Movies

NZFFF 2017 Tranche 1

Every year there are two film festivals I make a point of seeing: the French Film Festival, and the International. The Odyssey / L’Odyssée The Odyssey begins with the truth wrapped in a

NZFFF 2017 Tranche 2

La fille de Brest / 150 Milligrams Based on the actual struggle of Dr Irene Franchon, a French whistleblower who uncovered fatal heart deformities caused by a weight loss drug. Franchon is played by

Call of Heroes

If you like Terry Pratchett's watch novels, wuxia, and The Seven Samurai, there's a good chance you'll love this.

NZIFF 2016 Tranche 3

This has taken me almost two years to write, which I'd normally feel more embarrassed by (two years! Two film reviews!), but one of them comprised my thought's on

NZIFF 2016 Tranche 2

My second week of the festival was all about movies I could see with Ada. Animation for Kids 8+ Around an hour of kid-oriented short films; a mixed bag, but well within a