The Drama: Movie Review

Cast: Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Alana Haim, Mamoudou Athie
Director: Kristoffer Borgli

How you'll feel about director Kristoffer Borgli's latest, The Drama, depends largely on how open you are to provocation and dark black comedy.

If you're up for it, The Drama is one of the best, most unsettling films of the year, a psychological terror that unfurls in the aftermath of just an innocent confession during a drunken moment between four friends.

Charlie (Pattinson) and Emma (Zendaya) are on the eve of their wedding. With just a few days to go, they're stressing over speeches, whether their DJ can be replaced after being seen smoking heroin in the streets and if they can make it through their heavily choreographed first dance.

But in amidst a food and drink choices session, the boat is severely rocked when a confession from Emma stuns her fiancé and alienates her maid of honour. (For reasons best left unspoiled, the twist won't be revealed here.) As the fallout from Emma's words continues, Charlie, whom Emma warns early on has a tendency to fixate on matters, begins to debate whether she's the right choice for him...

The Drama's key to success lies in Borgli's taut and uncomfortable ratcheting up of social provocations. The polarising twist may alienate some of its audience, but like his prior film Sick of Myself, he uses it to springboard into a world of uncomfortable truths, societal expectations and personal expectations that throws a mirror on all those who look in it.

It helps that both Pattinson and Zendaya are fully committed to the horror of the bit and can be relied on to give strong performances - though Zendaya's years of playing anguish on Euphoria have clearly paid off here, as she's the more compelling actor. But as the film revels in its wicked one-liners and Charlie's ever-increasing discomfort, it begins to reach a point where the audience is pushed to question whether it feels genuine enough and how a real person would react.

Much will be written about the twist, and given its hot-button topic, it will provoke differing reactions in audiences around the world - and especially from those closer to such events. Less of a romantic comedy and more of a dark black look at what people would do in similar situations, The Drama is an uncomfortably awkward watch, one that pushes you to the edge of your seat before leaving you wondering whether you'd react in the same way if the person you believed you knew said they'd be capable of something truly abhorrent.

It's a queasy watch, but The Drama is easily one of 2026's best films.

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie: Movie Review

Cast: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Benny Safdie, Donald Glover, Brie Larson
Director: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic

The sequel to The Super Mario Bros Movie from 2023 is finally here.

One of the biggest animated films of all times in terms of box office gross, the latest has a lot riding on it. Once again, Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt appears as Mario.

The Housemaid: Blu Ray Review

Cast: Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, Indiana Elle, Elizabeth Perkins
Director: Paul Feig

Based on the 2022 novel of the same name by author Freida McFadden, The Housemaid arrives with the kind of expectation that many psychological thrillers did back in the 1990s.

And that the A Simple Favor director Paul Feig, who's made a career of these kind of twisty yuppies in peril and how the other half live stories of late, is attached makes it a slightly more delicious prospect.

Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney is Millie, a down-on-her-luck woman, who's sleeping in her car and desperate to get a job. Chancing upon an ad for a housemaid at the Winchester residence, she meets with Amanda Seyfried's Nina, a socialite who seems to have it all - except time for hosuework.

Offered the job, she moves in but soon finds the job is more than she expected after an outburst from Nina shocks her. But as Millie grows closer to Nina's husband Andrew (It Ends With Us' Sklenar), she edges nearer to crossing a line.

While The Housemaid looks polished and slick, once you begin to peel back its veneer, the story seems like it's slightly shallow and less edgy than you'd expect. 

Sweeney is perfectly fine as the seemingly naive central character, her doubts manifested by her employer's mood swings and seemingly irrational edges, but she never really breaks out of the tropes of the character to play something that's truly compelling, given her character's arc.

Far more successful is Seyfried as Nina, who channels an edginess and uncertainty that's ripe for what takes place. At times, she veers close to OTT, but brings the darkness of the story of her character vividly to life - and seizes on what's expected of her with ease.

Ultimately, The Housemaid is solid enough escapist fare, but with the chance of a sequel being unleashed given how the book ends, it starts to feel like what should have been a solid one-off a la The Hand That Rocks the Cradle and Fatal Attraction feels a little more of a cynically told first part opener.

(And it'll be interesting to see if the film's lack of trigger warnings makes it a spiritual successor to It Ends With Us' shocks too.)

The Housemaid could have soared if it had leaned into its darkness a little more and broke away from the novel's safer edges. As it is, it represents a well-told story that sees only some of its cast push the boundaries in a slickly produced piece of popcorn fare. 

Dead Of Winter: DVD Review

Cast: Emma Thompson, Judy Greer, Marc Menchaca, Laurel Marsden, Gaia Wise
Director: Brian Kirk

It's very easy to categorise Dead Of Winter as a Fargo-esque wannabe rip-off.

With its snowy vistas, occasionally incompetent villains and distinctive accents, it's a comparison and label that's too hard to ignore.

But what that does is provide a massive disservice to one of Dame Emma Thompson's incredible performance and to an exhilarating film which surprises as much as it enthrals.

Thompson is Barb, who we first meet heading out in North Minnesota in the middle of a snow blizzard, her truck iced over and her destination and reasons for doing so seemingly unknown. But as she sets up in the middle of a frozen lake, she hears a gunshot and a woman scrambling desperately for safety.

Following from a safe distance, Barb soon finds a woman trapped and tied up in a basement. Determined to help her, she promises not to leave her alone and soon finds herself caught up in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse.

Dead Of Winter works brilliantly to provide an icy thriller that grips as hard as frostbite does.

It's a career best from Thompson and a regretful sign she's never taken - or been offered - more roles like Barb. While the backstory sees her played by her own daughter, Thompson fleshes out the character to maximum effect with a story that's as narratively bleak as the snowy vistas surrounding her.

