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Review of Rampage (2018)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 12 Apr 2018

In the end, all we're left with is a pale, loud American imitation of a Godzilla movie that doesn't even manage to get much glee out of the…

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Review of Sherlock Gnomes (2018)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 12 Apr 2018

Solid, but unspectacular school holiday entertainment…

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Review of Love, Simon (2018)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 26 Mar 2018

Like Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, The Edge of Seventeen and Easy A, Love, Simon is proof that there is still plenty of life, fun and intelligent…

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Review of Peter Rabbit (2018)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 25 Mar 2018

While kids will definitely enjoy the CGI creatures and the carnage and wisecracks they wreak, the real stars of the movie are the main trio…

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Review of Earth: One Amazing Day (2017)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 21 Mar 2018

As expected from the [BBC's] wildlife team the photography is top-notch with clever use of framing and film speeds capturing some amazing imagery…

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Review of Early Man (2018)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 20 Mar 2018

The claymation creations are character-filled delights, the vocal cast (which also includes Maisie Williams, Richard Ayoade, Johnny Vegas,…

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Review of Mary Magdalene (2018)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 20 Mar 2018

Throw in a poignant, elegant score (sadly one of his last) by Johann Johannsson (Arrival) and Icelandic cellist Hildur Guðnadóttir and the…

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Review of The Square (2017)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 16 Mar 2018

Swedish writer-director Ruben Ostlund follows-up his memorably compelling 2014 relationship drama-cum-cringe-comedy Force Majeure with another…

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Review of The Death of Stalin (2017)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 14 Mar 2018

If you thought Armando Iannucci's takes on modern British and American politics were entertaining, just wait till you get a load of this hilarious…

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Review of Death Wish (2018)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 12 Mar 2018

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Review of Annihilation (2018)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 12 Mar 2018

Paramount executives were concerned Garland's movie was too intellectual and too complicated to appeal to wider audiences…

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Review of Winchester (2018)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 01 Mar 2018

Despite an impressive cast that also includes Sarah Snook (Predestination), the Spierig brothers' (Daybreakers, Jigsaw) haunted house horror…

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Review of Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 28 Feb 2018

A kind of a cross between My Weekend with Marilyn, An Education and the 1980s TV series Bread, Film Stars is a sumptuous slice of movie making…

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Review of Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (2017)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 21 Feb 2018

A deserved nominee for Best Documentary at this year's Academy Awards, Abacus is as fascinating as it is likely to foment rage…

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Review of The Party (2017)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 21 Feb 2018

A cross between Death at a Funeral and a Mike Leigh/Woody Allen-style domestic drama, Potter's twisty-turny narrative never feels forced if,…

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Review of The Ritual (2017)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 07 Feb 2018

So while, at times, it slavishly lives up its title, The Ritual does a great job of telling predictable horror tropes in a terrifying new way…

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Review of Loving Vincent (2017)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 05 Feb 2018

Entirely hand-painted by a team of more than 100 specially-trained artists, this animated historical mystery is a breathtaking achievement…

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Review of Molly's Game (2017)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 30 Jan 2018

If you enjoyed The Social Network or Steve Jobs, with their psychological insights, compelling characters, clever soundtrack choices and non-sequitur…

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Review of The Jungle Bunch (2017)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 24 Jan 2018

Bunch creators David Alaux, Eric Tosti and Jean-Francois Tosti have come up with an intergenerational animated action movie that is at its…

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Review of I, Tonya (2017)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 22 Jan 2018

the result is a thoroughly entertaining and strangely thought-provoking watch…

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