WEB EXCLUSIVE | REVIEW | NZIFF 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. Minotaur (2026) dir. Andzrej Zvyagintsev France/Latvia/Germany, 135 mins The following exchange is between Ricky and Madeline on Andzrej Zvyagintsev's latest film, Minotaur. Ricky: Early on in Minotaur, Russian...

WEB EXCLUSIVE | REVIEW | NZIFF 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 History of Concrete (2026) dir. John Wilson USA, 101 mins The following exchange is between Ricky and Madeline on John Wilson's latest film, The History of Concrete. Ricky: Overheard from an audience member on...

WEB EXCLUSIVE | REVIEW | NZIFF 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 Ice Tower (2025) dir. Lucile Hadžihalilović France, 117 mins The following exchange is between Ricky and Trevor on Lucile Hadžihalilović's latest film, The Ice Tower. Ricky: Bear with me here. In the Nintendo 64...

WEB EXCLUSIVE | REVIEW | NZIFF 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. Dao (2026) dir. Alain Gomis France / Guinea-Bissau / Senegal, 185 mins The following exchange is between Ricky and Trevor on Alan Gomis' latest film, Dao. Trevor: If you told me this was a three-hour film that...