The reason she works so brilliantly in this is due to the film's touches of reality.

Barb is no superhero, she's a grief-stricken woman bound up in a big snow-pants bodysuit. When she runs from danger, she's ungainly and constantly in danger of being outwitted by the film's antagonist, the vicious Judy Greer (another excellent performance in a film that's blessed with many). She has the relatable factor throughout, and it's extremely engaing to behold.

At its heart, Dead Of Winter is about grief and the lengths you'd go to for love- but in surprising ways too spoilery to discuss here. Director Brian Kirk has concocted a taut tale that's well-executed and beautifully shot - you can practically feel the cold biting into you from the screen.

But Dead Of Winter is Thompson's film through and through.

If there's any justice, she'll receive accolades for it - and hopefully, more roles of its ilk will come her way before it's too late.

Five reasons to watch Hunt For The Wilderpeople 10 years on

New Zealand movie Hunt For The Wilderpeople celebrates its 10th anniversary on March 31.

First released in 2016, the film gifted the world loveable tearaway teenager Ricky Baker and his adopted uncle Hector (Sir Sam Neill), a partnership which saw them forced on the run in the bush.

Adapted from Wild Pork and Watercress by Barry Crump, the Kiwi film is back in cinemas this week and presented in 4K to celebrate its decade-long grip on pop culture and the cinema.

The film features some of our most beloved actors Julian Dennison, Sam Neill, Rachel House, Rhys Darby, Rima Te Wiata, Oscar Kightley, Taika Waititi, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Troy Kingi, Cohen Holloway, Stan Walker, Mike Minogue, Hamish Parkinson and Lloyd Scott.

Here are five reasons to watch Hunt For The Wilderpeople at the movies on Wednesday March 31st. 

It's New Zealand's highest-ever grossing film

In its first weekend of release, it smashed box office records raking in $1.263 million.

As of the end of 2016, it had helped the local box office to soar to $206million that year alone.

It gave us the Skuxx life

Julian Dennison was already a rising star, thanks to his performance in film Shopping back in 2013. But his hapless teen Ricky Baker sent his star soaring into the stratosphere. 

It helped the writing was brilliant too, with many of his phrases becoming iconic. Chiefly, his line "I didn't choose the skuxx life, the skuxx life chose me." It went on to spawn memes and was endlessly quoted.

Other catch phrases

Ricky Baker wasn't the only one gifted by brilliant lines in the movie. While others had laughs from dialogue, Rachel House's Child Protection Officer's line "No child left behind" as she and her team hunted for Ricky and Hec during their time in the forest also caught on.

The cast and crew are doing a live Q&A at venues around the country

Director Taika Waititi, stars Rima Te Wiata, Rhys Darby, Sir Sam Neill and others are all attending screenings of the film to mark the anniversary. 

Expect anarchy and reminiscences aplenty as they reunite to catch up on what 10 years of this film has meant to them - rumour has it the various Q&As will be filmed and form part of the movie's 4K home release later this year. All the details are at Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Ricky Baker's birthday song

You can't mention the film without recalling Rima Te Wiata's performance as Bella on the Casio keyboard for Ricky Baker's birthday. Te Wiata revealed the movie hadn't been able to get the rights to sing Happy Birthday so they had to improvise.

The result was iconic, a moment that became a Kiwi cinema legend - and it's capped off even more by the fact of Sam Neill's gruff Hector coughing at the end when the birthday candles smoke gets in his face.

Watch it below - and catch the whole Hunt For The Wilderpeople movie in cinemas again from March 31!

Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards: Review

Cast: Martin Clunes, Osian Morgan, Jason Hughes, Sian-Reese Williams

Huw Edwards was the BBC's jewel in their crown.

A measured, assured presence who announced the death of the Queen to the nation in 2022, he became the voice of the BBC and the face of a corporation that sought its national identity. 

But in 2024, when he was charged with three counts of making indecent images of children, the facade dropped and he became just another of the BBC's dirty little secrets that shocked everyone who saw the story. 

This factual drama takes on the telling of how Edwards met and groomed a then-17-year-old "Ryan" (whose name has been changed) over a 3-year period, by giving him cash payments in return for imagery and perhaps more (as is only suggested at one point). Based off of first-hand interviews from Ryan and a few others, the drama carefully constructs the narrative around an entirely different persona to what others would see on TV.

Structured around text message meetings and the occasional video call, Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards is not the most compelling of TV watches, and one may suggest, that were it not for the fact it involved Edwards, it wouldn't be as voyeuristic as it is to many who were shocked at what was revealed about the BBC presenter.

Thankfully, the doco isn't voyeuristic at all, and centres itself around the tragedy of Ryan as his teen years are crushed by drugs, abuse and self-abuse. In this aspect, Morgan is a strong presence, even if the narrative leaps and hints at what his drug abuse does to him, all while keeping a few generic sequences of him falling out with his family (Williams and Hughes).

Doc Martin star Martin Clunes is a revelation as Edwards, from the physical look to the lilting Welsh accent, but even he doesn't have much to play with other than moments of pure anger and outrage as the facade threatens to crumble around him. And while little is seen of his family (not surprising given Edwards' reticence to be involved), the story doesn't quite feel rounded enough to be a truly compelling watch for nearly 90 minutes.

Perhaps the greatest revelation here is that the tabloids had been after Edwards since 2018 when claims surfaced and the true horror of what he could get away with is as shocking as what Jimmy Savile did for years too.

A final sequence which depicts Edwards reading his own fate off an autocue will outrage those who feel he's got off lightly - and it's this single moment which shows Clunes is an unbelievable presence. Because elsewhere, Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards feels like a missed, safe and bland opportunity.

What's on Prime Video in May

Here's what's streaming on Prime Video in May 2026.

