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Review of Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 20 Apr 2016

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot still shows Fey's hilarious side, but it's a satirical take on life as a war correspondent and requires Fey to move through…

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Review of Noma: My Perfect Storm (2015)

By Peter Calder (131) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 20 Apr 2016

Any attempt to examine Redzepi's philosophy, much less interrogate the reasons for the restaurant's success (is it more than a fad or a gimmick?),…

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Review of Allegiant (2016)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 14 Apr 2016

The Divergent Series has been losing momentum since the first film -- at least they've got one more chance to get it right…

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Review of Orphans & Kingdoms (2014)

By Peter Calder (131) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 14 Apr 2016

The script, which [Director Paolo] Rotondo wrote, shows meticulous and clever plotting as the balance of power shifts minute-by-minute…

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Review of The Boss (2016)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 13 Apr 2016

Melissa McCarthy is, well, Melissa McCarthy and her charisma drives this comedy along which should satisfy her fan club…

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Review of The Boss (2016)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 13 Apr 2016

Melissa McCarthy is, well, Melissa McCarthy and her charisma drives this comedy along which should satisfy her fan club…

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Review of Zootopia (2016)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 06 Apr 2016

What's so clever about Zootopia is it takes the normal feel-good positive messages, this time about not judging people by their sex or race,…

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Review of The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)

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

While The Huntsman: Winter's War is lighter, funnier and aimed at a broader audience (read, fans of Chris Hemsworth's axe-wielding Thor) than…

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Review of 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 31 Mar 2016

Fear and tension are palpable as the psychological games play out, and when we get complacent with life in the bunker Trachtenberg throws in…

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Review of Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

By Russell Baillie (91) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 31 Mar 2016

The remarkable performance of young Julian Dennison as Ricky Baker, the city juvenile delinquent fostered out in the backblocks, gives Wilderpeople…

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Review of Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 24 Mar 2016

It's smart, colourful, easy fun for the whole family…

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Review of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

By Russell Baillie (91) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 24 Mar 2016

Yes Affleck's good, Cavill fills out his suit prettily enough and when the two are going chin-to-chin, dimple-to-dimple, it makes for a mighty…

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Review of American Sniper (2014)

By Russell Baillie (91) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 16 Jan 2015

You get the sense that the real Kyle was a much more interesting figure than the one portrayed here…

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Review of Mood Indigo (2013)

By Rachel Bache (6) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 10 Sep 2013

The nonsensical and surreal journey you are taken on will have you questioning what you just saw, yet at the heart of the film is a story of…

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Review of Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance (2007)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 22 Jan 2013

It's not the laugh out loud kind of stuff, more a quiet chuckle sort of film, but there are plenty of those chuckles to be had…

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Review of Battleship (2012)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 23 Sep 2012

It sure looks and sounds impressive, yet no matter how big, ridiculous and momentarily entertaining this film is, its characters struggle to…

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Review of Hula Girls (2006)

By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 03 Apr 2011

Lee has created a film that is endearing, heartfelt and at times very funny…

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Review of St Trinian's (2007)

By Peter Calder (131) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 17 Oct 2008

It is smart-arse rather than witty and the predictable sight gags (the fart cushion gets a trot) seem to have been dreamt up by a committee…

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Review of The Painted Veil (2006)

By Peter Calder (131) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 01 May 2008

Norton, an American, and Australian Watts are so busy struggling with their accents that they never really find their characters' hearts…

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Review of The Real Dirt on Farmer John (2006)

By Peter Calder (131) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 24 Apr 2008

It also, not incidentally, an inspiring vision of the way forward for food production, a portrait of what Peterson calls a dead farm coming…

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