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Calm with Horses – movie review

The Irish drama-thriller Calm with Horses features a brutal but poignant script, skilful feature directorial debut and a bravura lead…

The House of Cardin – movie review

Some names need no introduction. And when it comes to the world of fashion, Pierre Cardin is one of those.…

Unfollow the Rules (Rufus Wainwright) – music review

Somehow, even when Rufus Wainwright was getting a lot of buzz for the sophisticated sound on his self-titled debut (’98)…

7500 (Amazon Prime) – movie review

The opening scenes of 7500 are silent, showing airport security footage of a group of people about to board a…

Cry Baby (Mark Billingham) – book review

Twenty novels and twenty years later, British crime author Mark Billingham takes his fans back to where it all began…

New music round-up

Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 17 July 2020. FIKA…

The Vigil – movie review

A man haunted by his past is forced to face his demons in the slow-moving horror film, The Vigil. Yakov…

Where’d You Go, Bernadette – movie review

I find Richard Linklater a frustrating filmmaker sometimes. I mean, I love some of his films (School of Rock and…

Jump Rope Gazers (The Beths) – music review

The debut of NZ band The Beths, Future Me Hates Me, was one of the musical bright spots of 2018,…

The King of Staten Island – movie review

Pete Davidson was a bit of an unknown quality for me. I was aware he was on Saturday Night Live,…