NZ IFF 2020 Day 3
A shorter slate today. While watching the festival at home has drawbacks, notably the plethora of distractions, it does save a fortune on snack food.
The Unknown Saint
The film opens in the
Rodger Donaldson
NZ IFF 2020 Day 2
Happily the streaming for the festival continues to be solid, even as the booking remains opaque. Today was the chance to watch some kid-focused films, the existence of which is one of the
NZ IFF 2020 Day 1
Film festivals have been hard-hit by COVID-19. My favourite NZ French Film Festival had only just gotten underway when the country went into level 4; there wasn't much the NZ FFF
Woody Allen and the Cringe
So: Woody Allen. The addiction of the US critical world to him. It's a weird mix of cultural cringe and cultural chauvinism.
A generation of critics love Allen because, to paraphrase
Kawaiicon Day 2
While Ada and Rosa wait to get into Kuracon, the spin-off day-long con for small people, I sit in the main hall looking down on a fenced-off Tesla coil which promises to play