Little Nightmares III: PS5 Review

Developed by Supermassive Games
Published by Bandai Namco
Platform: PS5

The third installment of the genuinely creepy Little Nightmares series maintains some of the evocative atmosphere that's been the trademark of previous outings, but, despite a new studio taking over the development, it feels like it's largely business as usual - with one major caveat.

This time, it's back to the wider world of The Nowhere, in particular a region called The Spiral, where you're given the chance to play as a spooky kid and avoid the monsters that hide in the dark.

Whether you take on Low (who can hit targets with a bow and arrow) or Alone (who has a wrench for shenanigans, the game shepherds you through its world in very familiar ways. From a giant monster baby doll that can turn you to stone with just one look to various other threats lurking in the shadows, the unsettling gameplay still does much to make you feel like you're about to get a jump scare any moment.

Going through the 2.5D environments, with their familiar washed out greys and brown looks, is still fun, though if you're a player of these games, the disturbing feeling isn't just confined to the screen - the fact new developer Supermassive Games, the behemoths behind the Dark Pictures anthology and Until Dawn, has brought little new to the fore may leave you unsettled too.

A major flaw in Little Nightmares III's gameplay is its use of co-op - but only online, which seems to be a major microtransaction that will die off over time and leave you only with the relatively competent AI but the frustrating feeling you could have played for hours with mates at home.

But if you're a fan of what the series has done, you'll enjoy diving back in to the spooky world that's been brought to life in time for Halloween - and first-time players will also get a sense of creepiness from what plays out and the sense of stealth, plus the unnerving story.

There feels like there's more left in the world of The Nowhere and the Little Nightmares universe - but unless the development tries something different, the nightmare could be that this never ends, but repeats endlessly.

What's on Shudder in November

Here's what's streaming on Shudder in November.

The Creep Tapes Season 2 – Shudder Original 

Series New Season Premieres Exclusively on Shudder and AMC+ Friday 14 November

From writers and executive producers Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice, The Creep Tapes season two will continue to expose a collection of video tapes from the secret vault of the world's deadliest and most socially uncomfortable serial killer (Duplass). Unfortunately, 

as the tape rolls, the killer’s questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.   Guest stars this season include David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil, Dexter: 

Resurrection) Katie Aselton (The Morning Show, The League), and Robert Longstreet (Midnight Mass, The Haunting of Hill House).

The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans Season 2 – Shudder Original Series

New Series Premieres Exclusively on Shudder and AMC+ Tuesday 7 October

In The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans season two, fourteen of the fiercest drag artists from past seasons (most of them top three finalists and fan favourites) will return to battle in design, performance, and 

makeup-based challenges inspired by horror, science fiction, fantasy and the supernatural. The competitors will have to survive the show’s pillars of Filth, Horror and Glamour in order to win the crown and a $100,000 grand prize, a headlining spot on a forthcoming world tour, and the title of “Queen of the Underworld”. Hosted by Dracmorda and Swanthula Boulet, 

this season will feature a variety of guest judges & horror/genre royalty including David Dastmalchian, Jennifer Tilly, Todd McFarlane, Kate Siegel, Don Mancini, Bonnie Aarons, Akela Cooper, Twin Temple, Peaches Christ, Steve Orlando, Ryan Turek, James A Janisse & Chelsea Rebecca and 

season one winner, Victoria Elizabeth Black.

Abraham’s Boys: A Dracula Story – Shudder Exclusive Film

New Film Premieres Exclusively on Shudder and AMC+ Friday 7 November

Max and Rudy Van Helsing have spent their lives under the strict and overprotective rule of their father, Abraham. 

Unaware of his dark past, they struggle to understand his paranoia and increasingly erratic behavior. But when they begin to uncover the violent truths behind their father’s history with Dracula, their world unravels, forcing them to confront the terrifying legacy they were never 

meant to inherit.

The Ugly Stepsister – Shudder Original Film

English Dub Premiere Exclusively on Shudder and AMC+ Monday 17 November

A sinister twist on the classic Cinderella story, The Ugly Stepsister follows Elvira as she prepares to earn the prince’s affection at any cost. In a kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira will compete with the beautiful and enchanting Agnes to 

become the belle of the ball.

Good Fortune: Movie Review

Cast: Aziz Ansari, Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen, Keke Palmer, Sandra Oh
Director: Aziz Ansari

Aziz Ansari's debut film meshes a look at the gig economy, unions and It's A Wonderful Life with relative simplicity and not too much depth. But that's not to say it's without its vicariouis pleasures and laugh-out-loud moments.

Though perhaps in parts, it could have used a touch more of the absurd.

Ansari plays Arj, a would-be documentarian, who goes from job to job, barely getting by - certainly never getting ahead - and living in his car in various diners. Taking part-time jobs or random assignments, he spends his days living hand-to-mouth and looking for a big break.

But in the background of his life is Gabriel, a low-ranking angel, whose role is to stop people while texting and driving and save their lives. After Gabriel does this for Arj when he loses another job, he decides to follow Arj, believing him to be a lost soul in need of saving.

It's part altruism and also part Gabriel wanting to climb the ladder within his own angel hierarchy.

So when Arj takes an assignment to clear out opulent tech-bro Jeff's garage, he seizes on an opportunity and asks Jeff (Rogen, in relatively-dialled down mode) for a gig as his assistant. 

But given a peek into how the other half live, Gabriel decides to swap Arj and Jeff's circumstances in the hope that Arj will find something to cling to, without the need for excess. However, it doesn't quite go to plan....

Good Fortune has its moments - and while the sweetly rendered story is a little too saccharine and soft to truly dig into the economy's failings and the societal issues, it proves to be an amiable ride. It's a satire without real bite, a film of recognition, but one that wraps up everything so neatly at the end, it's almost twee.

Ansari plays an occasionally downbeat version of his Parks and Recreation character, all manic one moment and then loud the next. But he's an engaging character to latch on to and a symbol of what's wrong with the economy's hierarchy for those forced into various degrees of servitude.

Yet, Ansari does nothing major with this set-up, preferring instead to have peals of admonition and frustration from those watching growing in the background. It's a shame because while the film offers some truly hilarious off-kilter moments (including Reeves' angel bemoaning the fact he's gone from a celestial being to a chainsmoker), it never quite has the oomph to savage what it's seeing.

Rogen's understated performance speaks to the maturity he's finding as an actor, and Reeves proves to be excellent comedic fare as the Clarence the angel looking for his wings as the movie riffs on its It's A Wonderful Life-lite premise.

Keke Palmer makes the most of the scenes she appears in, but despite an empathetic performance, she's given too little to work with.

Good Fortune isn't quite as angelic as it wants, and closer inspection may leave you feeling it's not tapped into its full potential. But it has to be said, despite its triteness in places, if you happen to catch this film, you'll consider yourself more blessed by the Good Fortune of the cinema, rather than cursed by its demons.

