A film executive recently informed me that you can’t have a decent kids’ film without making children cry and though I would normally beg to differ, I had to nod in agreement in the hope of landing a directing job for a book adaptation he wanted to bring to the screen. In hindsight, it was clear I wasn’t going to get the job given his constant need for reassurance that I wasn’t going to try and hijack his kids’ project…

The ‘conjuring spirits’ scene is one of the boldest swings I have seen in a blockbuster produced in my lifetime. Fucking cool. First time I’ve seen a post-credits scene that feels both narratively important and necessarily placed after the credits. Always nice to get a reminder that Delroy Lindo is undoubtedly one of the best actors alive. Love Wunmi Mosaku so much. Classically Horror segment in the middle where characters are yell-at-the-screen-frustratingly-dumb but it builds to a GREAT moment where…

Ten years ago this month, I rocked up to SXSW in a DIY Letterboxd T-shirt, repping the world’s best website and app for film-lovers. That was my first official gig for the company and it was the perfect start of a brilliant decade with a one-of-a-kind, proudly New Zealand-made brand.

The decade since has been a unique professional experience that doesn’t come along very often; one where there’s a delightful alignment between my talents and ions and the mission and…