Latest Staff Picks
The films listed below are Alice's Latest Staff Picks, finding their way into this category generally as a result of agreement between staff that they have real merit for one reason or another. Most titles represent a safe choice for those that find choosing a film difficult or are bewildered by Alice's depth and breadth...
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Becoming Led Zeppelin (2025)
7.5/10
Director: Bernard MacMahon
Starring: John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Interviews, performances and never-before-seen footage provide insight into the origins of Led Zeppelin and their meteoric rise to musical stardom. Read more
Tina (2025)
7.9/10
Starring: Anapela Polata'ivao, Antonia Robinson
A woman, grieving her daughter's death in the Christchurch quakes, becomes a substitute teacher at an elite school. Unexpectedly, she discovers studen... Read more
The Last Showgirl (2025)
6.5/10
Starring: Pamela Anderson, Dave Bautista, Jamie Lee Curtis
When the glittering Las Vegas revue she has headlined for decades announces it will soon close, showgirl Shelly sets out to plan her next act. Reconci... Read more
September 5 (2025)
7.1/10
Starring: Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch
During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes. Read more
Maurice And I (2025)
In the aftermath of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, New Zealand architects Sir Miles Warren and Maurice Mahoney fight to save their finest building... Read more
A Complete Unknown (Blu-ray) (2024)
7.3/10
Director: James Mangold
Starring: Timothee Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, S...
New York, 1961. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an unknown 19-year-old named Bob Dylan, from Minnesota... Read more
A Real Pain (Blu-ray) (2024)
7.1/10
Director: Jesse Eisenberg
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, Will Sharpe, Jennifer Grey
Written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg. Mismatched cousins David (Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honour th... Read more
Ka Whawhai Tonu: Struggle Without End (2024)
7.6/10
Starring: Temuera Morrison, Jason Flemyng, Miriama Smith, Cliff Curtis
In 1864 during the New Zealand Wars, Haki, a M?ori-European teenager, fighting for the NZ colonial forces, is captured by the M?ori resistance. He sta... Read more
Anora (Blu-ray) (2024)
7.5/10
Director: Sean Baker
Starring: Mikey Madison, Yura Borisov, Mark Eydelshteyn, Karren Karagulian
Anora, a sex worker from brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russ... Read more
Anora (2024)
7.5/10
Director: Sean Baker
Starring: Mikey Madison, Yura Borisov, Mark Eydelshteyn, Karren Karagulian
Anora, a sex worker from brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russ... Read more