Movies & TV – Elizabeth Allan

Westworld Season Two

June 25, 2018 by Elizabeth Allan

The nature of reality. Existential crises. Free will versus determinism. These are all my favorite things and Westworld showrunner Jonathan Nolan continues to make wondrous contributions to the perennial debate: what is real and what is a mirage? Check this… Read more →

Anti-Social Media

March 7, 2018 by E. Beth Allan

Zadie Smith recently released a collection of essays in a book called Feel Free. One of the older essays, Generation Why?, is a review of the Facebook-inspired movie The Social Network as well as a savage indictment of social media… Read more →

Bored to Death

September 1, 2016 by E. Beth Allan

Every time I chew through another great TV series I fear I’ve come to the end of the line. Having just finished, Stranger Things and Call the Midwife on Netflix, I checked to see what I’d missed on HBO. And… Read more →

Game of Thrones S06E10

June 27, 2016 by E. Beth Allan

The final episode of the season offered everything you could have hoped for in terms of plot, but the score courtesy of Ramin Djawadi, was also sensational—as was the lighting. So much so I watched the episode twice in a… Read more →

Game of Thrones

July 25, 2014 by E. Beth Allan

Better late than never, as they say. The HBO series based on George R.R. Martin’s books has been winning viewers steadily since it first aired a few years ago, and I am its latest super fan. I had seen the… Read more →

“A Crude Awakening”

July 12, 2014 by E. Beth Allan

This doco was released in 2006 but the facts remain valid and it’s well worth a look. Oil is a pet hate of mine and I was half expecting to have heard all the horror tales before but there was… Read more →

Golden Television

May 7, 2014 by E. Beth Allan

First post of the year. Yikes! I’ve had nothing to say – been too busy muddling my way along in a limbo between thinking the New Age positive thinking/Law of Attraction/pray-to-the-relevant-angels school of thought is mumbo jumbo, and then, on… Read more →

Sunshine Movies

August 3, 2013 by E. Beth Allan

I find I have many favourites of everything: bands, songs, foods, designers, countries… A neat answer to the question of movies, though, is to say that three of my favourites have Sunshine in the title.… Read more →

Sushi and Sound Quality in Japan

March 26, 2013 by E. Beth Allan

A bunch of movies from last year’s International Film Festival have just hit video stores and first pick for me was Jiro Dreams of Sushi. If you’re not into sushi, and not seriously into food or Japanese culture, you might… Read more →

“Quietly Devastating”

March 17, 2013 by E. Beth Allan

That phrase came from a review of Zadie Smith’s recent novel NW but could as easily be applied to two movies I’ve been wanting to see for a while but – based on the reviews – couldn’t quite face.… Read more →

Idris Elba

February 7, 2013 by E. Beth Allan

Watching a bit of music TV the other day I was surprised to see The Wire‘s Stringer Bell running around a field that was very much not Baltimore – looked like the Scottish highlands but turned out to be Pembrokeshire… Read more →

The Wire

November 2, 2012 by E. Beth Allan

I’m a late adopter but can now see what all the accolades are about, having just finished Season 2… I started Season 1 but was sketched out by the dystopia of addiction so skipped ahead; the Port/Union plot immediately drew… Read more →

Film Fest Movies

August 17, 2012 by E. Beth Allan

I’m late on this review but the movies may yet get a general release, or come out on DVD, so what does it matter? I went to three movies at this year’s NZ International Film Festival and each one left… Read more →

Bill Cunningham: New York

June 15, 2012 by E. Beth Allan

What an adorable, life-affirming documentary! I was pretty sure the film would be up my alley because I’m interested in New York and fashion and streetwear and high society and artistry, which are all amply represented. But Bill Cunningham himself… Read more →

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