Coming to cinemas at Matariki weekend, Aotearoa action film KA WHAWHAI TONU - STRUGGLE WITHOUT END deserves to be seen immediately, says Liam Maguren: "A searing siege film with a soaring spirit to match" flicks.co.nz/reviews/searin…

From UTU to KA WHAWHAI TONU - Michael Jonathan tells Liam Maguren about his war film based on the siege of Ō-Rākau: "I wanted to be just like Geoff Murphy and Merata Mita, to do that for others what it did for me. It made me cry. It made me angry." flicks.co.nz/features/from-…

THE ARTIFICE GlRL is an AI mind-tester told in 3 conversations, reports Liam Maguren: "Favouring sincerity over scares, this unique take on an AI uprising concentrates its themes by shrinking the story down" flicks.co.nz/features/the-a…

The Vista Foundation 48Hours Grand Final is this Saturday - Liam Maguren details why (and where/when) you should head along: "'Support local filmmaking' is the tried-and-true line, but just as importantly, it’s a goddamn good night out" flicks.co.nz/features/48hou…

You’ve never seen a film like chaotic comedy contraption HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS, says Liam Maguren: "Grab a band of fellow weirdos and share this experience in front of a screen together. One person simply cannot contain the power of this movie" flicks.co.nz/features/youve…

Among another strong batch of Vista Foundation 48Hours films this year, an absolute banger was crowned 2024's overall champion. Liam Maguren takes us through the furious filmmaking competition's top films and award winners: flicks.co.nz/features/a-wra…

Starring Elijah Wood, directed by 🐜, BOOKWORM has an edge missing from modern family films, says Liam Maguren: "An adventure film is nothing without the actual adventure, and BOOKWORM does its duty to warrant a big-screen family experience" flicks.co.nz/reviews/hearty…

Find out how NZ’s wheelchair rugby team ruined an Oscar-nominated film... Liam Maguren hears from the makers of Aotearoa sports documentary WHEEL BLACKS: BODIES ON THE LINE, a three-part doco coming to Sky Open, Sky Sport 1 and NEON NZ flicks.co.nz/features/how-n…

It’s impossible to resist the rebel alliance in WE WERE DANGEROUS, says Liam Maguren Laughs lighten the load of heavier subject matter: "To cut through this darkness, the film finds a roaring light within the camaraderie of its three excellent leads" flicks.co.nz/reviews/its-im…

The latest entry in Off the Radar sees Liam Maguren plunge into the meta-mind of an animated animator with no mouth. brnw.ch/21wM6cP

Watch the latest films from NZ’s emerging filmmakers and learn about their experiences making films as part of Day One Hāpai te Haeata Liam Maguren was fortunate to chat with the filmmakers behind all the shorts: brnw.ch/21wMmij

Oscar-accredited & BAFTA-qualifying festival Show Me Shorts Film Festival is back in cinemas this October - with 85 shorts from around the globe (incl. 26 from Aotearoa) handpicked from 2,400 submissions Liam Maguren takes a first look at the 2024 programme brnw.ch/21wMLlP

GASOLINE RAINBOW is Gen Z’s gateway drug to streaming service MUBI, says Liam Maguren: "Speaks directly to curious teens, with the possibility of leading their eyes to the horizon of wider cinema" flicks.co.nz/features/gasol…

With THE WILD ROBOT currently hitting it off with audiences of all ages, Liam Maguren celebrates how the film (and another recent DreamWorks hit) is embracing the silly side of death: flicks.co.nz/features/dream…

HONEY KAHA leads the pack of Show Me Shorts Film Festival award nominees for 2024. Liam Maguren takes a closer look at this year’s contenders. From Oct 10 to 28, you’ll be able to catch these anointed short films in their natural environment - the cinema brnw.ch/21wNoOF

New cinema release My Favourite Cake shares something in common with romance classics Before Sunrise, Brief Encounter, and Romeo & Juliet Liam Maguren writes. okt.to/ICcxMH

Found-footage horror anthology franchise V/H/S has been going strong for 12 years. Liam Maguren picks five of the best segments. okt.to/1lDbJ9

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"It’s wild, dangerous, exciting stuff that finds a genuinely novel approach to the one-shot genre." Liam Maguren highlights new Shudder film MadS in his column Off the Radar. okt.to/YRPiG2

With season 2 about to drop, Liam Maguren tells you why you need to board the Arcane train right now. okt.to/ed1VQE