Off Campus (May 13)

A college soap based on the bestselling book series, Off Campus follows an elite ice hockey team, and the women in their lives, as they grapple with love, heartbreak, and self-discovery—forging deep friendships and enduring bonds while navigating the complexities that come with transitioning into adulthood. Season One follows the sexy and fun “opposites attract” romance between quiet songwriter, Hannah, and Briar University’s all-star hockey athlete, Garrett. All episodes will debut May 13

 

Previously announced series regulars of Off Campus include Ella Bright (The Crown, Malory Towers) Belmont Cameli (Until Dawn, Saved by the Bell), Mika Abdalla (Snack Shack, Sex Appeal), Antonio Cipriano (Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, National Treasure: Edge of History), Jalen Thomas Brooks (The Pitt, Thanksgiving), Josh Heuston (Dune: Prophecy, Heartbreak High) and Stephen Kalyn (Gen V, Motorheads).

Creator Louisa Levy co-showruns and executive produces Off Campus with Gina Fattore. Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen and James Seidman executive produce for Temple Hill. Leanna Billings of Billings Productions and Neal Flaherty also serve as executive producers.

Elle Kennedy, the creator of the Off Campus universe, is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of more than 50 contemporary fiction and romance novels. Her works have been translated into over 25 languages and sold over 10 million copies worldwide.

Logitech G325 Headset: Review

Another month, another headset - so it seems that in the world of wearable devices and hardware, there's always a new headset around the corner, waiting for your money and also your love.

In fairness to Logitech, its headset range has been about absolute consistency and the need to deliver quality for price, as well as looking to ensure they continue to evolve in this space.

So with the Logitech G325, there's a distinct feeling that the latest set is aiming for somewhere in between and ensuring that price (around the $220 mark) isn't an obstacle to stop people from entering the marketplace.

However, in terms of innovation for this latest set, the push is really on ensuring that users don't have to mess about with any equipment, any apps or pairing to simply get going. In this case, a USB dongle connects to your PC and off you go - plug into your PlayStation and you can game in quiet as well. It's not exactly revolutionary but given how much faffing about some sets have you do to even begin, this is a relative gamechanger.

It's also an incredibly light headset too, weighing in at around 210 grams and feeling less like it's something that's been clamped around your head to start off with. Along with a comfy material on the earcups, the headset is one that can easily be worn out and about while connected to your mobile and so on to get the most out of its use.

It's a headset on the go in many ways, and while the audio quality of the mics, which are hidden in the earcups is a little tinny, it's still perfectly acceptable for audio needs and requirements. Plus, the ability to simply tap a button and swap between audio and calls is somewhat of an impressive way to communicate.

With around 24 hours of battery life as well, this can last for a few days of reasonable 8 hour use, meaning that charging isn't quite the required thing for a casual user looking to carry on with their day-to-day life.

Ultimately, the Logitech G325 Headset is an extremely capable mid-level entry into the headset category. With tech that feels intuitive and a lightweight approach to both wearing and use, it's an easy recommendation for anyone looking for simplicity and comfort.

What's on Netflix in April

Here's everything that's streaming on Netflix in April.

Apex (April 24)

APEX stars Charlize Theron as a grieving woman seeking solace in the Australian wilderness, only to find herself in a white-knuckle fight for survival against a ruthless predator (Taron Egerton). 

Shot on location in New South Wales, including the Blue Mountains, the film pairs breathtaking cinematography with a visceral, pulse-pounding game of cat and mouse.

Directed by Baltasar Kormákur (Everest, Adrift) and produced by Theron under her Secret Menu banner, APEX makes its global debut on Netflix on April 24.

ABOUT APEX

Logline: A grieving woman testing her limits in the Australian wilderness is suddenly ensnared in a deadly game with a ruthless predator.

Director: Baltasar Kormákur

Writer: Jeremy Robbins

Producers: Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, and David Ready, for Chernin Entertainment; Ian Bryce for Ian Bryce Productions; Charlize Theron, A.J. Dix, Beth Kono for Secret Menu; Baltasar Kormákur for RVK Studios

Executive Producers: Ray Angelic, Will McCance, Dawn Olmstead 

Cast: Charlize Theron, Taron Egerton, and Eric Bana

Daredevil: Born Again: Season 2 Review

The second half of the Daredevil Disney+ revival goes deeper into the battle between Vincent D'Onofrio's Wilson Fisk and Charlie Cox's Matt Murdock aka Daredevil.

But more so, it offers a chilling look into the cost of a personal crusade against others and the cost of whether it's worth taking a side in battles that will ultimately destroy you and those around you.

As the first season ended, Fisk had taken the mayoral office in New York and was in the process of extending martial law and expanding his Anti Vigilante Task Force to ensure law and order in the city. However, when Daredevil discovers a shipment of arms on a boat heading into the city, it sets in motion a chain of explosive events and personal showdowns as the battle between Fisk and Murdock intensifies.

There's a brooding malevolence to Daredevil: Born Again: Season 2 - and while the idea of task forces seizing "illegals" off the streets isn't the stuff of fiction anymore, the timeliness as ICE raids happen in the US and a former New York boss wields ultimate power in the White House, the fact the series expands and deepens the world makes for this feeling like a natural progression of events, rather than a timely cash-in.

Once again, the action in Hell's Kitchen is bone-crunchingly violent, brisk and brutally effective but it's in the story's quieter moments and psychological edges that Daredevil: Born Again: Season 2 feels like it's matured.

There's less of the legal edges of the first season, and while this is in many ways a continuation of the story that began with the death of Murdock's friend Foggy, it gives everyone a chance to breathe and their characters arcs to invest in. (Though, it has to be said, Matthew Lillard's character feels like an important addition to begin with, before falling off to the wayside.)