Technics launches SL-1200GME and SL-1210GME

Experience Sound Like Never Before

Introducing the SL-1200GME & SL-1210GME

We’re proud to announce the launch of the Technics SL-1200GME and SL-1210GME Limited Edition Master turntables, featuring a striking design with gold accents, an engraved logo, and a limited edition serial number plate.

These fourth-generation Master Edition models represent the pinnacle of Technics engineering, built for audiophiles who demand precision and perfection.

Only 1,200 units of the SL-1200GME and 1,210 units of the SL-1210GME are available globally, with New Zealand stock being very limited.

The SL-1200GME and SL-1210GME feature a new twin-rotor coreless DD motor and a three-layer platter structure to minimise vibration.

Their four-layered cabinet combines a solid aluminum top panel with a base of aluminum die-cast, BMC, and heavy rubber for rigidity and a premium finish. Magnesium tonearms with Technics gimbal suspension and high-precision bearings ensure high sensitivity and smooth tracking.

Enhanced digital control, including ΔΣ-Drive, reinforced power circuitry, and a multi-stage silent power supply, delivers precise, stable playback with exceptional clarity.

For more head to https://www.technics.com/nz/products/grand-class/turntables/sl-1200gme.html 

What's on DocPlay in November

Celebrate extraordinary music from Aotearoa New Zealand in November: beloved singer-songwriter Marlon Williams sets out to record his first album in te reo Māori in Marlon Williams: Two Worlds – Ngā Ao E Rua (NZ only), while the legendary Dunedin sound bursts to life in Margaret Gordon’s cheeky and entertaining Life in One Chord (NZ only). From director Reid Davenport, the revelatory, Oscars-buzzy Life After examines the complexity of the right-to-die movement and, fresh from festival screenings across Australia and New Zealand, The Extraordinary Miss Flower (Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard) is an unconventional doc that brings to life the remarkable story of Australian-born Geraldine Flower.

6 Nov

Marlon Williams: Two Worlds – Ngā Ao E Rua • NZ only

Follow renowned Aotearoa New Zealand singer-songwriter Marlon Williams (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāi Tai) on the profound, revealing and joyful four-year journey of reconnection and self-discovery behind writing and recording his first album in te reo Māori.

Life in One Chord • Exclusive • NZ only

The life of punk misfit and Dunedin Sound legend Shayne Carter. Director Margaret Gordon (AU) is available for interview request.

The Gullspång Miracle • Exclusive • AU only

When two sisters buy a house in Gullspång, they are shocked to discover that the seller looks like their deceased sister. A filmmaker investigates, uncovering secrets and eerie mysteries.

10 Nov

Life After • Exclusive

This revelatory, Oscars-buzzy new documentary from director Reid Davenport examines the complexity of the right-to-die movement.

Another Body

The nightmarish ethics surrounding deepfake technology are unpacked after a female college student discovers AI-generated pornography of herself online.

13 Nov

SAS Bravery & Betrayal

A documentary told by the men who served for the SAS in Afghanistan, the politicians who led them, and the widows and children at home. Their story, in their words.

17 Nov

In the Name of the Father

Access to the closed Jewish Hasidic Breslov community in Israel reveals shocking stories of violence and sexual abuse that emerge after the leader’s death.

20 Nov

The Extraordinary Miss Flower • Exclusive

In this unconventional documentary – part film, part performance art, part fever dream – Emilíana Torrini is joined by an all-star cast in uncovering a life of hidden romantic intrigue.

24 Nov

Inside the CIA • Series

A collection of unbelievable, untold, and world-changing stories that reveal what it takes to be a spy beyond the red line of danger.

27 Nov

The Coming Back Out Ball Movie

In the middle of Australia’s divisive marriage equality vote, Melbourne hosted a gala event to honour and celebrate its LGBTQIA+ elders. These are their stories. 

Hedda: Movie Review

Cast: Tessa Thompson, Nina Hoss, Tom Bateman, Imogen Poots

Director: Nia DaCosta

Tessa Thompson channels vibrant with vulnerable in the latest adaptation of Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen.

Reteaming with her Little Woods director Nia DaCosta, Thompson plays Hedda, a woman trapped in a society marriage and who starts the film with rocks in her pockets in her lake and subsequently questioned about a murder that took place at the party she and her newly married husband were throwing at their majestic estate.

As the film flashes back to what has transpired, it becomes a picture of unhappiness as high society mixes with heartbreak. Hedda has planned an opulent party, paid for by a husband she loathes and who barely can afford to cover the costs. But determined to please his wife, he pushes in, unaware of the temptations that lie around her.

The tense pot is further swirled when Hedda's ex-lover Eileen Lovborg shows up, determined to resolve the unfinished business between the pair of them - no matter what the cost.

In among the hedonism that channels The Great Gatsby and the sapphic undertones that are brought into the updated mix, lies a film whose central performances by Hoss as Lovborg and Thompson as Hedda elevate to maximum effect.

Thompson has rarely been better, flirting and flitting between surety and uncertainty with ease as her character manipulates her way around the event. Thompson seizes on the role with chutzpah and more than delivers a compelling and rich performance as the mundanities of the script play out.

Hoss is her on-screen equal, both in character and performance and the frisson of uncertainty between the pair of them crackles throughout.

Yet it's also DaCosta who emerges as the talent here, setting a dazzling and radiant life into a play that's decades old with themes of alienation, loss and greed all thrown in for good measure.

It's a sensual and thrilling combination - and as a result, Hedda crackles when it needs to and oozes opulence on the screen with brilliant costuming and clever careful direction mixing the mystery with the Dionysian madness.

Hedda is streaming on Prime Video from October 29.

Godbreakers: PS5 Review

Developed by To The Sky

Published by Thunderful Publishing
Platform: PS5

Roguelike has become quite the buzzword for games in 2025.

While the likes of Ball X Pit has taken up a lot of gamers' brain space, there are others like Godbreakers, which focus on a different style of game but offers up equally as many thrills.

When humanity is identified as the cause of the planet's potential demise, three supernatural beings appear offering one last chance for survival. The job? Roam various biomes, hacking and slashing anything around, absorbing its power and using it against them and gradually ensuring that all life will survive.

Whether it's playing solo or co-op in groups of four, Godbreakers isn't really about anything massively deep but more about fluid actions and smooth execution of the game. And it's here that it excels. With characters that are blocky and enemies that are more like blobs initially, the game could easily be written off as too simplistic and dismissed as being a once-over-lightly game.

Yet what appears from Godbreakers is how responsive the game is to fighting sequences and how fluid ir can be as an experience. Mixing light and heavy attacks, the method is very familiar to anyone who's played a Dark Souls or practically any kind of fighter recently. 

But with a chance to absorb the enemy's powers as they become low in health and then use it against them and others, Godbreakers mixes the kind of sentiment of a hack and slash with the old Commodore 64 title The Sentinel.

Boss fights aren't exactly easy, but the learning curve more than serves to show that it's worth the challenge of the game itself. And patience is rewarded with timing and hack and slash abilities the gameplay is the main idea, rather than just simply getting to a certain point.

