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Reviews
Living for the Dead (2023)
Dead or alive, representation matters!
I love Ghost Adventures, but I always struggled with how "bro-y" the guys are.
This is fantastic. I love seeing people like myself onscreen doing something I love to watch.
I've been an out gay man for over half my life and it's never really been much of an issue for me, so I was surprised by how much the queer representation would mean to me. I've been watching this sort of program for years, but I'd never been entirely aware of that disconnect between myself and the people onscreen. This makes me feel seen in a way I didn't realise I needed.
I want this to be the sort of show that runs for thirty years. I love it.
Mister Organ (2022)
Stunningly funny and astonishingly scary
The feeling of watching this in a relatively small but jam-packed kiwi cinema was absolutely fantastic.
Everyone laughing and gasping along at this funny, horrifying, distressing and impactful film.
If you can see it in a full theatre, absolutely do so.
There were parts of the movie where my partner and I gripped each other in horror. My stomach sunk at parts and a few minutes later I was cackling merrily.
David Farrier clearly put a lot of himself on the line for this movie and put himself in the sights of a very scary individual and the results are something he can be proud of.
This is a brilliant piece of cinema and a stunning showcase of journalism.