From Michael Gandolfini's adviser to the Mayor who is having doubts about which side to be on to Deborah Ann Woll's Karen who leads the resistance against both the mayor and Murdock's ideology, there's much Shakespearean tragedy to be wrought from the story.

But central to all of this is the push-and-pull relationship between Fisk and Murdock. There's a quiet intensity to how it plays out and measured performances from both Cox and D'Onofrio make their clashes a bittersweet and brutal tete-a-tete. Both seize on every opportunity they're gifted and it makes for genuinely unsettling viewing as it plays out - a final sequence in episode 8 alone is just horrific.

Ultimately, Daredevil: Born Again: Season 2 is a sterling accomplishment from all involved. Its darker edges and its tale of the cost of pursuing one's own vendetta aren't exactly new to the Marvel genre, but with an elegant approach and an excellently executed run of episodes, this is the kind of gritty TV you shouldn't be without.

All eight episodes of Daredevil: Born Again: Season 2 were viewed for the purposes of this review.
Daredevil: Born Again: Season 2 begins streaming on Disney+ from Wednesday, March 25.

They Will Kill You: Movie Review

Cast: Zazie Beetz, Myha'la, Paterson Joseph, Tom Felton, Heather Graham, and Patricia Arquette
Director: Kirill Sokolov

Mixing the demented with the disposable, They Will Kill You's penchant for predicating laughs and horror is an intriguing one, albeit one that never quite comes together in ways you'd hope.

Beetz plays Asia Reaves who one night turns up at the Virgil hotel, expecting to start a new job as a maid. However, on arriving at the hotel which rose to prominence during the gentrification of New York, she's attacked by a group of hooded individuals, all wearing pig masks.

But the group's underestimated Asia - and her reasons for being there - and soon she fights back in ways they'd never have expected.

They Will Kill You's element of surprise works well to start off with.

With twists and turns, the film's desire to mix Quentin Tarantino violence with Ready Or Not devil-related shenanigans, mixed in with John Wick The Continental's hotel aesthetics promises to deliver much by mixing the genres.

However, what emerges is more a splatter-fest suited to midnight film festival screenings than a broad and inventive movie that'll garner a wider audience. It doesn't help that the film never really creates an image of its own, pretending instead to project homage after homage as it plays out.

Beetz is a punkish, belligerent presence, whose mission and layers gradually reveal, but it takes time to warm to her, and with only 90 minutes to play with, there's little of that on hand. Even flashbacks which are meant to flesh out her character feel more like storyboard-led images that don't give enough depth to the story.

Along with Arquette's dodgy Irish accent, They Will Kill You never quite makes a strong case for its own existence. When it cuts loose, the choreographed violence is impressive enough to behold and occasionally inventive, but with underwritten characters that exist only to spout exposition, it's a diminishing return as the film carries on.

Bait: Review

Whilst it's hooked around the tease of who will be the next James Bond, Riz Ahmed's six-episode series Bait is about more than the coveted role of 007 - and that serves more as an entrance point to get viewers in, rather than a raison d'etre.

Ahmed is struggling actor Shah Latif, a Pakistani who comes from a good family, who all have their own issues and who is constantly bombing out when auditions offer him opportunities. However, when he deliberately chooses to put his own name out into the world in connection with the high-profile role, Shah begins to discover his life is falling apart and he's the only one who can fix it - not a golden role in Hollywood.

What's fascinating about Bait is how it emerges as a commentary on identity, on your place in society and in many ways, what it means to be British as well.

Self-sabotaging Shah may be, but Ahmed makes his character feel like he's stuck in a maelstrom of his own making, a man who continuously trips himself up when all others would seize on the moment and make it their own.

As a result, what starts out as a bit of a comedy farce in the first episode develops into something more psychologically intriguing, a tale of claiming identity among the chaos of your own demons.

Taking place over a four-day period and coinciding with the ceremony of Eid, Bait becomes more of a discussion about immigration, bullying and abuse as well as self-doubt and despair; what it means for a person of colour to play James Bond and to be a Pakistani in London. The series takes in some lesser-seen locations around the capital, giving it a sense of a world that's lived-in and real as Shah shambles from one moment to the next.

While everything resolves a little too neatly and this isn't some kind of subtle exclamation of who the next James Bond will be, Bait is an enjoyably bingeable enough show that excels because of Ahmed's performance and the very real imposter syndrome fears many of us face on a daily basis.

Bait begins streaming on Prime Video from Wednesday, March 25.
All six episodes of Bait were viewed for the purpose of this review.

What's streaming on Shudder in April

Here's everything that's streaming on Shudder in April.

Deathstalker – Shudder Exclusive Film

New Film Premieres Exclusively on Shudder and AMC+ Friday 3 April

When Deathstalker (Daniel Bernhardt, John Wick, Nobody), recovers a cursed amulet from a corpse-strewn battlefield, he's marked by dark magick and hunted by assassins. To survive, he must break the curse and face the rising evil. Featuring Patton Oswalt as the voice of the wizard Doodad.

Dolly – Shudder Original Film

New Film Premieres Exclusively on Shudder and AMC+ Friday 24 April

A young woman, Macy (Fabianne Therese, John Dies at the End), fights for survival after being abducted by a deranged, monster-like figure who wants to raise her as their child. Starring Seann William Scott (Final Destination), Ethan Suplee (American History X), and pro-wrestler Max the Impaler.

NEW ADDITIONS TO SHUDDER’S FILM LIBRARY

1 April

Psycho Therapy

A writer in a creative crisis befriends a retired serial killer, who becomes his marriage therapist and consultant for a new book. But his wife begins to suspect she might be a target. 

Osiris

Special Forces commandos are abducted mid-operation by a mysterious spacecraft and, upon awakening, find themselves prey to a relentless alien race in a fight for survival. 