It's a compelling and intriguing mix and while simplicity sometimes is the key to execution, Godbreakers revels in its more basic combat edges to ensure players have a great experience. That won't be for everyone, but if you're willing to forego the focus on that, what Godbreakers offers is a lot of fun. 

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning: Blu Ray Review

Cast: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Hannah Waddingham, Nick Offerman, Angela Bassett, Henry Czerny
Director: Christopher McQuarrie

Is this the final mission for Ethan Hunt?

Picking up where Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning: Part One ended, the film throws Ethan (Cruise) and his IMF pals back into the hunt to stop an AI that could destroy the world.

But with the Entity running rife, corrupting the internet, turning people against each other and sowing the seeds of discontent, it looks like this is one Mission that Ethan Hunt may not be able to pull off. And with Hunt having gone AWOL after taking the Cruciform key that's needed to unlock the Entity's original source code which is trapped in a sunken submarine somewhere in the world, time is running out.

The eighth Mission: Impossible film features what the franchise has become known for in its last few years. As well as death-defying, seemingly impossible practical action sequences that make you question whether a messianic Cruise cares for his own life in the pursuit of spectacle, there's also a great deal of bloat, repeated exposition and unnecessary dragging out of scenes which don't have the requisite tension to sustain the time spent in the cinema.

Whether it's Cruise's ego or desire to push the envelope, it's not entirely clear. McQuarrie certainly seems complicit in indulging him and the more interesting elements of the plot here (such as they are) are left on the sidelines. Mentions of cultists, moral quandaries et al all go by the wayside for the chance for Cruise to take off his top and slug it out with bad guys. (One early sequence even takes place off-camera suggesting a more ACME edge that's borderline pointless.)

Either it's the desire to push for more spectacular sequences or a propensity for the franchise to veer closer to the edge, the more intimate character edges have been squandered. It's a shame because the earlier outings had a more personal touch that's been lost in the last couple - certainly talk of apocalyptic nuclear armageddons and the repeated mantra of "For Those We Never Meet" throughout suggests the more human touch of the script has been squandered.

When it soars though, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning does. A plane sequence really evokes a how did they do that approach - but an underwater sequence is just a bit dull and lacking in real tension as it plays out solo.

It's touted as the end for the franchise, but there's no doubt that at some point, they'll be back. And while this latest ties in to earlier films picking up threads that were not necessarily left wanting, thanks to an over-stuffing of characters and a lack of emotional edge, it has to be said that Hunt's next mission should be one that needs to go back to basics, rather than over-complicating stories that don't need to be so convoluted.

Win a double pass to see The Running Man in cinemas

To celebrate the release of Edgar Wright's The Running Man, in cinemas November 13, you can win a double pass!

About The Running Man

In a near-future society, The Running Man is the top-rated show on television—a deadly competition where contestants, known as Runners, must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins, with every move broadcast to a bloodthirsty public and each day bringing a greater cash reward. Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards (Glen Powell) is convinced by the show’s charming but ruthless producer, Dan Killian (Josh Brolin), to enter the game as a last resort. But Ben’s defiance, instincts, and grit turn him into an unexpected fan favorite—and a threat to the entire system. As ratings skyrocket, so does the danger, and Ben must outwit not just the Hunters, but a nation addicted to watching him fall.

DIRECTED BY Edgar Wright

STARRING  Glen Powell, William H. Macy, Lee Pace, Michael Cera, Emilia Jones, Daniel Ezra, Jayme Lawson, Sean Hayes, Katy O’Brian with Colman Domingo and Josh Brolin

BASED ON THE NOVEL BY Stephen King

The Running Man is in cinemas November 13!

Samsung Galaxy A07 review

The world of budget phones is a hard one to get right.

With every top-end device that comes out, there's a feeling that the lower end of the market needs to produce something of a high enough quality that users don't feel the gap between devices as much.

Thankfully, the Samsung Galaxy A07 gets the basics right, even if there are one or two niggles for those in the know.

It's important to note though, how nice the device feels and how slick it looks. With a slimmer, smaller design ethos and a high-quality feeling exterior, this is a device that builds on what made the A06 work - but still moves it on a little so that it feels like a fresh entry into the range.

With an IP64 rating, and a better chipset, plus promises of six years' worht of updates there's a commitment from Samsung to ensuring the budget market also has its attention - even if the new Galaxy Fold phones are chewing up a chunk of the marketplace.

And while the 64GB of RAM to start off with feels like a bit of a blow, if you're after a simple phone that takes decent pictures (more on that shortly), has good audio quality for calls and has a beautiful display screen, the Samsung Galaxy A07 is the phone for you.

While Samsung's promised the camera processing is better, in truth, in darker conditions, and magnified, the camera doesn't quite match up to some standards. Pictures close up are of a good enough quality to make you feel like you've got something useful in your hand, though in truth, if you are from a distance and use the magnification tool, it's nowhere near as sharp as higher end phones or the quality that iPhones offer.

In terms of performance, the Galaxy A07 delivers on a daily basis.

It's fast-charging if you've got the right cables and the battery use for a basic level phone is solid and reliable. As ever, it comes with the caveat of how often you use the phone - from light use and with performance dropped to battery saving, it's only had one charge which has lasted four days with ease. 

The phone's UI is also sleek and minimalist too - it does exactly what it needs to do and while there's occasionally been a bit of a delay getting into some apps outside of WiFi coverage, the phone works well for what's needed for a daily usage.

Video playback is also solid too - and importantly it looks good enough on the large 5.7 inch 90hHz display. The sound quality's not perfect but for a lower-end experience, it's manageable enough - and at a $229 price tag, in some ways, you get what you pay for. It won't be a phone to game on outside of simple apps as the phone doesn't cope brilliantly with larger games, but for lower end applications, it's more than enough.

Ultimately for a budget phone, the Samsung Galaxy A07 does what you'd want it to. It could have been a quick cash in but having used it for a while and having owned an A03 (my daily phone) the leaps and bounds between the generations are noticeable enough.

For a lower-end phone, this is anything but a lower-end experience. It's more than enough to justify its price tag and thanks to Samsung's commitment to users of all incomes, it feels like a premium product in ways you'd least expect - but are grateful for.

Armageddon Expo Celebrates 30 Years with a Massive ‘Must-See’ Event this Labour Weekend

From a small comic and trading card gathering in the ‘90s to New Zealand’s largest pop-culture event, Armageddon Expo marks 30 incredible years this Labour Weekend with its biggest celebration yet. 

What began as a niche convention has grown into a national institution, a multi-day festival of entertainment, technology and imagination that now attracts tens of thousands of fans every year.

Armageddon Expo celebrates this remarkable milestone with what organiser Bill Geradts calls “the biggest and most exciting event we’ve ever done.” 

“It’s got the biggest lineup we’ve ever hosted and the biggest gaming displays since the pandemic,” says Geradts. “The quality of the show has never been higher. People are going to come and just have a blast.”

READ AN INTERVIEW WITH BILL GERADTS ON 30 YEARS OF ARMAGEDDON HERE

Running October 24–27 2025 at Auckland Showgrounds, the 30th Anniversary Expo brings together the largest celebrity lineup, most ambitious gaming zones, and a show floor packed with activities for fans of every generation.

