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Movie review: The Burnt Orange Heresy
8 Jul 2020The Burnt Orange Heresy finds a corrupt art critic trying to get an interview with a famously reclusive painter. Stars Claes Bang (The square), Elizabeth Debicki (Widows) and Mick Jagger.
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White Riot
8 Jul 2020White Riot is a documentary set in Britain's 'winter of discontent' in the late 70s - the era of punk, the rise of the National Front, and the Rock against Racism movement.
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The Wretched
The Wretched is the latest of the new breed of horror genre picture - as thought-provoking as it is scary. Directed by newcomers the Pierce Brothers.
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Movie review: Love Sarah
Love Sarah is a family comedy-drama following three generations of women as they set up a bakery in honour of a woman they all love.
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Movie review: The Trip to Greece
The Trip to Greece is the fourth and final in the series starring comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. Ten years on, they follow in the footsteps of another ten-year journey,
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Movie review: 'Da 5 Bloods' is a treasure hunt in more ways than one
Da 5 Bloods is a Netflix production from veteran director Spike Lee. Part-thriller part-history lesson, it follows four Vietnam veterans on the hunt for buried treasure.
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At the Movies for 17 June 2020
17 Jun 2020Simon Morris welcomes two hugely respected film-makers to the big and small screens, and checks out a feelgood food movie, starring veteran British actress Celia Imrie. Da 5 Bloods is a Netflix…
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Movie review: Burden
10 Jun 2020Burden tells the story of Mike Burden’s real-life struggle to escape his Ku Klux Klan past. It stars Forest Whitaker, Andrea Riseborough and Garrett Hedlund.
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Movie review: In Fabric
10 Jun 2020In Fabric is a surreal horror film, featuring a red dress and a very strange department store. It's directed by Peter Strickland and stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Secrets and Lies) and Gwendoline…
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Movie review: Resistance
10 Jun 2020Resistance tells an unlikely story - famous French mime as action hero. It stars Jesse Eisenberg, Ed Harris and Bella Ramsey.
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At the Movies for 10 June 2020
10 Jun 2020Simon Morris returns to At the Movies just as the cinemas start inviting audiences in again. He reviews the drama Resistance, In Fabric and Burden.
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Movie review: Master Cheng
3 Jun 2020A romance about a Chinese chef stuck in rural Finland. Reviewed by Dan Slevin.
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Movie review: The Assistant - a workplace horror about difficult choices
3 Jun 2020Dan Slevin reviews a drama about a young woman who discovers her Hollywood executive boss is a monster.
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Movie review: Love, Antosha
3 Jun 2020A documentary biography of the young movie star Anton Yelchin who died suddenly in 2016. Reviewed by Dan Slevin.
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Review - Motherless Brooklyn
20 May 2020Edward Norton produced, wrote, directed and starred in this adaptation of Jonathan Lethem's 1999 detective novel. Reviewed by Dan Slevin.
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Movie review - Downhill
18 Mar 2020Downhill is an American version of a popular Swedish festival hit comedy, Force Majeur starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell.
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Movie review - Bloodshot
18 Mar 2020Bloodshot sees Vin Diesel as soldier repeatedly brought back from the dead by shadowy forces working for the military. Based on a best-selling comic-book.
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Movie review - Dark Waters
18 Mar 2020Dark Waters tells the true story of a lawyer who takes on a giant chemical company and stars Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway and Tim Robbins.
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Review - Guns Akimbo
11 Mar 2020Guns Akimbo sees Daniel Radcliffe on the run, with guns bolted to his hands. He has 24 hours to kill or be killed. Directed by Jason Lei Howden (Deathgasm).
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Review: The Legend of Baron To'A is a funny film with heart
11 Mar 2020At the Movies - In The Legend of Baron To'A, Fritz returns to his South Auckland neighbourhood to try and live up to the legacy of his late wrestling-star dad.
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Review - Military Wives
11 Mar 2020Military wives is about an army social club choir, run by two bickering choir directors. Starring Kristen Scott Thomas and Sharon Horgan.
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