20 hours of Harry Potter #3: a review of the film series
In the third of four posts, David Larsen discusses The Order of the Phoenix and The Half-blood Prince [more]
Romeo Must Not Live
20 hours of Harry Potter #4: a review of the film series
David Larsen finishes his marathon review of the Harry Potter movies with both halves of The Deathly Hallows. [more]
20 hours of Harry Potter #3: a review of the film series
In the third of four posts, David Larsen discusses The Order of the Phoenix and The Half-blood Prince [more]
20 hours of Harry Potter #2: a review of the film series
David Larsen looks at the third and fourth Harry Potter films. [more]
20 hours of Harry Potter #1: a review of the film series
In the first of four posts, David Larsen looks at the early years of the Harry Potter film franchise. [more]
Brother Number One: Annie Goldson interview
David Larsen discusses the extraordinary new documentary Brother Number One with director Annie Goldson. [more]
In the belly of the beast – Transformers: Dark of the Moon review
David Larsen honestly thought he might enjoy the new Michael Bay movie. [more]
Genocide and bubblegum – X-Men: First Class review
David Larsen likes everything about the new X-Men film. Except for the things that made him want to scream. [more]
The tide goes out
It's time for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, children! Are you excited? Don't be. [more]
In search of the Frog of Thunder
A die-hard fan of Marvel's Thor comics reflects on the movie adaptation [more]
Operation 8
Errol Wright and Abi King-Jones's documentary about the 2007 anti-terrorism raids deserves a wide audience [more]
The White Meadows
The Iranian film The White Meadows, screening at the World Cinema Showcase, is a gem. [more]
Is there life on Mars?
The great box office disaster of the year makes it to New Zealand, and it's … not that bad. [more]
The brief wondrous life of Paul the dog
The new Simon Pegg/Nick Frost comedy, in cinemas from April14, is no Shaun of the... [more]
Reality is on the blink again
David Larsen has seen too many films "based on a true story" lately. He would like them all to go away and come back when they've worked out what "true" means. [more]
Sucked In
David Larsen is nonplussed to find he enjoys Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch, in cinemas from April 7. [more]
Hop along to Rio
The school holidays beckon. Children's films Rio and Hop beckon likewise. One of them is worth your time. [more]