Cold Weather (2010)

Summer has officially started here in the Northern Hemisphere, and what better way than to kick back with an icy freezer treat and a film adventuring through the wild bush of New Zealand? The 2016 film Hunt for the Wilderpeople, written and directed by Taika Waititi (Boy, 2010) depicts the story of Ricky Baker,(Julian Dennison) a misfit kid always finding himself in some kind of trouble. One sticky situation places Ricky in the hands of a couple in the country just trying to enjoy their quiet lives away from the city.

Feeling a bit nostalgic for the 80s and peckish for a change in scenery? Slip on your favorite dungarees, lace up your best tennis shoes and spend the day on the east coast of New Zealand before the 90s.

The 2010 film Boy, directed by Taika Waititi (Hunt for the Wilderpeople, 2016) follows a young preteen, called Boy(James Rolleston), who lives in New Zealand and absolutely adores Michael Jackson. Boy’s father returns from prison, out of the blue, in search of a bag of money he buried years prior, when Boy’s grandmother happens to leave for a quick trip. Set in the 80’s, Boy is faced with the reality of his absent father who isn’t all he imagined him to be.