Had to be said.

.@NZonAir Talking BLOKE OF THE APOCALYPSE with its creator Charlie Faulks, including the moments he's proudest of, what his family thinks and who his dream collaborators are. #BlokeOfTheApocalypse darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2025/11/blok... @liammaguren.bsky.social you'd be keen :)

With the passing of Costa Botes, I'm sharing this fascinating and insightful chat I had with him about Forgotten Silver back in 2018. I think it really shows how much he valued authenticity in his life and work. www.flicks.co.nz/features/rem...

Top five film genres: - Animated low-on-story drama that takes place over decades - Thrillers that sacrifice logic for absolute obedience to one gimmick - I'm not obsessed! Everyone else is un-obsessed! - Political talking animal films dunked in misery - Let's hang out in Iran

The latest donor request, for @dillamonster.bsky.social, covering his own 2024 feature GUT INSTINCT and its playful formal experimentation into the "facts" behind conspiracy theories. (As disclosed in the review, he and I go back a ways to the old Usenet newsgroups.) letterboxd.com/scottrenshaw...

This film’s doing the rounds in select cinemas and galleries with discount tickets. Really good showcase of the art from Toi Tū Toi Ora for those like me who missed it. But also a quietly incredible story of resilience from both subject and filmmaker. www.flicks.co.nz/features/toi...

You can now watch black comedy Kiwi gem Millie Lies Low for free on Whakaata Māori. And I implore you do. It's so damn good and we, as a nation, should be talking about it more. www.flicks.co.nz/movie/millie...

CHARM OF THE MAGPIES, the short I wrote and directed, is available watch online! This weekend only. For $12. Via Show Me Shorts On Demand. Our film's part of the My Kind section which includes the wickedly good The Sentry & My Kind of People. ondemand.showmeshorts.co.nz/film/my-kind/

It’s been on my mind for a while. Now it’s a piece for Flicks.

Today’s scattered media environment makes it easy to bypass the suffering of children. As @liammaguren.bsky.social, fresh from seeing #BlackPhone2 observes, today’s horror movies make sure you don’t.

Did a lovely Q&A with Darren Bevan about our short film The Charm of the Magpies, kicking off this week as part of Show Me Shorts' My Kind collection. The last Q's a deep-cut reference to this orange guy. darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2025/10/show...

Unbelievably, I've been nominated for Best Director for our short film The Charm of the Magpies.

This is my masterwork.

October brings the pain with #TheSmashingMachine, the horror with #TheBlackPhone2, the chuckles with #GoodFortune, the heartache with #EleanorTheGreat, and the... well... whatever you wanna say about #Bugonia Get a taste for next month's cinema releases with this vid by @liammaguren.bsky.social

Toitū te reo ✊

Big and true.

I’ve been waiting for a good time to revive my piece from 2019 about the first three Toy Story movies.

Now 30 years young, what exactly makes #ToyStory a cinema miracle? As @liammaguren.bsky.social details, they aren’t just films for kids - they’re films you grow up with.

New from me about small release Sketch, which we should all be thankful it’s found its way into NZ cinemas. www.flicks.co.nz//features/th...

If you're in my neck of the woods, here's your chance to see Doug's wildly original GUT INSTINCT at Takapuna Beachside Cinemas + a couple of my animated short films.

I wrote this piece all fingers crossed that no other outlet realised it's been 28 years since Princess Mononoke.

Forget #Barbeheimer - which captured imagination as the films were polar opposites. #PrincessMononoke and #28YearsLater, on the other hand, pair like a bow and arrow, says @liammaguren.bsky.social

Cinema's not a contest, sure, but we ranked our 20 faves of the fest anyway. The best of NZIFF, as selected by Rachel Ashby, Matthew Crawley, @adamfresco.bsky.social, @liammaguren.bsky.social, @stevenewall.bsky.social, @itskatie.bsky.social, @danielrutledge.bsky.social, @ssarahthomsonn.bsky.social

And it's the filthiest goddamn thing I've written in quite some time.

