Erika
The Nun
Warnings: this review is mostly spoiler free. The Nun is rated R16 in New Zealand. It contains horror and images of suicide. If you’re a fan or you’ve kept up with The Conjuring series and its various sequels and spin-offs, you’re probably eagerly anticipating The Nun, which is boasted to be the ‘darkest ch...
The Eagle Huntress
I’m going to admit, I did no prior background research before going to see The Eagle Huntress. What can I say? I like to be surprised. Going from just the title, I was expecting a legendary tale of epic proportions about some badass heroine, which would have been totally up my alley. Imagine my surprise whe...
Nocturnal Animals
I’m going to be absolutely honest – Nocturnal Animals was not really my kind of movie. I don’t mind psychological thrillers. In fact, I absolutely adore them. But I wouldn’t really describe Nocturnal Animals as a traditional psychological thriller. Most films in the genre will really attempt to mess with th...
Black Butler: Book of Murder
Okay, so I watched Book of Murder without any prior experience of Black Butler. The extent of the knowledge I have on Black Butler comes from Tumblr. All I knew before starting this OVA was that Sebastian was a butler from hell (I know this fact in no context, so it makes no sense to me), and that Ciel’s pa...
Ice Age: Collision Course
When I texted a friend to ask her if she wanted to come see Ice Age: Collision Course with me, her first reply was “What? There’s another Ice Age?”. Her reply made me laugh, but it didn’t surprise me. I remember seeing the very first installment of Ice Age in the cinema when I was six-years-old. I loved it,...
Psycho-Pass Review
What if crime could be biologically determined? What if we had a criminal justice system that was perfectly objective, accurate, and mechanical? What if we lived in a world where we could predict and prevent crime from happening by just looking at someone’s current mental state? Psycho-Pass first started ai...
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
If you ask any anime enthusiast who’s seen Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood what their favorite anime is, there’s a 90 percent chance they’ll tell you that it’s Brotherhood. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood first premiered in Japan in 2009 and its finale aired in 2010. The story follows Edward and Alphonse ...