— by BEV QUESTAD — I am sending this list of five powerful 2022 documentaries to my legislators. I am also sending the list to selected columnists, politicians and people in the White House. Each documentary has well-documented, credible sources, first-person primary accounts, and a stud[...]
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The Five Best ‘80s Films
From big hair to neon spandex, there are plenty of things best left in the ‘80s. But films are not one of them. The decade proved to be one of the greatest for cinema, producing timeless classics that we can’t stop watching today. It brought us shocking plot twists (“The Empire Strikes Back”[...]
Valentine’s Day Top Five Movie Playlist
Well, you have one less problem to think about this Valentine’s Day. You can just go and catch a movie with your date. Instead of running around looking for things you can do, go back to your online gambling or favourite kiwi pokies and play your game, because your chance to-watch movie list is he[...]
The Top 5 Christmas Movies of All Time
Christmas is a time for family, food and — perhaps most importantly — films. When you have finally got rid of the in-laws and you are happily slumped on your sofa in a post-turkey food coma, nothing beats watching classic festive movies on Christmas Day. From cosy rom-coms like “Love A[...]
Jackie Chan’s Top 5 Movies
— by BERNARD OZ — Those of our readers who were around in the early to late 1980s will most likely list Jackie Chan as one of their favourite actors. The Hong Kong-born martial arts master had his first film role in the year 1976. He was hired by a producer reportedly because of his [&he[...]
My Top 5 Movies of 2019 (So Far)
— by BERNARD OZ — In no particular order, here are my Top 5 movies of 2019 (so far). • “Avengers: Endgame” Domestic Gross: $858 million International Gross: $2.80 billion Release Date: April 26, 2019 Directors: Joe Russo, Anthony Russo[...]
Top 5: The Year’s Best Documentaries
— by BEV QUESTAD — Asked to pick the best documentary is like being given a selection of high-performance vehicles and asked which you’d like to buy. Would it be the SVAutobiography Land Rover, the Chrysler Pacifica Limited van, the Tesla Model X, or the Lamborghini Veneo Roadster? Lik[...]
The Top 5 books becoming films in 2018
— by CRAIG SMITH — You may wish to begin your reading list for this year with these five books before they get adapted for the big screen in 2018. The new year may just have begun, but there are already a number of exciting films to look out for, especially those that started life [&hell[...]
Five must-see movies from top directors
— by CRAIG SMITH — This year has a lot in store for movie fans, with new films coming in 2018 from some of the finest directors in history, including Steven Spielberg, Woody Allen, Paul Thomas Anderson, Guillermo del Toro and Terry Gilliam. Everyone is going to be making a point of seein[...]
Five great movies with major plot holes
Plot holes are Hollywood’s potholes. What started out as a laugh at the film-makers mistakes is now a cottage industry. The quality of a film is no protection from the gaffs which drive director’s to despair. Did Sergio Leone notice the car driving across the background as Eli Wallach climbed in[...]
The Top 5 reasons to look forward to Logan
There are always a lot of exciting movies to look forward to when we start a new year, and there aren’t very many titles as interesting as “Logan” for 2017. Believed to be the final film in the Wolverine-centric branch of 20th Century Fox’s “X-Men” movies, it̵[...]
The Top 5 Sports Movies of the Past Decade
— by LINDSAY OLSEN — In the world of film entertainment, few genres have the ability to inspire viewers as consistently as sports movies. From hockey to golf, filmmakers have managed to thrill audiences with stories of the resiliency of the human spirit and its ability to triumph over ad[...]
The Top 5 Games of Thrones Twists … So Far
— by SEAN GERSKI — In the day of the DVR, no television shows are more valuable than those that require appointment viewing. Shows that need to be watched not only that same night, but must be viewed live, are few and far between now. Sports, and a few key reality shows, will always meri[...]
The Next Bond, James Bond
Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan, Sean Connery and Roger Moore are just some of the greats who have took on the James Bond role. But who is next in line to take their martini shaken, not stirred? Producers are still hopeful of attracting Daniel Craig back for one more film, however that is thought to be[...]