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Review of A Little Chaos (2015)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 26 Apr 2016

A Little Chaos doesn't quite convince as a depiction of life as a 17th century French aristocrat, and is longer than it needs to be, but Madame…

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Review of Run All Night (2015)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 26 Apr 2016

Although crafted and performed decently enough, Run All Night can't beat the feeling we're seeing a combination of films we've seen before…

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Review of Focus (1994)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 26 Apr 2016

While Focus is probably instructive for those wanting to know how to create a diversion and steal a wallet, it lacks the tension and jeopardy…

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Review of Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 26 Apr 2016

Shaun the Sheep Movie is filled with the usual Aardman stop-motion magic; animals with human emotions, plenty of sight gags and cultural references,…

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Review of Dior and I (2015)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 26 Apr 2016

It makes for a surprisingly grounded and realistic look at life at House of Dior…

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Review of Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 26 Apr 2016

For the most part, it's the same old crew going through the same old paces, and I don't think fans would want it any other way…

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Review of Lucky Them (2013)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 26 Apr 2016

Lucky Them touches on the price of fame, and conjures up memories of Kurt Cobain, Jeff Buckley and Elliot Smith…

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Review of Seventh Son (2014)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 26 Apr 2016

Even best actress Oscar winners can have a bad day at the office, and this is one of those for Julianne Moore…

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Review of Insurgent (2015)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 26 Apr 2016

Two more films are still to come, Allegiant - parts 1 and 2. Once again the request is simple: more action and less talk next time please…

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Review of Focus (2014)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 26 Apr 2016

While Focus is probably instructive for those wanting to know how to create a diversion and steal a wallet, it lacks the tension and jeopardy…

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Review of Jupiter Ascending (2015)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 25 Apr 2016

The longer it goes on the worse it gets, which is a shame, because no one conjures up mindblowing architectural galactic worlds like the Wachowskis…

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Review of Cinderella (2015)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 25 Apr 2016

Kenneth Branagh's live action adaptation of Cinderella is a delightful rendition, if surprisingly traditional, that honours the classic fairy…

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Review of Gods of Egypt (2016)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 25 Apr 2016

Soap opera melodrama and visual effects wizardry combine in a mythical Egyptian fantasy adventure -- and it's an uncomfortable mix…

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Review of What We Did on Our Holiday (2014)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 25 Apr 2016

Luckily for us, and unlike their bickering and scripted parents, the kids are largely left to improvise their parts and the result is mostly…

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Review of Cinderella (2013)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 25 Apr 2016

Kenneth Branagh's live action adaptation of Cinderella is a delightful rendition, if surprisingly traditional, that honours the classic fairy…

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Review of Penguins of Madagascar (2014)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 25 Apr 2016

Not a bad way to kill a few hours these holidays…

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Review of Dumb and Dumber To (2014)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 25 Apr 2016

Best to leave this one to the diehard fans, who should stay for the post-credit shenanigans…

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Review of Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 25 Apr 2016

There are some laughs to be had (stay for the closing credit bloopers), but the really memorable belly laughs are few and far between…

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Review of Selma (2014)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 25 Apr 2016

By avoiding this film being a straight bio-pic or relationship drama, DuVernay has created a historical and political drama that resonates today…

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Review of Unbroken (2014)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 25 Apr 2016

As a story about resilience and the power of human spirit go, this is an impressive one…

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