Film
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Film Review: 20th Century Women
Read more: Film Review: 20th Century Women20th Century Women is a multi-faceted narrative that’s very specifically set in the Santa Barbara of 1979. It focuses on five main characters – Dorothea, Jamie, Julie, Abbie, and William – but most clearly centres on Jamie (Lucas Jade Zumann) as he takes tentative steps into manhood and the 1980’s. Written and directed by Mike…
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Film Review: Emily Mortimer and Bill Nighy star in The Bookshop
Read more: Film Review: Emily Mortimer and Bill Nighy star in The Bookshop‘The Bookshop’ follows Florence Green (Emily Mortimer) and her struggles to open a bookshop in the small seaside town of Hardborough, Suffolk. The film is adapted from the Penelope Fitzgerald book of the same name and stays true to the source material. Mortimer is joined by Bill Nighy and Patricia Clarkson, among others, in an…
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Film Review: Charlize Theron and Mackenzie Davis in TULLY
Read more: Film Review: Charlize Theron and Mackenzie Davis in TULLYTully, with a twist… Genre: Comedy/Drama Director: Jason Reitman Cast: Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis, Ron Livingston, Mark Duplass Rated: M (some nudity and sexual content) Runtime: 1 hour, 35 minutes So, Tully. Tully is… difficult. Charlize Theron helming as protagonist and producer, director Jason Reitman, and writer/producer Diablo Cody (of Juno fame) reunite to tell…
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Film Review: Chappaquiddick, the story of Teddy Kennedy
Read more: Film Review: Chappaquiddick, the story of Teddy KennedyChappaquiddick is the story of Senator Edward ’Teddy’ Kennedy and his struggles with the recent loss of two illustrious brothers and the familial strain and life-changing effects this has wrought. The film centres on one night in 1969, a key incident and the aftermath that ensues. Played carefully by Jason Clarke (Lawless, Zero Dark Thirty,…
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FILM REVIEW: SWEET COUNTRY starring Hamilton Morris, Bryan Brown and Sam Neill
Read more: FILM REVIEW: SWEET COUNTRY starring Hamilton Morris, Bryan Brown and Sam NeillGenre: Western/Drama Director: Warwick Thornton Cast: Hamilton Morrison, Bryan Brown, Sam Neill, Matt Day, Sotiris Tzelios Rated: TBC Runtime: 1 hour, 53 minutes “Inspired by real events and starring our very own NZ talent Sam Neill, Sweet Country is set in the 1920s on the Northern Territory frontier -where justice itself is put on trial.”…
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FILM REVIEW: LOVE, SIMON is a story you’re going to LOVE
Read more: FILM REVIEW: LOVE, SIMON is a story you’re going to LOVE“Simon Spier keeps a huge secret from his family, his friends, and all his classmates: he’s gay. When that secret is leaked, Simon must face everyone and come to terms with his identity.” IMDB This film in so many ways, is not a film I’d normally like. It’s a high school coming-of-age story, it’s a…
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Film Review: Jennifer Lawrence stars in Spy Thriller Red Sparrow
Read more: Film Review: Jennifer Lawrence stars in Spy Thriller Red SparrowRed Sparrow, based on the 2013 novel ”Red Sparrow” by Jason Matthews Genre: Spy Thriller Director: Francis Lawrence Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Noel Edgerton, Joely Richardson, Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeremy Irons, Charlotte Rampling and Mary Louise Parker “Ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited to ‘Sparrow School,’ a Russian intelligence service where she is forced to use her body as…
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Film review: Detroit – a moving story on civil rights
Read more: Film review: Detroit – a moving story on civil rightsDetroit is a moving, compelling story distilling just one of the countless horrifically sad events in the USA’s ongoing relationship with (black) civil rights. Based on true events, the film is representative of director Kathryn Bigelow’s characteristic style of a dramatised documentary; shaky camera work, plenty of pull focus, wide angle close ups, and intense…
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Film Review: My Year With Helen
Read more: Film Review: My Year With HelenMy Year With Helen, a documentary by Gaylene Preston, takes viewers from the highest corridors of power to developing nations and back to Waihi beach to cook meals for her dad and take quiet time on the sands of Coromandel. Helen comes across as arguably the more personable and accessible candidate due in no small…
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We’re loving: Wonder Woman’s new look in Batman vs Superman
Read more: We’re loving: Wonder Woman’s new look in Batman vs SupermanTonight Thread is heading in to the New Zealand premiere screening of Batman vs Superman and we’re loving Wonder Woman’s new look in the film ahead of her eponymously titled film due for release in 2017. Origin of Wonder Woman I remember fondly watching Wonder Woman played by Lynda Carter in the 1975–1979 Wonder Woman TV series,…