This year’s event captures everything Armageddon has come to represent — a place where fantasy and fandom meet, where people step out of everyday life and into worlds of imagination, creativity and shared fun. The vibe online suggests that this year everyone is ready for something uplifting — a reminder of how good it feels to connect in person and to celebrate together.

“When times are tough, people need something to remind them that life’s about more than work and worry,” Geradts says. “Armageddon’s always been that — a place where you can laugh, dress up and just enjoy being part of a community that celebrates what you love.”

Headlining the 30th Anniversary are a gathering of the biggest names ever to attend Armageddon, including Elijah Wood , Andy Serkis , Billie Piper , Alan Tudyk , Evangeline Lilly, John Boyega , Michelle Ang, Diana Lee Inosanto and many more, joined by anime, gaming and voice stars including Jim Cummings , Nolan North , Veronica Taylor , Ricco Fajardo , Mela Lee , Adassa and Mick Wingert.

Fans can look forward to a wide range of features and live attractions. International digital artist BossLogic (Kode Abdo) will appear in person, sharing insights into his acclaimed collaborations with Marvel Studios, Disney and Netflix, and the bold, cinematic style that has made him a global pop-culture icon. Voice actor and singer Mela Lee will perform her anticipated solo album Stealing Moonlight on the Main Stage at 4pm, Saturday 25 October, joined by world-class musicians in a premiere concert exclusive to Armageddon Expo.

READ AN INTERVIEW WITH ALAN TUDYK HERE

Gaming fans will be treated to the Battlefield 6 Helicopter Zone , featuring a full-size helicopter and an immersive hands-on experience with the latest in the franchise’s all-out warfare gameplay. Nearby, the Marvel Rivals Free Play Zone , presented by GamerFuel , lets players dive straight into 6-v-6 super-hero battles for prizes and bragging rights. The Nintendo Switch 2 Zone offers an early chance to test Nintendo’s next-generation console, showcasing faster gameplay, vivid graphics and exclusive previews of upcoming releases from Zelda to Mario.

Of course, it wouldn’t be Armageddon without the loyal fans, especially the thousands of cosplayers who bring the show to life each year. From hand-crafted armour and anime icons to screen-accurate superheroes and original creations, the creativity on display is extraordinary. Armageddon’s cosplayers are at the heart of the event — a vibrant, inclusive community that welcomes everyone, celebrates creativity and embraces diversity. This year, organisers expect more cosplayers than ever before , as fans from across the country come together to share their imagination, talent and joy.

Armageddon remains proudly home-grown, a New Zealand success story built and run by Bill and Adele Geradts , who have produced every event since 1995. “I don’t know any other exhibition company where a husband and wife have worked together for thirty years,” says Adele Geradts. “It’s pretty unique and we still haven’t killed each other!”

“We’ve put our heart and soul into this,” adds Bill Geradts. “This year’s special — it feels like a celebration. We’ve even got a full-size helicopter on the show floor. It’s going to be wild.”

Features:

Nintendo Switch 2 main area

Kiwibank VR challenge with Game Night

PlayStation Ghosts of Tsushima experience

Battlefield 6 Helicopter zone (featuring a full-sized combat helicopter)

Sonic Racing area and Swyftx Gaming Lounge

GamerFuel presents the Marvel Rivals tournament arena

The Ultimate Just Dance arena

ASUS technology display

Card Merchant trading card sale and tournament zone

Disney Lorcana display and gaming area

Disney Lorcana: Team Quest unboxings

Wicked Swing photo booth

MightyApe sale area

Mela Lee new album exclusive performance

K-Pop performances

Cosplay Parades and Lip-Sync events

Comic Writing Workshop

Amusement rides including the giant Rainbow Slide

Zenmarket unboxings each day

Carmageddon geek mobile

Celebrity DnD events

NZ Authors Panel

Cosplay Photo Wall and Lounge

Burger King Photo Kingdom and Plant based sampling

King Kai’s Planet display

Two huge celebrity photo booth areas

Dedicated celebrity autograph hall

Over 350 exhibitors from across New Zealand and beyond

Current Guest List:

Elijah Wood: The Lord of the Rings, Wilfred, Happy Feet

Andy Serkis: The Lord of the Rings, Planet of the Apes, Star Wars

Billie Piper: Doctor Who, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Penny Dreadful

John Boyega: Star Wars, Pacific Rim Uprising, Attack the Block

Alan Tudyk: Firefly, Rogue One, Resident Alien

Evangeline Lilly: Lost, Ant-Man, The Hobbit

Nolan North: Uncharted, Assassin’s Creed, Destiny

Jim Cummings: Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Darkwing Duck

Alex Garfin: Superman & Lois, The Peanuts Movie

Diana Lee Inosanto: The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, The Sensei

Michelle Ang: Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462, The Bad Batch, Neighbours

Damien Haas: Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Smosh, Genshin Impact

Adassa: Encanto, The Voice, In the Heights

David Sobolov: Transformers, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Flash

Mick Wingert: Kung Fu Panda, Marvel What If...?, Avengers Assemble

Veronica Taylor: Pokémon, One Piece, Sailor Moon

Johnny Young: Power Rangers, Attack on Titan, Bleach

Mela Lee: Apex Legends, Demon Slayer, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir

Justine Huxley: Apex Legends, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Persona 5

Nicolas Roye: Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Call of Duty, Halo

Mallorie Rodak: My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan, Fairy Tail

Ricco Fajardo: Dragon Ball Super, My Hero Academia, Jujutsu Kaisen

Charles Soule: Comic writer- Daredevil, Star Wars Comics, She-Hulk

Bruce Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere: Movie Review

Cast: Jeremy Allen White, Jeremy Strong, Odessa Young, Paul Walter Hauser, Stephen Graham

Director: Scott Cooper

Fixing on one period of Bruce Springsteen's life works well for the somewhat maudlin and melancholy picture-that's-not-quite-a-biopic about an artist battling his demons.

Fresh off the success of album The River in 1981 and subsequent tour the boss (a brooding Jeremy Allen White, all hunches and hands stuffed into leather jackets) relocates home to New Jersey to recuperate. With the pressure growing for another hit, and desperate to do something else, he hits upon inspiration during a TV viewing of Badlands, the Martin Sheen-led crime movie.

Troubled by visions of his drunken dad's (Adolescence's Stephen Graham) abusive behaviour, Bruce forms a relationship with a school friend's younger sister Faye (Young, one of the few brighter elements of the dour film) while he delves into his dark recesses for writing and mining his troubled childhood, espoused on screen in black and white flashbacks.

Bruce Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere is a peek inside the creative process for the 1982 folk album Nebraska,one that focuses more on the downbeat side of proceedings, rather than a jubilant movie that's raucous and rocking out as many would expect from the Boss' back catalogue.

While there are some electric live performances (such as the studio version of Born To Run),the film's more interested in his creative process and the struggle to conceive an album as well as to cast away the demons that haunt the troubled souls.

