My October Must Do: Show Me Shorts Film Festival - 3 Filmmakers Explain Why It's Worth the Ride

October 8, 2019

What does it take to get a small film to the big screen? Three of the filmmakers behind three award-winning short films screening during the 2019 ‘Show Me Shorts’ programme spill the beans…

New Zealand Films 101: My Favourite Kiwi Flicks

April 30, 2019

My very humble views on what makes New Zealand film unique - plus an introduction to my favourite Kiwi movies!

The Great Kiwi Bake Off - Dean Brettschneider, Madeleine Sami, Hayley Sproull, Sue Fleischl - photo credit Jae Frew.jpg

Hayley Sproull of The Great Kiwi Bakeoff: "I said 'Moist' as often as I could"

October 17, 2018

I chat to co-presenter of ‘The Great Kiwi Bakeoff’ Hayley Sproull about sugar and spice and all things moist on the new show on TV2

A Press Conference With Kermit The Frog and Bret McKenzie

April 27, 2018

What happened when a blogger went to a press conference with a few Muppets…

Why The New Tomb Raider Is The Lara Croft I Want and Need

March 22, 2018

Confessions of a Tomb Raider gaming geek since 1998...and what I REALLY think of the new movie...

My NZ International Film Festival Picks + Julian Assange Doco 'Risk'

August 5, 2017

What I want to see this year at the New Zealand Film Festival, and reviewing Laura Poritas's 'Risk'

RESIDENT #99: Filmmaker Gaylene Preston On Her Year With Helen And Why She Now Believes In Glass Ceilings

July 18, 2017

Gaylene Preston on 70's Wellington, glass ceilings and social media.

RESIDENT #85: What it's REALLY LIKE Being A Wellington Director & Producer - David White On His New Film 'Meat'

May 3, 2017

A man on his movies, Shihad and why farmers care about their land and livestock...

RESIDENTS #63 & #64 - Brandon & Tama on The Maori Side Steps

December 21, 2016

INTERVIEW...with Producer and Director of latest phenomenon on Facebook, The Maori Side-Steps...

RESIDENT #51: Film producer Matthew Mawkes - Why he's kickstarting Blind Panic onto film

October 12, 2016

INTERVIEW WITH... Producer Matthew Mawkes loving film, why it's a privilege to work with the homeless and using Kickstarter fund feature film 'Blind Panic'.