Death Warmed Up

A kid is hypnotized by a scientist to kill his parents and ends up in a mental institution. As a grown-up, he returns to seek revenge over the scientist.  

Restraint

A young couple on the run hole up in a country estate with a hostage in tow. 

Luther and the Geek

A psychotic killer convicted of multiple murders is released on parole after spending twenty years in prison. His psychosis immediately takes over and he goes on a killing spree.

Willard (1971)

A social misfit uses his only friends, his pet rats, to exact revenge on his tormentors. 

Ben (1972)

A lonely boy befriends Ben, the leader of a violent swarm of killer rats.  

Diary of the Dead

A group of young film students run into real-life zombies while filming a horror movie of their own.  

Survival of the Dead

On an island of the coast of North America, local residents simultaneously fight a zombie epidemic while hoping for a cure to return their un-dead relatives back to their human state. 

Frontiers

A gang of young thieves flee Paris during the violent aftermath of a political election, only to hole up at an Inn run by neo-Nazis.  

High Tension

Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia’s parents’ secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls’ idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror. 

9 April 

Shiver

Wendy Alden, a young secretary in Portland lacking in self-confidence becomes victim of a savage killer who has claimed the lives of a number of other women. Somehow Wendy finds the resources of courage to fight back and escape. 

20 April 

Bridge to Nowhere (Please note new date, previously listed in March highlights)

Kids on an outing in the forest come up against a mysterious hermit who lives on the other side of a bridge, and he is definitely not happy to see them. 

What's on Prime Video in April

Here's everything that's streaming on Prime Video in April.

This April, The Boys returns for its fifth and final season, raising the stakes for an all-out, no-holds-barred endgame; new comedy chaos unfolds in Balls Up and survival thriller Greenland 2: Migration continues the story with a high-stakes journey through a fragile, post-disaster world.

All this and more, streaming this April on Prime Video.

THE BOYS SEASON FIVE

STREAMING FROM WEDNESDAY 8 APRIL

In the fifth and final season, it’s Homelander’s world, completely subject to his erratic, egomaniacal whims. Hughie, Mother’s Milk, and Frenchie are imprisoned in a “Freedom Camp.”  Annie struggles to mount a resistance against the overwhelming Supe force. Kimiko is nowhere to be found. But when Butcher reappears, ready and willing to use a virus that will wipe all Supes off the map, he sets in motion a chain of events that will forever change the world and everyone in it. It’s the climax, people. Big stuff’s gonna happen.

The Boys Season Five is based on The New York Times best-selling comic by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, who also serve as executive producers, and developed by executive producer and showrunner Eric Kripke. Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Phil Sgriccia, Michaela Starr, Paul Grellong, David Reed, Judalina Neira, Jessica Chou, Gabriel Garcia, Ori Marmur, Ken F. Levin and Jason Netter also serve as executive producers. 

The Boys is produced by Sony Pictures Television, Amazon MGM Studios with Kripke Enterprises, Original Film, and Point Grey Pictures.

The Boys Season Five stars Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capone, Karen Fukuhara, Colby Minifie, Nathan Mitchell, Cameron Crovetti, Susan Heyward, Valorie Curry, Daveed Diggs and Jensen Ackles.

BALLS UP

STREAMING WEDNESDAY 15 APRIL

In this raunchy, over-the-top comedy, marketing executives Brad (Mark Wahlberg) and Elijah (Paul Walter Hause) go “balls out” and pitch a bold full‑coverage condom sponsorship with the World Cup. After their drunken celebration in Brazil sparks a global scandal, they must outrun furious fans, criminals, and power-hungry officials to salvage their careers and make it home alive.

Balls Up stars Mark Wahlberg, Paul Walter Hauser, Molly Shannon, Benjamin Bratt, Eric Andre, Daniela Melchior, and Sacha Baron Cohen.

THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS

STREAMING WEDNESDAY 29 APRIL

The House Of The Spirits is a magnificent family saga that tells the epic tale of a proud and passionate family, secret loves, and bloody revolution. The Trueba family's passions, struggles, and secrets span a century of violent social change, culminating in a crisis that hurls the proud, tyrannical patriarch and his beloved granddaughter towards opposite sides of the fence.

The House Of The Spirits stars Alfonso Herrera, Dolores Fonzi, Nicole Wallace, Juan Pablo Raba and Fernanda Castillo.

NBA

STREAMING THROUGHOUT APRIL

The 25/26 NBA on Prime regular season is coming to an end with a double header on Friday April 10 with the Celtics vs Nicks (9:30am AEST // 11am NZT) Lakers vs Warriors (12pm AEST // 2pm NZT), and Hawks vs Cavaliers (9:00am AEST // 11am NZT) and Thunder vs Nuggets (12pm AEST // 2:00pm NZT) on April 11.

The 2026 Play-In Tournament will be broadcast exclusively on Prime Video featuring six games on April 15, 16 and 18. The tournament features the Nos. 7-10 teams in each conference vying for the 7th and 8th NBA Playoff seeds.

AMERICAN GLADIATORS

STREAMING FRIDAY 17 APRIL

American Gladiators is created and executive produced by Johnny C. Ferraro. Daniel Calin serves as the series Showrunner and Executive Producer, alongside Barry Poznick. Susan Janis-Mashayekhi, Sarah Happel Jackson and Adam Cooper serve as co-executive producers. The series is directed by Ramy Romany.  American Gladiators is produced by Amazon MGM Studios.

