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Review of The Judge (2014)

By Rachel Bache (6) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 28 Feb 2017

Downey's Hank is basically Downey playing a character carefully calibrated for audience sympathies -- hey he's a smug jerk of a lawyer but…

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Review of The King's Speech (2010)

By Peter Calder (131) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 26 Feb 2017

It's a handsomely mounted, finely acted and, above all, intelligent drama that puts flesh on the bones of historical figures…

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Review of Fences (2016)

By Alex Casey (54) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 22 Feb 2017

Fences is a poignant domestic drama that takes its time and seldom cuts corners, the dialogue sprawling and spiking in a way that seems much…

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Review of Moonlight (2016)

By Alex Casey (54) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 22 Feb 2017

Cinematic experiences like this don't come around very often, where you bear witness to a vision that feels both completely fresh, and as universal…

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Review of Split (2017)

By Alex Casey (54) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 22 Feb 2017

In a twist as sharp as the ending to each of his cinematic creations, M…

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Review of Jackie (2016)

By Alex Casey (54) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 22 Feb 2017

Jackie is a mesmerising tour de force, as brutal as it is gentle and as jaw-droppingly gorgeous as it is bleak…

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Review of Manchester by the Sea (2016)

By Alex Casey (54) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 22 Feb 2017

Manchester by the Sea is a quiet, contemplative film that blends the most extreme depths of mourning with lashings of playful humour and explosions…

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Review of The Founder (2016)

By Alex Casey (54) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 21 Feb 2017

What makes The Founder more than just your average Jobs-style mogul biopic is how it places Michael Keaton's Ray Kroc at the centre of the…

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Review of Office Christmas Party (2016)

By Alex Casey (54) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 21 Feb 2017

There are large impressive stunts, pratfalls and chaos, but seldom does Office Christmas Party ever actually shock or delight in the way that…

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Review of Under the Shadow (2016)

By Alex Casey (54) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 17 Feb 2017

With a minimal budget, [Babak] Anvari still manages to deliver a wholly unnerving universe…

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Review of I, Daniel Blake (2016)

By Alex Casey (54) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 17 Feb 2017

Told bluntly but with the utmost in dignity and empathy, this is a film that has the power to change minds and shift preconceived perceptions…

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Review of Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)

By Alex Casey (54) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 17 Feb 2017

You'd hope it would have matured like a fine vintage champagne, but unfortunately Absolutely Fabulous is one franchise that hasn't aged well…

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Review of Bad Moms (2016)

By Alex Casey (54) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 17 Feb 2017

There are certainly golden moments, but the pop culture references can be heavy-handed and the gags often feel too drawn-out…

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Review of Nocturnal Animals (2016)

By Alex Casey (54) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 17 Feb 2017

Nocturnal Animals traverses lithely across various fields of the human experience, from loneliness to revenge, trauma, to an increasingly disposable…

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Review of Sully (2016)

By Alex Casey (54) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 17 Feb 2017

Just like Flight 1549 itself, Sully starts off fine but doesn't quite seem to land exactly as planned…

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Review of Ghostbusters (2016)

By Alex Casey (54) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 17 Feb 2017

It's a lot of fun, and allows each of the women to showcase their different comedic stylings whilst going up against the man (both literally…

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Review of Now You See Me 2 (2016)

By Alex Casey (54) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 16 Feb 2017

Perhaps the greatest trick the Now You See Me franchise ever pulled was roping in so many acclaimed actors to prance around doing magic tricks…

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Review of Toni Erdmann (2016)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 16 Feb 2017

Toni Erdmann will polarise audiences - it refuses to be labelled a comedy or drama, instead presenting true and nuanced performances which…

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Review of Zootopia (2016)

By Alex Casey (54) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 16 Feb 2017

Do not be perturbed by the animation and animals, this movie is important, intellectual and hilarious…

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Review of Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)

By Alex Casey (54) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 16 Feb 2017

Taking its source material from a genuinely fascinating memoir, the screenplay squanders its potential by delivering a middling mash-up of…

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