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NewsInterview: M. Night Shyamalan on His New Film Split, Plot Twists and Taking Risks
His latest film features James McAvoy fielding 23 different personalities.
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NewsBasking in the Beauty of Moonlight with Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker Barry Jenkins
He chats to us about representing alternate characters, male vulnerability and black consciousness in a feature film.
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NewsTen Films From Sundance 2017 We're Hoping Make it to New Zealand Cinemas
Ghost stories, dance docos and rags-to-riches rap efforts.
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NewsFive Minutes With VICELAND's Matty Matheson
What tickles the taste buds of this culinary wunderkind.
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NewsHow Lion Director Garth Davis Turned an Unbelievable True Tale into an Oscar Contender
Take an incredible story, a top-notch cast and a trip to India and add All The Feels.
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NewsLa La Land, Diversity and Aussie Films Shine In This Year's Oscar Nominations
The 2017 Academy Awards are all about that whimsical Hollywood musical.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching the delicious return of 'The Bear', Glen Powell playing a fake hitman and Lily Gladstone's latest excellent performance.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in May
Spend your couch time watching a documentary about Jim Henson and an Elisabeth Moss-led spy thriller.
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GuideMust-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far
Don't spend hours scrolling through streaming platforms — here's 2024's standout shows that you need to see.
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NewsEleven Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in April
Spend your couch time watching Andrew Scott step into Tom Ripley's shoes, a shattering docuseries about Nickelodeon's kids TV hits and Colin Farrell as a PI.
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NewsEleven Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in March
Spend your couch time watching Adam Sandler in space, a stunning Oscar-winning documentary, girl group-fuelled sitcom hilarity and Noel Fielding's latest show.
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NewsHop to It: 16 Classic and Eclectic Films You Can Stream This Easter Long Weekend
Some feature bunnies. Some include eggs or chocolate. Some have provocative takes on religion.
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NewsNine 2024 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
'Oppenheimer', an astonishing Ukraine-set documentary, a Wes Anderson short, Emma Stone's most-spectacular performance yet: they each won 2024 Oscars, and you can check them them all now.
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NewsSay Cheers to Hollywood's Night of Nights: Concrete Playground's Oscars 2024 Drinking Game
Whether you're hoping that 'Oppenheimer', 'Barbie', 'Poor Things', 'Past Lives' or something else picks up Academy Awards, here's how to sip along.
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NewsPredicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2024 Academy Awards
Will 'Oppenheimer' sweep the Oscars? What else will win? What should but won't? Here are our predictions.
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NewsHere's Where You Can Watch 32 of 2024's Oscar-Nominated Movies in New Zealand Right Now
From 'Barbenheimer' and twists on 'Frankenstein' to animated 'Spider-Man' antics and devastating documentaries, here's where to watch 2024's Oscar contenders.
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NewsLa La Land Might Be Adapted Into a Stage Musical
The hit flick might be taking its singing and dancing to the theatre.
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NewsTen Golden Globe Winners to Add to Your 2017 Must-Watch List
If you're going to binge-watch, make it the highest possible quality.
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NewsHow to Play a Giant Disney Villain with Flight of the Conchords' Jemaine Clement
We spoke to the comedian and actor about voicing a 50-foot crab, channelling David Bowie and working on Disney's Moana.
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NewsTen Films You Need to See in 2017
Long-awaited Blade Runner and Trainspotting reboots, Sofia Coppola's newbie and Greta Gerwig's solo directorial debut.
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NewsConcrete Playground's 2016 Boxing Day Movie Smackdown
Get maximum bang for your Kris Kringle gift voucher buck.
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RestaurantHouse of Dumplings
117 Taranaki Street, Wellington
You will have your dumpling and eat it too.
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BarSouthern Cross
39 Abel Smith Street, Te Aro
The bar's ridiculously ‘gram-able courtyard is the perfect summer afternoon spot to sip on a cold one.
