REVIEW | NZIFF | ISSUE TEN | ISOLATION This is part of a series of roundtable discussions and extended dialogues conducted by Ricky Lai (@rickthelai), Trevor Pronoso (@CleverGurl), Madeline Smith (@prime4illusion), and Caeden Tipler (@ctipler) on films that have premiered at NZIFF 2026. The following exchange is between Trevor, Madeline and Caeden on Gregg Araki's latest film, I Want Your Sex. I Want Your Sex (2026) dir. Gregg Araki USA, 90 mins Trevor: Gregg really is a fil

REVIEW | NZIFF | ISSUE TEN | ISOLATION This is part of a series of roundtable discussions and extended dialogues conducted by Ricky Lai (@rickthelai), Trevor Pronoso (@CleverGurl), Madeline Smith (@prime4illusion), and Caeden Tipler (@ctipler) on films that have premiered at NZIFF 2026. The following exchange is between Ricky and Caeden on Cristian Mungiu's latest film, Fjord. Fjord (2026) dir. Cristian Mungiu Norway, 146 mins Ricky: Early on in Mungiu's 4 Months, 3 Weeks &

WEB EXCLUSIVE Written by Ricky Lai (he/him) | @rickthelai on IG & Letterboxd | Columnist Leviticus is named after the book from the Old Testament, which in part lays out the archaic laws of sexual morality. Most controversial is one commandment which, even in its slight variations of phrasing from one translation to another, has rippled appalling consequences throughout the rest of history: ‘18:22 – You shall not lie with a man as with a woman; it is an abomination’. Historia