Succession star Jeremy strong brings an intensity to Bruce's staccato-speaking agent Jon Landau, whose support never wavers and whose commitment to his friend is implied via actions and years of bedded-in backing. Their camaraderie is one of reverence rather than over-played bros and emotions, and it makes for a refreshing change. 

And The Bear's Jeremy Allen White has a kind of aloof edge to the Boss, shaping a character who's more intent on trying to be the best he can be musically, while being aware how he's sabotaging his own lovelife but doesn't know how to stop it.

Ultimately, while there's a very sedate pace to the character study in this film and it's in no rush to beat the drum of its dealing with depression message, the film scores a quiet and unfussy victory that gives a unique insight into how art is made, even if it does nothing extraordinary with its protagonist.

Bugonia: Movie Review

Cast: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos

The latest film from Yorgos Lanthimos hues a fairly straight path initially as it peddles its simple story of  CEO Michelle Fuller (Emma Stone) being abducted by a conspiracy theorist Teddy  (Jesse Plemons) and his under-the-thrall cousin Don (Aidan Delbis).

It starts off innocuously asimages of bees pollinating flowers pervade the screen, but as it cuts to the absurdity of the pair rehearsing their plan while Michelle works out and practices a corporate video detailing the levels of diversity her pharmaceutical company has taken, it's clear there's a very dark vein of humour coursing through here.

Convinced Fuller is an alien from Andromeda, Teddy demands they be taken on her ship as the impending lunar eclipse nears...

While initially the film feels like the characters lack some depth and are painted in very broad strokes, Lanthimos' clever slow-burn approach complete with an ambiguity of who's right here plays out to intriguing effect.

It's best to go to Bugonia unspoiled, and while it packs a narrative that would probably only work once, the English-language remake of South Korean film Save the Green Planet! certainly feels like an oddity in terms of today's box office fodder.

But perhaps that's its biggest charm.

Lanthimos has an eye for the absurd and the off-kilter and with both a steely Stone and a determined Plemons, the film's butting of heads and ideologies certainly leaves you guessing throughout.

A softer Delbis adds a more human touch to proceedings, and there's an underlying sadness that he appears to feel pity for his cousin who's become alienated from his family.

Yet Lanthimos skirts a fine line here, not gifting either side the moral edge or any of the high ground. Large parts leave you wondering who's who, what's what and more importantly, whereall this could end up.

But deep within, there's a subtle (and perhaps softer than the original) takedown of humanity as a whole. Whether it's the business approaches we impose on others (Fuller spends much time telling colleagues that it's after 530pm and they can go, unless they have work to do) or the rabbit holes that conspiracies send others down, it's a fascinating journey that Lanthimos has laid out for viewers.

With a crashing soundtrack that blisters proceedings and gifts the film with a sonic edge that's hard to shake, Bugonia is one of the more original films to be released this year - and proffers up a point of difference that makes the 2 hour ride more than worth taking.

It: Welcome to Derry: TV Review

The kids are not alright in this latest TV outing for Stephen King's Pennywise.

It's back to Derry and a world where racism is just below the surface, the nuclear arms race is underway and the children are being killed by monsters. So just your average middle America in many ways.

But whereas the It movies focused more on the generations terrified by Pennywise the malevolent clown, this latest deems it necessary to fully traumatise the children with repeated terrors. However, in the background, there's a story about airmen and a local US airbase which has a mission seemingly connected to what's going on in Derry.

It's fair to say that some of the gore early on in the season doesn't match the human horrors that play out - a pre-titles sequence for episode one is much stronger until the gore shows up and deeply upsetting without over emphasising the horror elements.

There's a psychological terror at play here that's more effective than some borderline campy visuals that feel in keeping with the 1980s Tim Cutty series of Pennywise. And there's some truly unsettling ideas of institutionalising children, where adults think the kids are natural liars - a story of innocence lost is infinitely more effective than some carnival-level OTT imagery. 

The old saying goes there's nothing to fear, but fear itself - and certainly that side of the story proves to be potent material in the third episode of the series, with more of a clearer picture emerging of what's actually going on and where the story is going.

Certainly with occasional jump scares, It: Welcome To Derry knows what it wants to achieve. But when it steers away from the carny schlock elements, there's a very intriguing expansion of the Pennywise universe. And it's in these moments that the series gives itself the validation that's needed.  All the elements do coalesce in time, but It: Welcome To Derry requires a bit of an investment to guide you through. And that's a lot to ask for a show that hides it's familiar face for much of the season.

To say it's a slow burn is an understatement, but if you give it time and be patient, It: Welcome To Derry will give you nightmares for weeks to come. If you can get past the comedic horrors that are played for chills, but raise titters.

It: Welcome To Derry premieres on Neon on October 27.

The Hand That Rocks The Cradle: Movie Review

Cast: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Maika Monroe
Director: Michelle Garza Cervera

The 2025 reenvisioning of the Annabella Sciorra/ Rebecca DeMornay 1992 psycho-thriller tries to emerge from the shadow of its original but can't quite shift from it.

This time around, Winstead plays Caitlin, a seemingly helpful mother-to-be, who's already struggling with a wilful first born. Happening on Polly (Monroe, who has a penchant for dead-eyed looks in this) at a meeting, the pair seemingly strikes up a bond.

And when they happen to meet at a market after the birth, Caitlin chooses to ask Polly if she'll come nanny for them on somewhat of a whim. But despite strict rules over giving the children sugar and not feeding baby with formula, polls playing fast and loose with the fam, wreaking havoc with their dynamic for her own nefarious reasons...

The 2025 version of the classic seems to occasionally lack an edge.

Despite both Winstead and Monroe bringing quality where the writing fails, the film never quite kicks into gear to build any sense of suspense or tension in all the very slow-burn build. Bizarrely, despite some undercurrents, it just all boils over in the final third without any real sense of fluidity or flow.

There's a lot of heavy signposting (literally) early on with a stop sign outside Caitlin's house being a major plot point, and this is endemic of some of what bought the remake- a distinct lack of edge that brings the frisson the original had.

It doesn't help that at the time the 1992 movie was out when we were in a glut of vengeful females seeking justice, and since then the dynamics felt stale and overplayed.

There's a muted overall feeling to proceedings and consequently The Hand That Rocks The Cradle barely manages to shake things up when it should have done, given Monroe's penchant for intensity.

It's not a complete disaster, but it does substantially fail to justify its own existence sadly

The Hand That Rocks The Cradle is streaming in Disney+ from Thursday October 22.

Alan Tudyk on Firefly, Resident Alien, Moana and Auckland Armageddon 2025

Alan Tudyk has had a long and varied career, much beloved by many. Whether you know him as Wash from Joss Whedon's Firefly or as Heihei the chicken in Moana, chances are you'll know him.

He's making an appearance at the Springeddon event at Auckland's ASB Showgrounds for the Armageddon Expo - but he took some time to have a chat ahead to us from Vancouver of the event over Labour weekend.

You were due here in 2018, but didn't make it?