American Gladiators stars Rocsi Diaz, Jessie Godderz, Kailey Farmer

KEVIN SEASON ONE

STREAMING MONDAY 20 APRIL

Loosely inspired by a real life break-up and the cat who was caught in the middle, Kevin is a hilarious and heart-warming story about finding where you belong in the world. After the unexpected break-up of his human "owners," Kevin moves into a local pet rescue in Astoria, Queens where a chaotic band of misfit animals will help him to figure out what he really wants out of life.

Kevin Season One stars Jason Schwartzman, Aubrey Plaza, Whoopi Goldberg, John Waters, Aparna Nancherla, Gil Ozeri, Amy Sedaris. 

GREENLAND 2: MIGRATION

STREAMING MONDAY 27 APRIL

The surviving Garrity family must leave the safety of the Greenland bunker and embark on a perilous journey across the decimated frozen wasteland of Europe to find a new home.

Greenland 2: Migration stars Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Roman Griffin Davis.

STREAMING ON PRIME VIDEO

NIPPON SANGOKU: THE THREE NATIONS OF THE CRIMSON SUN S1 (SERIES) — 6/04/2026

13 GOING ON 30 (MOVIE) — 7/04/2026 

THE BOYS S5 (SERIES) — 8/04/2026 

FIST OF THE NORTH STAR S1 (SERIES) — 11/04/2026

SARAH'S OIL (MOVIE) — 15/04/2026

BALLS UP (MOVIE) — 15/04/2026

VENGANZA (MOVIE) — 17/04/2026

AMERICAN GLADIATORS S1 (SERIES) — 17/04/2026

MATKA KING S1 (SERIES) — 17/04/2026

KEVIN S1 (SERIES) — 20/04/2026

AFTERBURN (MOVIE) — 24/04/2026

NOW YOU SEE ME: NOW YOU DON’T (MOVIE) — 26/04/2026

GREENLAND 2: MIGRATION (MOVIE) — 27/04/2026

DRIVER'S ED (MOVIE) — 29/04/2026

THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS (SERIES) — 29/04/2026

Bugonia: Blu ray 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.

What's on Neon in April

Here's everything streaming on Neon in April 2026.

Katie's Kuri (April 7)

A Sky New Zealand Original, from Sweetshop Films, the award-winning creators of Birds Eye View and Mean Mums. An awkward eleven-year-old Katie and her playful puppy embark on a journey of friendship and belonging, one te reo Māori word at a time.

Featuring the voices of Kura Forrester, Johnny Barker and newcomer Sienna Young

Euphoria Season 3 (April 13 from 1pm)

Euphoria returns after a five-year time jump, following the characters into adulthood as they continue to navigate a minefield of drugs, sex, love, friendship, identity, trauma, violence and social media.

Stars: Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Eric Dane, Jacob Elordi, SydneySweeney, Alexa Demie, Maude Apatow and new guest stars include Sharon Stone, ROSALÍA, Natasha Lyonne and more!

Superman (April 8)

When Superman’s actions are questioned, Lex Luthor, seizes on the chance to bring the Man of Steel down once and for all. The 2025 reboot of the iconic superhero movie.

Stars: David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult

Road House (April 1)

A troubled ex-UFC fighter takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys road house, only to discover that this paradise is not all it seems. An adrenaline-fueled remake of the cult classic film.

Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, Billy Magnussen, Conor McGregor

Now You See Me, Now You Don't (April 26)

The Four Horsemen join forces with a new generation of illusionists for a global high-stakes heist, performing mind- melding magic as they try to take down an international crime syndicate.

Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Isla Fisher, Justice Smith, Dominic Sessa, Ariana Greenblatt, Lizzy Caplan

Caught Stealing (April 16)

After agreeing to look after his neighbour’s Cat, Hank Thompson unexpectedly becomes embroiled in the criminal underbelly of 1990s New York City.

Stars: Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (April 25)

Two strangers meet at a mutual friend’s wedding and soon, through a twist of fate, find themselves on a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure – where they get to revisit important moments from their past... andpossibly change their future.

Stars: Margot Robbie, Colin Farrell, Kevin Kline,Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Fight or Flight (April 6)

A mercenary takes on the task of tracking down a high-value target on a plane. Little does he know, the flight is filled with assassins bent on killing them both.

Stars: Josh Harnett, Charithra Chandran, Marko Zaror

APRIL - NEON TV

CONTENT BY DATE

NEON MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS – APRIL 2026

02 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles S4-5

02 Top Wing S2

02 The Wiggles: The Tree of Wisdom S1

02 The Wiggles: Wiggle and Learn S1

02 The Wiggles: Wiggle Up, Giddy Up S1

04 The Loud House S5

04 Play School: Art Crew S1

05 The Rocky Mountain Mortician Murder S1

06 Life After Life S1

07 Reef School S2

07 Shimmer & Shine S3

07 Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles S2

07 Katie’s Kurī S1

07 Tākaro Tribe S1-2

09 Becker S1-6

13 Euphoria S3

14 In the Eye of the Storm S2

16 South Park S5,16-17

18 Krypto Saves The Day S1

19 Doctor Foster S1-2

21 Billions S1-7

24 Suddenly Amish S1

27 Mermicorno: Starfall S2

28 This Time with Alan Patridge S1-2

30 Los Asesinos De Colosio S1

APRIL - NEON MOVIE

CONTENT BY DATE

01 The Butterfly Effect

01 The Cell

01 Full Metal Jacket

01 Orphan

01 Tag

01 The Time Traveler’s Wife

01 All That Jazz

01 A Man For All Seasons

01 Road House

02 Homicide: The Movie

06 Fight or Flight

07 Sands of Iwo Jima

08 Superman

09 The Gund of Navarone

13 Baby Driver

15 Bride Hard

16 Caught Stealing

16 Blades of Glory

18 Dinner For Schmucks

19 Everybody Wants Some!!

21 Catch and Release

21 Kōkā

24 The Hitman’s Bodyguard

24 The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard

25 A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

26 Now You See Me: Now You Don’t

29 The Life of Chuck

30 The Patriot

The Comeback Season 3: Review

Putting Phoebe Buffay firmly behind her, though not quite leaving her behind thanks to some savvy Friends nods throughout, Lisa Kudrow returns as Valerie Cherish for the final season of the beloved meta-Hollywood show The Comeback.

