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Flow - Spectrum Culture

Nov 25, 2024 | spectrumculture.com | Devon Webb

Flow (or Straume in its original Latvian) is an animated feature film following a group of animals navigating a flood that consumes their habitat. Gints Zilbalodis, who besides serving as director and co-writer also acts as producer, cinematographer, editor, production designer and composer, takes a simple concept and layers it with a delicate, profound artistry that is not only aesthetically absorbing but also thematically resonant in our current era of climate change and impending catastrophe.
Your Monster - Spectrum Culture

Oct 28, 2024 | spectrumculture.com | Devon Webb

A winning feature debut from writer-director Caroline Lindy, Your Monster combines elements of romance, comedy, horror and musical theater for a delightfully quirky Halloween chick-flick.
Daytime Revolution

Oct 10, 2024 | spectrumculture.com | Devon Webb

In 1972, in the midst of the Nixon administration and the Vietnam War, John Lennon and Yoko Ono embraced the medium of television to bring their idealist political agenda to the audience of “Middle America.” The Mike Douglas Show boasted a viewership of millions, and while usually tame and apolitical, the activist couple saw an opportunity to bring a new kind of message to the talk-show airwaves.
Matt and Mara - Spectrum Culture

Sep 16, 2024 | spectrumculture.com | Devon Webb

Canadian film Matt and Mara, written and directed by Kazik Radwanski, tells the story of two millennial writers who reconnect in their thirties at a different stage of their lives and careers. Mara, played by Deragh Campbell, feels dissatisfied by her marriage and uninspired in her work, whereas the jovial Matt, played by Matt Johnson, has found success in his own audacity and hopes to reconnect with his old friend.
Across the River and Into the Trees

Sep 5, 2024 | spectrumculture.com | Devon Webb

Based on one of Ernest Hemingway’s lesser-known works, Across the River and Into the Trees is a quietly melancholic drama set in Venice, Italy, at the close of World War II. It tells the story of American Colonel Richard Cantwell (Liev Schreiber) who returns to Venice, having served there in the Italian campaign, after being diagnosed with a debilitating illness.
Dance First - Spectrum Culture

Aug 15, 2024 | spectrumculture.com | Devon Webb

There are several contexts in which cynicism feels appropriate, and a biopic concerning 20th-century author and playwright Samuel Beckett certainly falls in that category. However, cynicism is only effective when paired with intelligence and insight, and hopefully a bit of creativity, which is where Dance First lets down its subject with a disrespectfully shallow approach to his life and work.
Not just ramps: Swimming pools that go above and beyond accessibility

Aug 8, 2024 | thedlist.co.nz | Devon Webb

While the Albany Stadium Pool originally did not have accessible changing rooms, it opened this new facility in 2023, six years after its opening. Albany Stadium Pool collaborated with Lifemark throughout the build, meeting Lifemark standards and endorsed by CCS Disability Action. The spacious change room can accommodate a wheelchair and support person comfortably and has a privacy curtain around the toilet.
A tribute to Sir Robert Martin: The most famous New Zealander most New Zealanders didn’t know about

May 5, 2024 | thedlist.co.nz | Siobhan Rosenthal |Red Nicholson |Devon Webb |Alexia Black

Since his passing, I’ve spoken to so many people who are hurting from their loss. One thing is consistent: everyone felt he was their close, personal friend. There is a sense of pride in people who knew him – whether through one meeting or a lifetime of shared memories. To be able to do that – make everyone feel like they were his person – what a gift.
The hidden detail in this week’s update to funding rules

Apr 25, 2024 | thedlist.co.nz | Red Nicholson |Devon Webb |Olivia Shivas

This week, Whaikaha - the Ministry of Disabled People released yet another update to the purchasing restrictions recently imposed on people who receive flexible support funding. While this recent announcement restores degrees of flexibility for some people, it continues to leave others out in the dark. We know there has always been an invisible asterisk that sat alongside the phrase 'flexible funding'. Flexible, sure, but only sort of. Or flexible within particular boundaries.