Alan: We were going to be attending in 2018 and then I got a job and I couldn't go! I had to back out. That's the thing with these conventions - they're so great, but there's a contingency that because you have to agree to them so far in the future, if you get work, they’re very understanding if you have to back out.

We're so pleased to have you coming this time. Just fantastic. Are you going to get some time here after the event?

I'm so happy. My wife was very frustrated by our cancelling when it happened. She was like, “No! Not New Zealand, not Armageddon!”, because we've been wanting to go to New Zealand for a very long time.
We're going to get a couple of weeks there, which is not as much as we’d like, but we'll make the most of it. We're going to be looking to see some nature. We love nature. So we're going to be doing that.And then I think headed South and, we're going to catch as many things as we can. We might do a little kayaking, might do a little river rafting.

You've had such an incredible career and list of characters, most people will know you as something from some project, is there any one role you've had that you have just adored and why?

I did a movie many years ago now, in 2007. My God, it was that long ago? Frank Oz directed it. It was called Death at a Funeral. Yeah, it was a farce. It didn't really get released in the States. It was out for a week and they pulled it, so nobody here saw it. But I've gone to different places in the world and one of them was I was in Australia and a lot of people had seen it there. So I'm hoping some people maybe saw it in New Zealand. I was lucky enough to be part of the group of Brits playing a British person.

Is there a role or project that you wish more people asked you about, and if so, what is it and why?

Has Resident Alien made it to New Zealand yet? I guess that would be it. Or Death at a Funeral. Or, you know, now it's Halloween, I'm going to say Tucker and Dale VS Evil. That was another one that didn’t quite make it. It went to Sundance and had a lot of promise, but it was right when the economy  cratered. And so it got shelved and got released on Netflix much later. And anyway, that one's a fun one.

Has there ever been a moment where you looked at your career and thought, "I can't believe I'm doing this, and how can I ever top it?"

When I did Star Wars, I played K-2SO in Rogue One, and we travelled. It was back before they started shooting everything on volume — where they do a lot of VFX, CGI etc. So, we flew to Jordan. We went to the Maldives. I flew everywhere. It was so great. We were living on boats. It was actually a very small production. We went to Maldives. It was just bare bones, but we were living on these dive boats. And so Diego Luna and myself and Felicity Jones were on one boat. One night, because there was a light on, it drew some really little bitty squid, which drew a whale shark. And I got to go swimming with a whale shark that night just off the back of my boat. Got in the water and swam around with it for a while. And it was just like that was for me pretty magical. Like, I can't believe I'm in the Maldives in a Star Wars movie. I've come home from work and I'm just going to swim around with a whale shark for a while before I go to sleep.

Is there a reason why Star Wars androidy robots are always so crap at what they do?

They're so problematic, right? I feel like C-3PO and R2-D2 were clowns, like they were supposed to be a sort of a clown team. And they definitely do that: “Oh, what's going on with you?” It's almost like Laurel and Hardy or something. Mine had problems as well. But, when we did Rogue One, I was told he's different because he was reprogrammed. So his, his brain is a little bit scrambled. His circuits are a bit scrambled. For an actor that is great. It gives you license to do whatever you want. And you say, “Well, my my circuits are scrambled”. I can do that.

It wouldn't be the only show that you've malfunctioned in.

Those are my favorite roles. The malfunction parts. We need a malfunctioning actor, call Alan Tudyk!

You've become known for voice work as well - do you think that's still an industry that's not quite given the heft and respect it's due?

Oh, no, it's given plenty. I mean, the work itself is great and has its challenges, but you do it in comfortable shoes. You in air conditioning. It's all very nice. It's comfortable. It doesn't mean you have a lot of time to get it the way that you want it. You know, when you make movies for TV you're always chasing the clock. And, you know, that Tucker and Dale movie I was telling you about, it was such a low budget movie. We got two takes tops. That was it. And we had to move.
So the challenge is really great. Voice over is a lot of fun and yeah, I feel just lucky to be a part of it. 

Your role of Heihei is one that a lot of New Zealanders will know you for - especially as we have the te reo Maori versions of the films - what are your memories of working on Moana and did you ever think it'd be as enduring as it was? And also are you aware of the native versions that were made here?

I'm not. How cool. I had no idea! But there's different levels of involvement depending on the movie,and I came towards the end. I basically watched a finished movie and just clucked along with it and screamed and clucked and clucked and screamed. It took a few hours of doing that, and then I was done. But he's just such a fun character, he stands out. Because he's, again, broken. He's a malfunctioning chicken.

Is there ever anyone at these conventions that you wish you were appearing with or meeting?

I've met some pretty cool people. I got to, who have I seen that I'm intimidated? I got to hang out with Carrie Fisher in Australia. That was pretty great. If I see somebody that's there, I just walk up to them and say hi. Harrison Ford! Wait, we did a movie together. That sounds so corny.

Everyone loved Resident Alien and was very sad when it ended, would you like to see it resurrected or you would prefer to see another season of Firefly made?

I prefer another season of Firefly. That's more rare. Although I'm dead So, that wouldn't work. So then I'll go for Resident Alien. You know what, I would do Firefly even just as a fan, because I love the show. Even if I'm not going to be in it, I would love to see another season of Firefly. I did a rewatch of it not too long ago, and I loved it more than I ever have.

Did you ever think you'd be so connected to Disney projects when you were younger? And what can you tell us about Zootopia 2?

Nothing. I actually know very little about it. I have a small involvement in it. I play a few different roles. I play Duke Weaselton again, and then I play a couple other animals. I'm going to be seeing it for the first time at the premiere.

We saw you last on screen with James Gunn's Superman, can you tell us a bit about how it felt to be a) Gary and b) part of the retooling of the DCU world with James Gunn?

It was fantastic. I didn't expect it to, honestly, I was going to do a robot, and I was like, “Ah, it's old hat.I've done this.” And I was like, I'll do it for James, not even for the excitement of it. Then it was like:“Ah, OK. And it was so much more than I was anticipating!” David Corenswet, who plays Superman, was very nice. And I was hanging out with him in the Fortress of Solitude, which they built. So he's there in his super suit, walking around this iconic set piece that is what I've seen before, but it exists. And just watching him walk across the room with his cape behind him, even just dragging on the floor behind him, your you'd have to shake your head a little bit, like, what am I looking at? Where am I? It was a lot of fun. It was a lot of fun.

Man, it must be both intimidating, but also awesome to be able to reinvent a superhero.

Yeah, my God. I think it took James a little while. He said, I think there was, he had an Interview a long time ago. He's like, I wouldn't want to do Superman. And then he changed his mind, obviously. And I really like what he did with it.

Has there ever been a fan interaction that's just really stuck with you at a convention?

There's several. When people share how a project or a character fits into an important time in their life, that's always very memorable. The most memorable thing was when a soldier came up. I signed his foot. It was a prosthetic foot, and he had been in Iraq, and he was one of the first people who was in Saddam's palace and he had smuggled out a Firefly Box Set that was in Saddam's palace. So somebody in that palace was watching Firefly, which is just crazy. I'm glad he took it back!

