A found family (also known as a chosen family) refers to a group of individuals who, despite not being related by blood, form deep, familial connections. These are often people who have experienced ...

Brilliant lead performances, witty set pieces, and cleverly constructed plot twists ensure BBC One’s new puzzle-themed cosy crime series barely puts a foot wrong. It may seem counterintuitive to begin ...

A whirlwind of hype surrounds Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film—but in deciding to tackle one of the most influential and ancient works of Greek myth, the director has created his own obstacle-laden ...

Suzie Miller’s latest play ‘Prima Facie’ is an original melancholic yet uplifting masterpiece. When Tessa, a newly graduated barrister falls victim to sexual assault, it causes her to re-elevate her ...

Let’s play a word association game, shall we. If I say ‘model’, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind? Perhaps you think of a tall, leggy Victoria’s secret model. Maybe you think of ...

When Homer wrote about the sea, he never called it blue. He described it instead in terms of light and darkness. For him, the sea was emerald green and silvery blue, the water glittered and glistened.

Lee Tamahori’s picture of faith in war-torn Aotearoa is a conventional period drama elevated by its quietly grounded central performances. The Convert begins in 1830, and follows Thomas Munro (Guy ...

Director Oliver Laxe takes the audience into the belly of the illegal hardcore rave scene in Morocco’s Sahara. The film, much like the desert’s rocky, harsh climate, is unforgiving with its characters ...

Gator Creek never quite matches the rush of its opening moments, when a DEA raid reveals that the source of these particular gators’ aggression and strength is that they’re on meth. Unfortunately, the ...

Contrary to popular belief, I prefer erotic thriller maestro Adrian Lyne’s Lolita adaptation to the one made 35 years prior by Stanley Kubrick. But do either do Nabokov’s novel justice? Calling Lolita ...

Today marked twenty years since the revival of the hit science-fiction franchise Doctor Who, after the original series had been cancelled 16 years prior. With two decades of the show having remained ...

Following Gabriel Dax’s accidental entry into the world of espionage in Gabriel’s Moon, The Predicament starts with him settled into a nice cottage in Sussex with the reader knowing his dreams of a ...