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Review - The Nest

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10 Feb 2021

Remember those yuppie risk-takers of the 1980s? The Nest features Jude Law as the ultimate example of ‘fake it till you make it’.
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Review - Shadow in the Cloud

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10 Feb 2021

Roseanne Liang is best known for serious New Zealand independent films. But who knew she had a popcorn movie like Shadow in the Cloud in her?
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At The Movies: 2020 in review

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16 Dec 2020

Simon Morris looks back on a rocky year in movies - and everything else. Highlights included an extraordinary year for New Zealand's films and film makers - from Taika Waititi forJojo Rabbit to local…
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Movie review - The Witches

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9 Dec 2020

The Witches - can the new version erase the memories of the 1990 Anjelica Huston classic? This version stars Octavia Spenser, Anne Hathaway and the voice of Chris Rock. Directed by Robert Zemeckis…
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Movie review – Misbehaviour

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9 Dec 2020

Misbehaviour sees the culture clash between beauty pageants and burgeoning feminism, between old-fashioned standards of beauty and a breath of fresh air from Africa and the Caribbean. Stars Keira…
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Review - Let him go

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2 Dec 2020

Let Him Go sees grandparents Kevin Costner and Diane Lane trying to rescue their grandson and his mother. Also starring Lesley Manville (Secrets and Lies).
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Review - Mank

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25 Nov 2020

Mank is director David Fincher’s (The Social Network, Gone Girl) love letter to Old Hollywood and the self-destructive genius who wrote the script for Orson Welles’ masterpiece Citizen Kane. Stars…
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Review - Fatman

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25 Nov 2020

Fatman is Santa Claus as you’ve never seen him - but do you want to? Mel Gibson plays a gun-toting, backwoods sort of Santa, doing deals with the Pentagon and facing a hitman hired by a disgruntled…
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Review - Rams

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18 Nov 2020

Rams stars Sam Neill and Michael Caton (The Castle) as two sheep-owning brothers dealing with an outbreak of disease in the region. Co-stars Miranda Richardson (Blackadder).
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Review - Babyteeth

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11 Nov 2020

Babyteeth is a touching comedy-drama about a family trying to keep their ailing daughter away from an unsuitable boyfriend. Stars Eliza Scanlen (Little women) and Essie Davis (Miss Fisherâ€™s Murder…
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Review - Rebecca

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4 Nov 2020

Rebecca is the latest version of the Daphne Du Maurier classic. Starring Lily James, Armie Hammer and Kirstin Scott-Thomas.
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Review - Into the Darkness

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4 Nov 2020

Into the Darkness tells of the effect in a Danish family of the Nazi occupation during the War. Directed by Lars Von Trier's long-time editor Anders Refn.
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Review - Baby Done

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28 Oct 2020

Baby Done is another of the recent run of New Zealand comedies - but it's got certain extra advantages. Star is the hugely popular Rose Matafeo, and it's written by the team behind the fondly…
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The Climb puts male friendships on their bike

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21 Oct 2020

Robert Kelly interviews the duo who wrote, directed and starred in American festival season hit The Climb Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin.
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Review - The More You Ignore Me

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21 Oct 2020

On show at cinemas is British film The More You Ignore Me. It's an adaptation of a book by British comedian, actor and former psychiatric nurse Jo Brand, based on a book of the same name that Brand…
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Review - Miss Juneteenth

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21 Oct 2020

Robert Kelly reviews a Texan debut film about the expectations we place on each other and ourselves in the run up to a pageant. Miss Juneteenth is on genreal release in New Zealand currently.
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At The Movies for Wednesday, 21 October 2020

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21 Oct 2020

This week on At The Movies we're obsessed with relationships. Robert Kelly reviews Miss Juneteenth ,The More You Ignore Me and interviews the duo who wrote, directed and starred in American festival…
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Review - On the Rocks

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7 Oct 2020

On the Rocks - is Laura's husband cheating in her, and is her playboy father Felix the right one to offer advice? Directed by Sofia Coppola and starring Rashida Jones (Parks and Recreation) and Bill…
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Review - It must be heaven

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7 Oct 2020

It must be heaven is a comic, almost surreal fable, set in three cities - Nazareth, Paris and New York - by Palestinian director Elia Suleiman.
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Review - The Trial of the Chicago 7

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7 Oct 2020

The Trial of the Chicago 7 is Aaron Sorkin's take on a headline-grabbing court case at the height of the Vietnam War. With a star-studded cast including Eddie Redmayne, Mark Rylance, Sacha Baron Cohen…
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Four Kids and It

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30 Sep 2020

Four kids and It is an upgrade of a vintage children's story by E Nesbit by modern children's writer Dame Jacqueline Wilson. This version is modern day, with Sir Michael Caine as the voice of the…
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The War With Grandpa

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30 Sep 2020

The War With Grandpa sees young Peter determined to get his room back from an interloper - his grandfather (Robert De Niro). Also featuring Christopher Walken, Uma Thurman and Jane Seymour.
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Review - Dead

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23 Sep 2020

A low-budget Kiwi comedy Dead sees a medium join forces with a deceased cop to solve his murder. Stars Thomas Sainsbury, Michael Hurst and last year's New Zealander of the Year, Jennifer Ward-Lealand.
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Review - Hope Gap

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23 Sep 2020

Hope Gap sees writer William Nicholson (Gladiator, Les Miserables) make his debut as a director. Stars Annette Bening, Bill Nighy and Josh Oâ€™Connor (The Crown).
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