Beginning with Kudrow's chipper Cherish taking on the role of Roxie Hart in Chicago just before Covid-19 and the Writers' Strike hits Hollywood, the latest season sees a jump of a few years into the world inhabited by AI and infiltrating the art of movie and TV-making.

When Valerie's offered the lead of a new sitcom on a streaming channel, she leaps at the chance to get back into the spotlight. Entitled "How's That?", Valerie believes this is her latest opportunity to regain fame. However, when she discovers the sitcom is written entirely by AI and fed only by a couple of writers, she finds herself torn - seize the chance to achieve her dream or sell her soul for Hollywood's biggest ethical dilemma.

The Comeback Season 3 takes a while to find its groove, particularly if you're not au fait with Kudrow's grating Cherish, whose nasal whine and over-pronunciation of words can annoy. But once the series finds its groove after a clutch of episodes, it delivers a demonstrably devastating look at what AI could do to the industry and how far some are willing to go down the rabbit hole to support it.

What's fascinating about the laughs here isn't that they're riotous belly ones, they're more intellectually driven moments that elevate the series from a cringe-comedy about a deluded individual a la The Office.

From offering insights that machines can turn up more one-liners in a fraction of the time writers can create to the reaction the blindingly obvious sitcom show generates from its audience, The Comeback season 3 is more about the extinction level event facing an industry that's been built on creativity.

That's not to say the Kudrow and Michael Patrick King created piece doesn't delve into farce, but there's actually more heart here throughout. Though, you'd be hard-pressed to side with Cherish's own incompetence when a digital version of herself pops up later on echoing Robin Wright's The Congress.

The mockumentary style suits The Comeback's rhythms and Kudrow's own performance here is excellent, on par with what the writing affords her. Admittedly, the one-handed approach to the AI situation is one that grates a little, but The Comeback's swansong is a timely look at what the creative world faces - and how complicit we're willing to be in its demise.

All eight episodes of The Comeback Season 3 were screened for the purposes of this review.

The Running Man: Blu Ray Review

Cast: Glen Powell, Colman Domingo, William H Macy, Lee Pace, Emilia Jones, Michael Cera, Josh Brolin
Director: Edgar Wright

It’s the near-future.

Top Gun: Maverick’s Glen Powell is Ben Richards, a man desperate to provide for his family in Edgar Wright’s taken on the 1982 novel from Stephen King.

With a sick and ailing daughter, Richards is desperate for money.

So, on a whim, he enters a deadly competition where contestants, known as Runners, must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins.

It’s winner-takes-all – but how long will Ben last?

Blessed with a charismatic lead and a director who's known for flair and style, The Running Man had real potential.

But what emerges over a 2hr 10 minute runtime is a lumpen  disappointment that lacks any real directorial point of difference throughout.

An unashamed blockbuster it may be, but a lackluster edge pervades much of The Running Man and messages of a satirical bent about fake news, deep fake digital editing and social class simply bubble away in the background, never really rising to the fore.

The futurist world itself is well realised, with flying post boxes, rundown slums and an awful pastiche of the Kardashians coming vividly to life, but as Ben hurtles from one location to the next, it all just feels so perfunctory in its execution and is cloyingly flat, when it could have been much more.

Solid performances from the likes of Domingo as a showboating host of TV show The Running Man and a very white-toothed Brolin as Dan Killian the head of the network bolster proceedings; plus a late in the film appearance from Emilia Jones is a welcome breath of humanity, but The Running Man feels like it's running on empty.

Powell gives it has all: from pacing through the streets and running like his Top Gun mentor Tom Cruise to barely contained rage as the man blacklisted from doing the right thing and just trying to save his family, but even he feels like he's giving more than the film's giving back to him.

There are some welcome bursts of the old punkish Wright - a few quick cuts here and there and a subversive content creator who picks apart the game and the network which lampoons YouTube conspiracy videos. But it's not enough to save this from the mire that is mediocrity.

A bitter disappointment from Wright, but a fair audience blockbuster, The Running Man could have used more edge and bite to help accelerate its premise across the line.

Red Dwarf: Complete Series I-XIII: Blu Ray Review

Released by BBC
Published by Madman Home Entertainment

Red Dwarf has always been a bit of an underdog in the sitcom world.

Initially, the six-part first series played without fanfare on UK broadcaster the BBC, mixing a clever combination of both Odd Couple humour with sci-fi edges.

Craig Charles' slovenly Lister, Chris Barrie's uptight Rimmer and Danny John-Jules' Cat were an incredibly tight combination mining comedy where there was initially none and transforming what could have been a one-note show into something more superior, without ever forgetting its roots.

A massive 33-disc collection, this pulls together the show's history across different broadcasters and collects it together as one ultimate compendium of all things Red Dwarf. With outtakes from the show and a few curios, it represents everything which was there before but brings it all into one place - meaning fans of the show won't need anything else ever again.

But for those not familiar with Red Dwarf's patented mix of occasional silliness and scientific smarts, let it be said that Red Dwarf: Complete Series I-XIII is a pricey, but worthwhile investment into one of the BBC;'s greatest long-running exports.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer releases

The first trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day has been released, ahead of its cinema debut on July 30.

After the record-breaking global success of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Spider-Man: Brand New Day marks an entirely new chapter for Peter Parker and Spider-Man. 