Just finally, with such a long and storied career, do you ever think about your legacy and what is it that you'd like to be remembered for?

God, no. My legacy. I guess, I hope the kids still watch the animation and laugh at it. I think that would  be a nice lasting echo to leave on the planet. Children's laughter. That's all I ask, is the laughter of children. As a testament to my existence. That's not too much, is it?

Yeah, I think that, just saying that, I feel very grateful and fortunate to get to do what I do. That seems like, that that is even a possibility, that that could be, that is very possible, that this animated stuff would stick around. Because it's Disney. And that's neat. I don't really think in that way. But, that’s neat.

For more on the Armageddon Expo, visit www.armageddonexpo.com

Pike River: Movie Review

Cast: Melanie Lynskey, Robyn Malcolm, Errol Shand, Lucy Lawless, Ben Porter, John Leigh, Madeleine McCarthy, Hamish McEwen
Director: Rob Sarkies 

Director Rob Sarkies has a tough job with the Pike River film and for non-New Zealand audiences,it's a tough sell.

Essentially, how do you tell a tale that's spanned 15 years and still has no real resolution? For the families of 29 miners, whose lives were lost when a series of explosions ripped through the Pike River mine on New Zealand's west coast in November 2010, the battle for justice continues.

Focusing mainly on the fight and initially forced friendship between Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse (Lynskey and Malcolm, both uniformly excellent throughout), the narrative weaves its way from the very first day in 2010 to later on. But by employing time jumps and a few narrative leaps, Pike River at times requires much from its audience who will be expecting a resolution as usual disaster movies employ.

But herein lies the rub for Pike River - that stymied the storytelling in parts and it becomes a film that celebrates the smaller moments of victory rather than the cathartic highs of a traditional tale.

Despite some beautifully shot cutaway of mist hanging above the clouds and sensitive handling of the explosion itself,the movie often relies on assumed knowledge of the situation rather than the narrative threads to pull it together.

The first time Anna and Sonya meet, they're frosty to each other, to the point of openly hostile. Then seconds later, they're the best of mates without anything other than a brief scene between. It's a trick employed throughout and what it does is push the audience to empathy by force, rather than leading through story.

But as mentioned, Pike River was never a story that had or has closure, something that is its tragic power. And while Lynskey and Malcolm excel in their empathetic and powerful performances, the film's journey feels staccato and stuttered at times.

Those involved would want you to take the message of the injustice done to their families, an admittedly honourable one to take away.

Yet despite such a powerful takeaway and with only a handful of scenes getting to the humanity and bond people forge in unwanted tragedy, what emerges from the Pike River movie is a more muted success that feels like it's best suited to Kiwi audiences, rather than its injustices and abuse of power being more accessible to a global audience. 

What's on Disney+ in December

Here's what's streaming on Disney+ in December

The Eras Tour - The Final Show (December 12)

Taylor Swift's full concert film releases on December 12. But as well as the show, which features the entire Tortured Poets Department set, there's also a docuseries on the tour. The movie and the first two episodes of the six-episode series Taylor Swift- The Eras Tour: The End of an Era launch simultaneously.

14-time GRAMMY®-winning artist Taylor Swift returns to Disney+ with two brand-new projects that offer unprecedented access to her record-breaking tour, The Eras Tour. “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The End of an Era,” a 6-episode behind-the-scenes docuseries event chronicling the development, impact, and inner-workings that created the phenomenon that was The Eras Tour, and “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show,” the full concert film featuring “THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT” for the first time, begins streaming December 12 only on Disney+.
 
“Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The End of an Era” is an illuminating docuseries on Disney+ that gives an intimate look at Taylor’s life as her tour made headlines and thrilled fans around the world. In addition, the series spotlights performers, family members, and friends – including Gracie Abrams, Sabrina Carpenter, Ed Sheeran, and Florence Welch – offering never-before-seen insight into what it took to create a phenomenon. Two episodes will debut each week beginning December 12.
 
In addition, “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show,” filmed in Vancouver, B.C. will debut on Disney+ December 12. The full concert film, captured during the final show of the tour, features the entire set of “THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT,” which was added to the tour following that album’s release in 2024.
 
“Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The End of an Era” is directed by Don Argott, co-directed by Sheena M. Joyce and produced by Object & Animal. “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show” is directed by Glenn Weiss and produced by Taylor Swift Productions in association with Silent House Productions.

12 December

The End of an Era - Disney+ Premiere

“The End of an Era” is a six-episode behind-the-scenes docuseries event chronicling the development, impact, and inner workings that created the phenomenon that was Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour. The illuminating docuseries gives an intimate look at Taylor’s life as her tour made headlines and thrilled fans around the world. In addition, the series spotlights performers, family members, and friends — including Gracie Abrams, Sabrina Carpenter, Ed Sheeran, and Florence Welch — offering never-before-seen insight into what it took to create a phenomenon.

 

Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show - Disney+ Premiere

Filmed in Vancouver, B.C., the full concert film, captured during the final show of the tour, features the entire set of “THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT,” which was added to the tour following that album’s release in 2024.

 

 

10 December

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Season 2 - Disney+ Premiere

After Camp Half-Blood’s protective border is breached, Percy Jackson embarks on an epic odyssey into the Sea of Monsters in search of his best friend Grover and the one thing that may save the camp — the legendary Golden Fleece. With help from Annabeth, Clarisse and his newfound cyclops half-brother Tyson, Percy’s survival becomes essential to stopping Luke, the Titan Kronos, and their impending plan to bring down Camp Half-Blood — and ultimately, Olympus.

 

17 December

Abbott Elementary: Season 5

Disney+ Premiere

A workplace comedy following a group of dedicated, passionate teachers — and a slightly tone-deaf principal —as they navigate the Philadelphia public school system. Despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life, and though these incredible public servants may be outnumbered and underfunded, they love what they do — even if they don’t love the school district’s less-than-stellar attitude toward educating children.

 

5 December

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw - Disney+ Premiere

Adapted from the third installment of Jeff Kinney’s worldwide bestselling book series, Greg Heffley returns for his next family misadventure in the animated feature “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw.” When laidback Greg finds himself at odds with his dad’s outsized expectations, pressure builds to turn his act around. After a series of hilarious near disasters, Greg’s dad presents him with an ultimatum that just might challenge his wimpy ways for good. Directed by Matt Danner (“Legend of the Three Caballeros”) and written and produced by Jeff Kinney, “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw” features the voices of Aaron D. Harris (“Matlock”) as Greg Heffley and Chris Diamantopoulos (“Silicon Valley”) as Frank Heffley.

