: Stan Walker, Temuera Morrison, Miriama Smith, Troy Kingi, Darcy Ray Flavell-Hudson, Will Hall, Kevin Kaukau, David Wikaira. Family conflicts, tradition, dreams and music are at the heart of the moderately charming New Zealand coming of age drama Mt Zion. The film is set in the rural Maori [...]
by GREG KING “I love acting. It’s the only thing I want to do,” says 40-year-old New Zealand actor Robbie Magasiva. That passion was fuelled while still at primary school when a teacher got him to stand up and perform a short skit, a piece of role play. Everyone laughed, and he enjoyed the feeling [...]
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Thomas Burstyn Documentary. This visually stunning documentary from New Zealand follows a couple of years in the tumultuous life of the Karena family, who are caught up in an ugly family feud. Peter Karena is a horse whisperer who runs a horse farm in New Zealand’s mountain country. He lives [...]
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Paul Murphy Stars: Geraldine Brophy, Holly Shanahan, Patrick Wilson, Ryan O’Kane, Tina Regtieri, Grant Roa, Jed Brophy, Tina Cook, Vivienne Bell, John Rowles, Ray Hewnwood, Charlie Bleakley, Sophie Hambleton, Tanea hake. A delightfully charming but bittersweet comedy drama from New Zealand, Second-Hand Wedding deals with themes and situations that have [...]
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Paul Middleditch Stars: Joel Edgerton, Rhona Mitra, Danielle Cormack, Thomas Kretschmann, Alan Lovell, Les Hill, Michelle Langstone, Jodie Rimmer, Kate Harcourt. Sex, lies and infidelities, New Zealand style? From New Zealand comes this moderately enjoyable bittersweet romantic comedy cum drama about two marriages falling apart. Separation City tries hard to [...]
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Gaylene Preston Stars: Sam Neill, Rachel Blake. While Australian film makers keep coming up with eminently forgettable films, awful comedies and dire dramas, the New Zealand film industry seems to be producing some of the more interesting and challenging movies. A dark, macabre and enigmatic romantic drama about obsession, passion [...]
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