Shihad - Beautiful Machine

To see your life on a film is pretty incredible. It's got the friendships in it; the mistakes we've made. It's more about family and people in our lives and he's done it in a way that it's almost incidental that we're musicians. It's definitely not a boy-band movie.

– Jon Toogood in an interview with website Stuff, February 2012

We give up that dream of being in America or we change our name and give it a go. Those were my options — Shit A or Shit B.

– Jon Toogood on Shihad's name change to Pacifier

You should see this film ... It has grit and heart and soul ...

– Simon Sweetman, in a five star Dominion Post review, 19 May 2012

The rare footage of their very early days, back when Toogood and Larkin were still metal kids at Wellington High, is priceless. This is Shihad's story, and it's a cracker, which makes it a must-see for fans of the band.

– Scott Kara in a four star NZ Herald review, 16 May 2012