Top Picks for ESPN on Disney+ DECEMBER

9 December

Monsters Funday Football

Philadelphia Eagles vs. Los Angeles Chargers

 

26 December

Dunk the Halls

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks

 

26 December

NFL on Christmas Day (US)

Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City Chiefs

 

26 December

NBA on Christmas Day (US)

5 games in a row

 

ALSO IN DECEMBER

1 December

Movies

Back to the Future

Back to the Future Part II

Back to the Future Part III

Shrek

Shrek 2

Shrek the Third

Series

House: Seasons 1-8

 

2 December

 

ESPN

 

NBA

 

Chicago Bulls vs. Orlando Magic

 

 

3 December

 

 

 

Hulu

 

International

 

Are You Sure?!: Season 2

 

 

 

Series

 

Me & Mickey: In the Clubhouse (Shorts): Season 4

 

 

 

ESPN

 

NBA: Double Header

 

New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics

 

 

 

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Golden State Warriors

 

 

4 December

 

 

 

Series

 

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Season 3 Reunion Special

 

 

5 December

 

 

 

Series

 

Mickey & Minnie’s Holiday Songs: Christmas shorts

 

 

 

ESPN

 

NFL

 

Dallas Cowboys vs. Detroit Lions

 

 

6 December

 

 

 

 

 

Special

 

Phineas and Ferb Recap: Percy Jackson (Short)

 

 

7 December

 

 

 

 

 

ESPN

 

NBA

 

Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

 

 

 

NBL

 

Melbourne United vs. South East Melbourne Phoenix

 

 

 

Adelaide 36ers vs. Perth Wildcats

 

 

 

WNBL

 

Bendigo Spirit vs. Southside Melbourne Flyers

 

 

 

UFC 323

 

Dvalishvili vs. Yan

 

 

8 December

 

 

 

Series

 

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures: Season 3

 

 

 

ESPN

 

NFL

 

Houston Texans vs. Kansas City Chiefs

 

 

 

NBA

 

Golden State Warriors vs. Chicago Bulls

 

 

9 December

 

 

 

ESPN

 

NFL

 

Philadelphia Eagles vs. Los Angeles Chargers

 

 

 

UEFA Women’s Champions League

 

Chelsea vs. Roma

 

 

10 December

 

 

 

Series

 

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Official Podcast: Season 2

 

 

 

The Stanford Prison Experiment

 

 

 

ESPN

 

UWCL

 

Arsenal vs. Twente

 

 

11 December

 

 

 

ESPN

 

UWCL

 

Chelsea vs. Roma

 

 

 

Manchester United vs. Ol Lyonnes

 

 

12 December

 

 

 

ESPN

 

NBL

 

Melbourne United vs. Adelaide 36ers

 

 

 

NFL

 

Atlanta Falcons vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

 

 

14 December

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series

 

Mad Men: Seasons 1-7

 

 

 

ESPN

 

UFC Fight Night

 

Royval vs. Kape

 

 

 

NBL

 

Sydney Kings vs. Melbourne United

 

 

15 December

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ESPN

 

NFL

 

Minnesota Vikings vs. Dallas Cowboys

 

 

16 December

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ESPN

 

NFL

 

Miami Dolphins vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

 

 

17 December

 

 

 

 

 

Series

 

Bob's Burgers: Season 16

 

 

 

Lost Treasures of Egypt: Seasons 2-5

 

 

 

ESPN

 

NBL

 

Adelaide 36ers vs. Sydney Kings

 

 

18 December

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ESPN

 

NBA

 

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Chicago Bulls

 

 

 

UWCL

 

Wolfsburg vs. Chelsea

 

 

 

Juventus vs Manchester United

 

 

19 December

 

 

 

 

 

Hulu

 

Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts

 

 

 

ESPN

 

NFL

 

Los Angeles Rams vs. Seattle Seahawks

 

 

 

NBA

 

Atlanta Hawks vs. Charlotte Hornets

 

 

 

Sacramento Kings vs. Portland Trail Blazers

 

 

 

NBL

 

New Zealand Breakers vs. Cairns Taipans

 

 

 

WNBL

 

Adelaide Lightning vs. Bendigo Spirit

 

 

20 December

 

 

 

ESPN

 

College Football: First Round

 

 

21 December

 

 

 

ESPN

 

NFL: Double Header

 

Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears

 

 

 

Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Commanders

 

 

 

College Football: First Round

 

 

22 December

 

 

 

ESPN

 

NBA: Double Header

 

Milwaukee Bucks vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

 

 

 

Houston Rockets vs. Sacramento Kings

 

 

23 December

 

 

 

ESPN

 

NFL

 

San Francisco 49ers vs. Indianapolis Colts

 

 

 

 

 

NBA

 

Charlotte Hornets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

 

 

 

Memphis Grizzlies vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

 

 

 

NBL

 

Tasmania JackJumpers vs. Melbourne United

 

 

 

WNBL

 

Sydney Flames vs. Townsville Fire

 

 

 

Canberra Capitals vs. Perth Lynx

 

 

 

College Football

 

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

 

 

24 December

 

 

 

 

 

Hulu

 

International

 

Made in Korea

 

 

 

 

 

ESPN

 

NBA

 

Denver Nuggets vs. Dallas Mavericks

 

 

 

Houston Rockets vs. LA Clippers

 

 

 

NBL

 

Cairns Taipans vs. Adelaide 36ers

 

 

25 December

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ESPN

 

NBL

 

Illawarra Hawks vs. Sydney Kings

 

 

26 December

 

 

 

ESPN

 

NBA

 

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks

 

 

 

San Antonio Spurs vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

 

 

 

Dallas Mavericks vs. Golden State Warriors

 

 

 

Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers

 

 

 

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets

 

 

 

NFL

 

Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City Chiefs

 

 

 

NBL

 

New Zealand Breakers vs. Tasmania JackJumpers

 

 

28 December

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ESPN

 

NBL

 

Perth Wildcats vs. Adelaide 36ers

 

 

 

College Football

 

Pop-Tarts Bowl

 

 

29 December

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ESPN

 

NBA

 

Sacramento Kings vs. Los Angeles Lakers

 

 

 

NFL

 

Chicago Bears vs. San Francisco 49ers

 

 

 

College Football

 

TaxSlayer Gater Bowl

 

 

30 December

 

 

 

ESPN

 

NFL

 

Los Angeles Rams vs. Atlanta Falcons

 

 

31 December

 

 

 

Series

 

Little Angel: Season 8

 

 

 

ESPN

 

NBA

 

Philadelphia 76ers vs. Memphis Grizzlies

 

 

 

Sacramento Kings vs. LA Clippers

 

 

 

NBL

 

Tasmania Jackjumpers vs. Illawarra Hawks

 

 

 

South East Melbourne Phoenix vs. Cairns Taipans

 

 

 

WNBL

 

Bendigo Spirit vs. Townsville Fire

 

 

 

College Football

 

Valero Alamo Bowl

 

 

 

New Episodes

All's Fair New Episode on Tuesdays

The Kardashians: Season 7 New Episode on Thursdays

The Simpsons: Season 37 New Episode on Tuesdays

Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation New Episode on Wednesdays

The Manipulated: Season 1 New Episode on Wednesdays

I Am Boxer New Episode on Fridays

RoboGobo: Season 1 New Episode December 3

SuperKitties: Season 3 New Episodes December 17

Wandance New Episode on Thursdays

Beyblade: X: Season 1 New Episodes December 17