Four years have passed since the events of No Way Home, and Peter is now an adult living entirely alone, having voluntarily erased himself from the lives and memories of those he loves. 

Crime-fighting in a New York that no longer knows his name, he's devoted himself entirely to protecting his city — a full-time Spider-Man — but as the demands on him intensify, the pressure sparks a surprising physical evolution that threatens his existence, even as a strange new pattern of crimes gives rise to one of the most powerful threats he has ever faced.

Directed by: Destin Daniel Cretton
Based on the MARVEL Comic Book by: Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
Produced by: Kevin Feige, Amy Pascal, Avi Arad, Rachel O'Connor
Cast: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Tramell Tillman, Michael Mando and Mark Ruffalo

What's on Disney+ in April

Here's everything that's streaming on Disney+ in April.

Malcolm In The Middle: Life's Still Unfair (April 10)

After shielding himself and his daughter from his family for over a decade, Malcolm is dragged back into their orbit when Hal and Lois demand his presence at their 40th anniversary party. 

Cast: The series reunites Bryan Cranston (Hal), Frankie Muniz (Malcolm), Jane Kaczmarek (Lois), Christopher Kennedy Masterson (Francis), Justin Berfield (Reese), and Emy Coligado (Piama). They’re joined by new cast members Keeley Karsten (Leah, Malcolm’s daughter), Vaughan Murrae (Kelly, Malcolm’s youngest sibling), Kiana Madeira (Tristan, Malcolm’s girlfriend), and Caleb Ellsworth-Clark (as Dewey).

Donna Hay: Coastal Celebrations (April 1)

Best-selling Australian cookbook author, Donna Hay hosts a series of sunny celebrations by the sea, styling and cooking delicious food in stunning locations. With Sydney’s sparkling harbour as the backdrop, Donna shows how to prepare a long lunch at her home, a seaside garden party, hosting at the local sailing club and a tropical themed girls lunch to remember. Finding inspiration in her own cupboards and garden, as well as the surrounding coastline, Donna styles beautiful tablescapes. Using fresh produce,she creates simple and stunning food, putting a modern spin on classic dishes like fish and chips, tomato bruschetta, and creamy pistachio semifreddo, plus all the cool drinks, delicious snacks and special surprises creating a memorable day.

8 April

The Testaments

Hulu Original Series - Premiere

An evolution of The Handmaid’s Tale, The Testaments is a dramatic coming-of-age story set in Gilead. The series follows young teens Agnes Mackenzie, dutiful and pious, and Daisy, a new arrival and convert from beyond Gilead’s borders. As they navigate the gilded halls of Aunt Lydia’s elite preparatory school for future wives, a place where obedience is instilled brutally and always with divine justification, their bond becomes the catalyst that will upend their past, their present, and their future.

22 April

Is This Thing On? Disney+ Premiere

As their marriage quietly unravels, Alex (Will Arnett) faces middle age and an impending divorce, seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene, while Tess (Laura Dern) confronts the sacrifices she made for their family—forcing them to navigate co-parenting, identity, and whether love can take a new form. Directed by Bradley Cooper and written by Bradley Cooper and Will Arnett & Mark Chappell from a story by Will Arnett & Mark Chappell & John Bishop, “Is This Thing On?” also stars Andra Day, Bradley Cooper, Amy Sedaris, Sean Hayes, Christine Ebersole, Ciarán Hinds and Scott Icenogle.

6 April

Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord -Disney+ Premiere

Set after the events of "The Clone Wars," Maul plots to rebuild his criminal syndicate on a planet untouched by the Empire. There, he crosses paths with a disillusioned young Jedi Padawan, who could be the apprentice he is seeking, that will aid him in his relentless pursuit for revenge.

1 April

Secrets of the Bees - Disney+ Premiere

National Geographic Explorer Bertie Gregory explores the extraordinary lives of bees, which are among the planet’s most important animals. Over three years, special cameras opened a rare window into a single hive, revealing its hidden world. With more than 20,000 bee species pollinating one-third of the world’s food, this series uncovers their astonishing architecture and intelligence, unlocking their secrets.

Top Picks for ESPN on Disney+ April

19 April

NBA

Playoffs begin

19 April

NHL

Playoffs begin

4 & 5 April

NCAA

March Madness Final Four

26 April

UWCL

Semi-Finals

ALSO IN APRIL

1 April

Movies

King Kong

Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Now You See Me

Now You See Me 2

The Princess Bride

The Hulk

Hulu

Dear Killer Nannies 

2 April

Hulu

Raising Chelsea

ESPN

ESPN Films Presents: 144

3 April

Hulu

Pizza Movie

8 April

Series

Hey A.J.!

10 April

Series

RoboGobo: Season 2

11 April

Series - Perfect Crown

14 April

Series

Meet Iron Man and his Awesome Friends

Magicampers (Shorts)

16 April

Hulu

Vanderpump Villa: Season 3

20 April

Hulu

4x20: Quick Hits

22 April

Movies

Orangutan

Series

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 

27 April

Series

Disney Animation’s “Songs in Sign Language”

29 April

Hulu

Abbott Elementary: Season 5

Tracker: Season 3

Series

SuperKitties: Season 3

New Episodes

Daredevil: Born Again: Season 2 New Episode on Wednesdays

Daredevil: Born Again Official Podcast New Episode on Wednesdays

Scrubs (2026) New Episode on Thursdays

High Potential: Season 2 New Episode on Wednesdays

Grey's Anatomy: Season 22 Season Finale Saturday 4th April

Bob's Burgers: Season 16 New Episode on Wednesday 29th April

9-1-1: Nashville Season Finale on Saturday 4th April

Rooster Fighter New Episode on Sundays

In Your Radiant Season Season Finale on Saturday 4th April

O11CE: New Generation New Episode on Wednesdays