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Review of Endless Love (2014)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 16 May 2016

Endless Love may well resonate with young women who dream of falling in love with a sexy bad boy, the rest of us will view it as forgettable…

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Review of Tarzan (2013)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 16 May 2016

The use of motion-capture technology gives the characters very fluid movement and a hyper-realistic quality, but doesn't bring them alive more…

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Review of Sisters (2015)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 15 May 2016

Equally matched, incredibly likeable, and unflinching in their approach to this risky material, Sisters is worth seeing for the Fey and Poehler…

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Review of The Night Before (2015)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 15 May 2016

Watching these nitwits work out their issues and fumble their way through their evening is good fun, even when it gets gross…

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Review of The Peanuts Movie (2015)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 15 May 2016

The pacing is off at times and the gentle flow can occasionally lead the mind to wander, but it's a delight to have Peanuts back on the big screen…

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Review of The Good Dinosaur (2015)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 15 May 2016

While conventional rather than adventurous, it's a simple and sentimental story about a likeable hero who overcomes the odds to become the…

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Review of Daddy's Home (2014)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 15 May 2016

Unfortunately, it's a lot of family dysfunction to wade through for a meagre pay-off…

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Review of Sisters (2015)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 15 May 2016

Equally matched, incredibly likeable, and unflinching in their approach to this risky material, Sisters is worth seeing for the Fey and Poehler…

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Review of Sisters (2016)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 15 May 2016

Equally matched, incredibly likeable, and unflinching in their approach to this risky material, Sisters is worth seeing for the Fey and Poehler…

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Review of Goosebumps (2015)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 15 May 2016

Goosebumps feels like a tongue-in-cheek kids action adventure from the 80s -- such as Gremlins or The Goonies -- and deserves to sit beside…

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Review of Dirty Grandpa (2016)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 15 May 2016

Though there are some polite, heartfelt moments about living life to the full, Dirty Grandpa is an arrangement of outrageous lines and sight…

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Review of Daddy's Home (2015)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 15 May 2016

Unfortunately, it's a lot of family dysfunction to wade through for a meagre pay-off…

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Review of Safe Haven (2013)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 15 May 2016

If you're a fan of Sparks, and like-minded feel-good romantic dramas, Safe Haven will deliver what you know and love; everyone else should…

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Review of The Angry Birds Movie (2016)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 11 May 2016

A collection of gags that come together in a feel good finale, rather than a cohesive story, The Angry Birds Movie still has its moments, some…

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Review of Gemma Bovery (2014)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 05 May 2016

From Anne Fontaine, writer/director of Coco Before Chanel, comes this lighthearted and lusty modern-day interpretation of Posy Simmonds' graphic…

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Review of Inside Out (2015)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 05 May 2016

It's nice to see a film that celebrates all the emotions, but still manages to be optimistic and uplifting…

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Review of Minions (2015)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 05 May 2016

As a film, Minions may not be as clever or heartfelt as the Despicable Me films, but it's still plenty of fun…

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Review of San Andreas (2015)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 05 May 2016

Maybe, if this film has any purpose at all, it's to make us stop for a moment and think about the reality…

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Review of Magic Mike XXL (2015)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 04 May 2016

Do we need another Magic Mike film? Not really, but gee, it's good fun…

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Review of Mother's Day (2016)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 04 May 2016

Unless you're a fan of Marshall's previous films, I'd suggest focusing on making your own memories this Mother's Day…

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