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RestaurantEkim Burgers
257 Cuba St, Te Aro
The best homemade burgers that you can’t actually make at home.
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CafeSweet Mother's Kitchen
5 Courtenay Place, Wellington
New Orleans staples fused with Mexican snack food.
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NewsThe World's First Live Movie Is Coming to Cinemas
Woody Harrelson's first directorial effort will be shot in one take and beamed to cinemas as it's happening.
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NewsConcrete Playground's Top Ten Movies of 2016
From moody South Korean thrillers to whimsical Hollywood musicals, these are our favourite films of the year.
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NewsAmazon Prime Video Has Officially Launched in Australia and New Zealand
Another streaming service to test out.
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NewsMeet Australia's New Streaming Service for Documentary Addicts
DocPlay is our new binge-watch enabler.
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NewsInside the Palme d'Or-Winning Film Everyone Should See with I, Daniel Blake's Dave Johns
Meet the 59-year-old stand-up comedian whose very first (and very unfunny) feature film took Cannes.
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NewsStudio Ghibli's Hayao Miyazaki Breaks Out of Retirement for One Last Film
And it sounds characteristically adorable.
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NewsSee Studio Ghibli Characters In Real-Life Settings
Let this cute little clip provide your latest enchanting animation fix.
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NewsWatch the New Reunion-Like Trailer for Danny Boyle's Trainspotting Sequel
"Choose Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and hope that someone, somewhere cares."
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NewsStudio Ghibli's First Ever TV Series Is Getting An English-Language Release
If their movies can spirit your imagination away, just think what 26 episodes of a TV show can do.
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NewsEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Is Being Turned Into A TV Show
A small screen remake of the film no one can forget — even if your memory has been erased.
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NewsWhy Westworld Will Be Your Next Addiction
Make no mistake: this is one series that looks like it could be dangerous to those with an addictive personality, and here are just some of the elements why.
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NewsWhat We Do in the Shadows Is Getting A TV Spinoff
"Think Mulder & Scully but in a country where nothing happens."
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GuideYour Guide to Wellington's Freshest Exhibitions in October
October sees a flood of students dotting Wellington with new exhibitions.
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NewsSomeone Has Finally Invented Noise-Free Movie Munchies
They're called Silent Snacks, of course.
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NewsSex, Lies and Tickling: Behind the Scenes of the Year's Strangest Documentary
'Tickled' all started with a very strange online ad and prompted legal threats within a week of pre-production.
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NewsSuicide Squad Fans Are Actually Trying to Shut Down Rotten Tomatoes
At the time of writing, this petition has 17,614 signatures protesting against the site.
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NewsHow to Adapt Jane Austen for 2016 with Love and Friendship's Whit Stillman
"I hated the title Lady Susan, it wasn't Jane Austen's title."
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NewsThe Full Program For The New Zealand International Film Festival Has Been Revealed
150 cinematic gems from across the globe.
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NewsFive Films From Cannes We Really Want to Come to New Zealand
From the Palm d'Or winner that made Cannes cry to a violent LA fashion world thriller from Drive's director.
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NewsAirbnb's Latest Listing? Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Secret Lair
If this was a true TMNT experience, it'd be located in a sewer.
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NewsNew Zealand International Film Festival Announces Music-Centric Lineup for 2016
Five cinematic wonders for true music fans.
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NewsYour Guide to the Doc Edge Film Festival 2016
Tales of ordinary people rising up in the face of their conditions.
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NewsWin Tickets to Where to Invade Next
Michael Moore's found the secret playbook for a better society, and he wants to share it with everyone.
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NewsHollywood Just Greenlit Two Uber-Themed Comedies, Is Officially Out of Good Ideas
This is just like Antz and A Bug's Life all over again.
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NewsHow The Jungle Book Director Jon Favreau Took Disney Beyond the Bare Necessities
We chat talking animals and tracking down Bill Murray with the actor-turned-director.
