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Review of The Little Vampire 3D (2017)

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

Throw in a choppy, ragged plot and the result is an underwhelming adventure that will probably struggle to please either kids or their parents…

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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 Sweet Country (2018)

By Graeme Tuckett (166) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 10 Apr 2018

Make no mistake, Sweet Country is a film with fury in its soul, but the execution (no pun) is beautiful, moving, engrossing, measured and surprisingly…

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Review of A Wrinkle in Time (2018)

By Graeme Tuckett (166) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 05 Apr 2018

It's a smart, funny, spectacular and deftly done film…

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Review of A Quiet Place (2018)

By Graeme Tuckett (166) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 04 Apr 2018

A Quiet Place is essentially a monster-in-the-house yarn. But the simplicity and originality of the set up is fabulous…

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Review of A Quiet Place (2016)

By Graeme Tuckett (166) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 04 Apr 2018

A Quiet Place is essentially a monster-in-the-house yarn. But the simplicity and originality of the set up is fabulous…

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Review of Blockers (2018)

By Graeme Tuckett (166) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 03 Apr 2018

The way director Kay Cannon (who wrote for 30 Rock and Pitch Perfect) tells this oldest and most seemingly flogged-out of tropes, it is the…

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Review of Walking Out (2017)

By Graeme Tuckett (166) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 03 Apr 2018

The characters, not the predicaments, are the heart and soul of the film…

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Review of Ready Player One (2018)

By Graeme Tuckett (166) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 28 Mar 2018

Ready Player One will have you hooting if you did grow up in the 1980's or '90's. And if you didn't, it might make you wish you did…

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Review of Peter Rabbit (2018)

By Graeme Tuckett (166) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 27 Mar 2018

Peter Rabbit walks a very fine line between desecration and veneration of the source. It sure ain't your nana's Potter…

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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 Mary Magdalene (2018)

By Graeme Tuckett (166) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 21 Mar 2018

Mary Magdalene is an overdue retelling of the story, one that restores Mary of Magdala to her acknowledged place and more…

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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 Death of Stalin (2017)

By Graeme Tuckett (166) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 16 Mar 2018

apart from Iannucci's own In The Loop, there's not much in recent English language cinema to even compare it to. Very recommended…

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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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