23/11/2011

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Dark Shadows

Whilst not quite the triumph we might have been hoping for, this lushly produced gothic comedy is director Tim Burton’s...

27/04/2012

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Dark Shadows: An IMAX Experience

Whilst not quite the triumph we might have been hoping for, this lushly produced gothic comedy is director Tim Burton’s...

23/11/2011

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The Five-Year Engagement

With films from the Judd Apatow house of ideas (like this one) now forming the standard by which all other...

05/01/2012

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Good for Nothing

Good for Nothing is an admirably slick production for a self-funded Kiwi movie, and a pretty good watch by any...

29/07/2011

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Battleship

I enjoy spectacle, and this film has plenty of it. What it doesn’t have is a decent plot, original characterisation...

30/08/2011

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The Hunger Games

The next Twilight? Battle Royale rip-off? Reality TV rumination? Going into the movie, I wasn’t entirely sure which angle to...

21/09/2011

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21 Jump Street

Far more entertaining than it seemed on paper, this extremely loose adaptation of the not particularly fondly remembered late '80s...

21/06/2011

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John Carter

The first of the American blockbusters to hit this year sets a high standard for the (predominantly superhero-focused) event movies...

13/07/2011

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John Carter 3D

The first of the American blockbusters to hit this year sets a high standard for the (predominantly superhero-focused) event movies...