Stomach the juvenile humour of #Fixed, and you’ll see Genndy Tartakovsky’s Netflix comedy lean towards its strongest assets: animation and character design. @liammaguren.bsky.social draws comparisons with REN & STIMPY, THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE and FRITZ THE CAT.

After taking #GutInstinct (one of 2024's strangest, boldest Aotearoa features) international, @dillamonster.bsky.social's faux public service announcement/audiovisual purification programme is available to watch at home via New Zealand streaming service AroVision - and at an encore cinema screening

Never a better time to celebrate one of the all-time greats. Some people’s contributions to institutions fade over time - Bill’s absence from NZIFF and Aotearoa just becomes clearer and clearer.

So proud to have my name fused to this very cool, esoteric feature.

Made mini pencil posters of all my #nziff films. Fun way to reflect on what I saw + fill the voids of time in between screenings. Resurrection, Twinless & Sorry, Baby were three of my biggest highlights.

Initially stylistically unadventurous, DEAF (SORDA) expands to something truly memorable for @liammaguren.bsky.social

A bunch of us rolled up to the world premiere of #TheWeedEatersMovie on Saturday. Here's @liammaguren.bsky.social on this Kiwi horror-comedy classic in the making:

Heard that e-tickets for NZIFF at The Civic aren’t saying whether you’re in the stalls or circle, or what door to enter. I can recommend getting paper tickets for all your films (they’ll print them all in one go). They’ve got that info for you.

Weed Eaters tonight. Who else is ready? #nziff

My first NZIFF film and it SLAMMED me.

This is on DocPlay in Aus/NZ and I absolutely loved it.

WTF is CatVideoFest? It’s easy to be snarky and cynical about a festival dedicated to cat videos, says @liammaguren.bsky.social - but there’s an undeniable novelty in turning some of the most universal content on the internet into a communal experience.

Stoners find a crop of electric puha, turning tokers into bloodthirsty cannibals, in Aotearoa horror-comedy #TheWeedEaters (premiering at NZIFF). @liammaguren.bsky.social chatted with filmmaking duo Callum Devlin & Annabel Kean (aka @sportsteamfilms.bsky.social) & actor/screenwriter Finnius Teppett

Real fun chat. Can't wait for the premiere!

Lionsgate just dropped Kathryn Bigelow's Detroit on YouTube. The whole feature. Right here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxPd...

Why stop at seven picks from the 100+ on offer? Here's seven more from @liammaguren.bsky.social, highlighting obsessions, raves, sovereignty and surveillance - just a taste of what NZIFF’s offering this year. Pictured: Alex Russell’s LURKER

This new NZ podcast just kicked off chatting to animator, illustrator and studio manager Claire deZoete.

Includes a first look at our prize grant short film THE CHARM OF THE MAGPIES.

Chatted to the 48 folks about doing the comp for nearly 2 decades, winning 2022, and putting all that into my next short which they and NZFC helped fund.

My excellent colleague Bronwyn's had it rough for the last couple of months recovering from emergency spinal surgery. But now she's back with a rainbow-coloured vengeance and smashing her rehab goals through Sweat With Pride. 🌈

A big pleasure to kōrero with the stars of Kōkā.

Friendship's coming to NZ cinemas!

As short, sharp, and straightforward as its title suggests, K.O. delivers the kind of no-frills thrills that would’ve made a killing for video rental stores back in the ‘90s. So says @liammaguren.bsky.social of this latest addition to Netflix's French action pantheon

Prep your raw chickens Yankees—GUT INSTINCT's coming to the states.

I'd seen a million links to this great @dansinker.com piece over the last few days and finally had a chance to read it. Really resonates, especially as I'm trying to create and share more dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...

The Weeknd’s #HurryUpTomorrow has been dubbed one of the worst cinema releases of 2025 so far. @liammaguren.bsky.social, who saw it on opening day, thinks it’s a lot stranger than that...