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At the Movies: Becky
23 Sep 2020Becky tells the story of a little girl protecting her home from bad guys with extreme violence. It's like Home Alone blended with Rambo, Simon Morris says.
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Movie review -The Quarry
16 Sep 2020The Quarry sees a new preacher arrive in a West Texas town, but is he who he claims to be? Stars Michael Shannon (99 homes, The shape of water) and Shea Wigham (Fargo, Boardwalk Empire).
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Cut Throat City
16 Sep 2020Cut Throat City is a heist movie set in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. With cameos from Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes and Terrence Howard, directed by the Wu Tang Clan's RZA.
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Movie review - Bill and Ted Face The Music
9 Sep 2020Bill and Ted Face The Music - like it says on the tin - follows their excellent adventures 30 years on. Stars Keanu Reeves (Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure) and Alex Winter (Bill and Ted's Bogus…
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Movie review - The New Mutants
9 Sep 2020The New Mutants is a spinoff from The X Men that's more Haunted House than superhero. Stars Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) and Anya Taylor-Joy (Emma).
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At the Movies: Papi Chulo
Papi Chulo is a comedy-drama about the relationship between a stressed-out TV weatherman and a middle-aged Mexican odd-job man. It's a delightful film with a uniquely light touch, Simon Morris says.
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At the Movies: Project Power
2 Sep 2020Project Power is a Netflix thriller about a drug that offers the taker five minutes having a superpower. The film cures Simon Morris of any interest in big, dumb action for the immediate future.
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At the Movies: Return to Gandhi Road
Return to Gandhi Road is a New Zealand-made film about an extraordinary Buddhist teacher and the efforts he made to rescue texts from Tibet during the cultural revolution of the Sixties.
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Never Rarely Sometimes Always
26 Aug 2020The independent American film Never Rarely Sometimes Always is the story of a young woman's efforts to have her pregnancy terminated away from home. Directed by Eliza Hittman (13 Reasons Why).
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At The Movies - Romantic Road
Romantic Road tells the story of eccentric travellers Rupert and Jan Grey as they drive across the North of India in an old Rolls Royce. Executive Producer, Sharon Stone (Basic Instinct).
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At The Movies - 23 Walks
23 Walks follows the romance of Dave Johns (I Daniel Blake) and Alison Steadman (Gavin and Stacey) through their dogs' exercise.
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At the Movies: The Old Guard
12 Aug 2020The Old Guard is a Netflix B-movie but with A-movie star Charlize Theron. She's the leader of a group of immortal superheroes that includes Chiwetel Ejiofor and KiKi Layne.
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Film editor John Gilbert on the state of the movie industry
12 Aug 2020Oscar-winning editor John Gilbert (Hacksaw Ridge) talks about how the film industry around the world is coping with enforced idleness, and whether stalled projects will now beat a path to New…
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At the Movies: This Town
12 Aug 2020This Town is a comedy about a man rebuilding his life after being acquitted of a murder. Written, directed and produced by star David White. With Robyn Malcolm (Outrageous Fortune) and Rima Te Wiata…
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Britt Marie Was Here
5 Aug 2020And Swedish feelgood movie Britt-Marie was here sees middle-aged Pernilla August (The Phantom Menace) abandon her safe life and go to a country village to run the local youth club. From the people who…
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Unhinged
5 Aug 2020Kiwi-Australian actor Russell Crowe takes road rage to the lethal level in Unhinged. It's essentially Jaws from the shark's eye view but in this case, the shark is Russell.
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Where'd You Go, Bernadette
5 Aug 2020Where'd You Go, Bernadette is based on a best-selling self-improvement novel. It stars Cate Blanchett, Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids) and Lawrence Fishburne (The Matrix), and it's directed by Richard…
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Movie review: Radioactive
22 Jul 2020Radioactive tells the story of Nobel Prize-winning physicist and chemist Marie Curie and her husband Pierre. While the Curies did brilliant work, their lives don't make for a brilliant narrative, says…
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Movie review: The King of Staten Island
New comedy star Pete Davidson gets strong acting backup in Judd Apatow's The King of Staten Island and the best bits of the film don't involve him, says Simon Morris.
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Movie review: The Personal History of David Copperfield
The Personal History of David Copperfield is a non-traditionally cast version of the Dickens classic. Stars Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Peter Capaldi, Hugh Laurie and many more. Directed by Armando…
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Movie review: A Bump Along the Way
15 Jul 2020A Bump Along The Way sees what happens when 40-something Irish party girl Pamela (played by Bronagh Gallagher) unexpectedly becomes pregnant.
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Movie review: God of the Piano
15 Jul 2020Israeli film God of the Piano sees a fiercely competitive musician torn between the demands of her demanding father, and the problems of her aspiring pianist son.
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Movie review: Endings Beginnings
15 Jul 2020Endings Beginnings finds Shailene Woodley torn between the rival merits of Jamie Dornan and Sebastian Stan. Is this Jules and Jim for the millennial generation?
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