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‘Very tough’: The biggest challenge facing Australian star in new Kiwi movie
Ed Oxenbould and singer-songwriter Benee star in the New Zealand film Head South, a charmer about a Christchurch teenager with musical ambitions in post-punk 1979.
- by Garry Maddox
He’s had a hand in over 40 features. But this critic-turned-filmmaker remains a mystery
Since the ’70s, Pascal Bonitzer has worked with icons such as Jacques Rivette, Chantal Akerman and Paul Verhoeven.
- by Jake Wilson
J.K. Rowling appears to accuse Harry Potter stars of ‘ruining’ movie franchise
The author has renewed her public disagreement with the films’ child stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint.
- by India McTaggart
Disney’s Snow White is mired in controversy. But does it pass the kid test?
I took my children, aged four and eight, to a preview screening of the seemingly cursed remake. They are the target audience, aren’t they?
- by Nicole Elphick
The silent cat movie that scooped awards seasons is now in cinemas. Should you see it?
In the animated hit, Flow, humans are nowhere in sight, but we can deduce they inhabited this world once upon a time.
- by Jake Wilson
Robert De Niro doubles up as gangster and rival in half-hearted mafia drama
The veteran actor plays the real-life inspiration for Don Corleone as well as his rival in The Alto Knights, a film too late to be relevant.
- by Jake Wilson
★★★★
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Odyssey’s last chapter dispenses with gods and thrills until the brutal end
A sinewy Ralph Fiennes delivers a marvellous performance as Odysseus with Juliette Binoche’s Penelope matching him all the way in The Return.
- by Sandra Hall
★★★
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Geoffrey Rush returns to film in a role unlike anything else he’s done
A New Zealand nursing home provides the setting for this macabre thriller.
- by Sandra Hall
What we know so far about Happy Gilmore 2
Seeing Adam Sandler at the Oscars has us all wondering – when is the sequel to the beloved 1996 film coming out, and who is coming back?
- by Nell Geraets
Cursed: How Disney’s plans to bring Snow White back to life went awry
The reimagining of the studio’s most treasured property has been a long time in the works, and its birth has been extraordinarily difficult.
- by Karl Quinn
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