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The Covid-19 pandemic has marked a major shift in how we think and act everyday. It’s having vastly different affects, making people question how they work and how they live, not only during lockdowns, but also beyond. Sitting in solitude for much of the day, for days on end, does lead the mind to wander. It can be a boring time, or stressful, or potentially even fun. Surprising research findings from last year suggest many Kiwis felt better in lockdown than they did before. RICKY WILSON/St...

STUFF People whose lives changed due to their involvement in the CTV building collapse during the February 2011 earthquake recount their stories. Stuff journalist James Croot was a guest film reviewer for Canterbury Television in 2011. The building he had been in many times collapsed 10 years ago, 115 people lost their lives. Conviction. True Grit. These were the some of the last words traded between myself and Donna Manning on that fateful day – Tuesday, February 22. Sure they might have b...

Malcolm & Marie (16+, 106mins) Directed by Sam Levinson **** For those who haven’t yet seen her Emmy Award-winning performance in Euphoria, this offers further proof that Zendaya is one of the finest actors of her generation. The 24-year-old has also well and truly left her Disney Channel teen years behind, following up her startling turn as former drug addict Rue with this tour-de-force as the complicated Marie in what is an audacious, highly charged relationship drama. It’s 1am and s...

Librarian Rhea Fohs said the aim of the screenings was to show that libraries had so much more to offer communities than just books. “It’s nice to come together as a community and enjoy a good story on the big screen.” Colleague Miranda Keech said subscribing to streaming services allowed libraries to offer members a wider variety of film genres than what they could offer through their DVD collections for rent. “Kanopy and Beamafilm are perfect for catering to an audience with lots ...