Classic Film | Issue 11

Posted 7:08pm Sunday 13th May 2012

Director: Mary Harron American Psycho tracks the life of Patrick Bateman. He is 27 years old, has a group of work-hard-play-hard Wall Street friends, a fiancée (Reese Witherspoon) and listens to Huey Lewis and the News. He has a meticulous morning regiment of facial scrubs. But like the herb Read more...

Senna

Posted 2:43am Monday 12th September 2011

Director: Asif Kapadia (5/5) Senna is an unforgettable film. The documentary examines the public career of Formula One driver and Brazilian national icon Ayrton Senna. At the same time it presents an extremely personal portrait of a man who revolutionised the racing world. There is no doubt Read more...

Director Profile: David Cronenberg

Posted 11:17pm Monday 22nd August 2011

David Cronenberg is a Canadian-born director who began a career in film in 1969. His early years were marked by a series of low-budget sci-fi horrors which jolted his name into the public mind. Cronenberg's work continues to seamlessly mutate and fill the gaps in our subconscious. His pictures Read more...

Tracker

Posted 1:21am Friday 1st July 2011

Director: Ian Sharp, (3.5/5) As I sat through a barrage of historical drama trailers, I began to wonder whether Tracker would rise to deliver a captivating and original piece of film fit for Aotearoa’s growing list of classics. Or would it fall into a formulaic category like so many Read more...

Conviction

Posted 3:56am Monday 21st March 2011

Directed by Tony Goldwyn. (2.5/5). Conviction tells the true story of one woman’s fight for the release of her brother who has been sentenced to life for a murder he did not commit. The film's clunky conventional storyline steps back and forth in time to build up an account of how Read more...