Review: Loop Track is both gory and hilarious

Review: Loop Track is both gory and hilarious
Ian (Tom Sainsbury) heads into the woods to get away from it all (or so he thinks). (Image: Chillbox)
Ashton Brown
I knew nothing about Loop Track, the feature directorial debut from Kiwi comedy icon Tom Sainsbury, as I sat down to watch the media screening. For those who don’t know Sainsbury, he is a writer, director and comedian who has been writing for television and theatre for many years. Most recently, you might recognise him from the Door Dash ad, but he’s probably best known for his hilarious Snapchat political videos where he parodied Simon Bridges and Paul Bennett, then leading National Party figures, to absolute perfection &...

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