Year delivers some worthy contenders
Year delivers some worthy contenders
As the curtain comes down on another year of film, Weekend Mix reviewer Amasio Jutel picks his top five ... or so.
Grandly operatic return to Pandora
Grandly operatic return to Pandora
In the latest return to the luscious alien moon Pandora, Avatar: Fire and Ash treads heavily through reiterative plot beats, but, nevertheless, the adage remains: Never bet against James Cameron.
Filmmaker Reiner's son charged with murder
Filmmaker Reiner's son charged with murder
The younger son of US filmmaker and political activist Rob Reiner has been charged with murder after his parents were found stabbed in their LA home at the weekend.
Robotic franchise entry has no game
Robotic franchise entry has no game
Let’s just put this bluntly, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 is a train wreck.
Obituary: from Tawa to Hollywood, ‘Warriors’ director’s epic journey
Obituary: from Tawa to Hollywood, ‘Warriors’ director’s epic journey
Lee Tamahori won acclaim with his first feature film in 1994, an adaptation of the Alan Duff novel Once Were Warriors.
The joy of being Randolph
The joy of being Randolph
Da’Vine Joy Randolph has won an Oscar, worked with Meryl Streep — and loves a hotel slipper, she tells Tim Lewis.
Girl on fire again in postpartum nightmare
Girl on fire again in postpartum nightmare
Jennifer Lawrence is on fire in Lynne Ramsay’s impressionistic film about the weird and terrifying experience of postpartum depression.
Recovering Bardot tells fans not to worry
Recovering Bardot tells fans not to worry
Former French movie star Brigitte Bardot is currently recovering and wants to reassure those concerned about her health not to worry.
Making a case for it
Making a case for it
Richard E. Grant has found a vocation playing punctilious eccentrics.
Dreamy scenes drawn from the well of life
Dreamy scenes drawn from the well of life
Despite a lack of narrative structure and frequent flashes forward and back through time, Clint Bentley’s quiet drama about a logger in early 20th-century America relentlessly moves like the train it dreams of.
Gravity grounds the magic
Gravity grounds the magic
It’s rather tragic then that Wicked: For Good can’t continue to defy gravity, but instead, defines it.
Film-maker Costa Botes dies after nearly a decade with cancer
Film-maker Costa Botes dies after nearly a decade with cancer
Prolific documentary and filmmaker Costa Botes - who found fame creating mockumentary Forgotten Silver alongside Peter Jackson - has died after living with cancer for nearly a decade.
Loving every second
Loving every second
A film about a terminal cancer diagnosis became a love letter from the afterlife, Olivia Ovenden writes.
Keaton thrived in humour but a serious dramatic actress too
Keaton thrived in humour but a serious dramatic actress too
Obituary: In the chilling final scene of Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 masterpiece, The Godfather, the door to Michael Corleone’s office is closed in the face of his wife, Kay. It simultaneously signified the opening of many more doors for the career of actor Diane Keaton.
Villainous Pike is a trick
Villainous Pike is a trick
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t plays with the same bag of tricks to no audience astonishment.
Bridget Jones gets own statue in Leicester Square
Bridget Jones gets own statue in Leicester Square
Bridget Jones has joined the likes of Mary Poppins, Harry Potter and other beloved film characters with her own statue in London's Leicester Square.
Obituary: Redford an idealist who championed independent cinema
Obituary: Redford an idealist who championed independent cinema
Robert Redford was a pioneering actor who leaves a legacy that is not just based on his performances but his commitment to indie movies.
Method to the madness
Method to the madness
Billy Crudup has turned an eight-minute scene into the performance of his career.
Social satire still scathing 40 years on
Social satire still scathing 40 years on
It’s the right time to go Back to the Future, blockbustering’s most brilliant social satire, Amy Nicholson writes.
Temuera Morrison pays tribute to 'amazing man' Lee Tamahori
Temuera Morrison pays tribute to 'amazing man' Lee Tamahori
Actor Temuera Morrison has paid tribute to his close friend and director, Lee Tamahori, who has died aged 75.