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Review of Show Dogs (2018)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 09 Jul 2018

I would call it Ludacris, but then he's voicing the main character…

Review of The Escape (2018)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 04 Jul 2018

Arterton in particular is a revelation, delivering a finely nuanced, yet powerhouse performance that deserves to be seen by as wide an…

Review of Ideal Home (2018)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 04 Jul 2018

Writer-director Andrew Fleming (best known as a director of cult 1990s movies Threesome and The Craft) makes terrific use of his two…

Review of The Escape (2017)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 04 Jul 2018

Arterton in particular is a revelation, delivering a finely nuanced, yet powerhouse performance that deserves to be seen by as wide an…

Review of Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 04 Jul 2018

After a couple of amiable, zany and entertaining efforts, the Hotel Transylvania franchise finally runs aground with this limp effort that…

Review of Adrift (2018)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 26 Jun 2018

Adapted from Oldham's book Red Sky in Mourning: The True Story of Love, Loss, and Survival at Sea, Icelandic director Baltasar Kormakur's…

Review of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 21 Jun 2018

Not Pterrible, but hardly dinomite either…

Review of Ocean's Eight (2018)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 06 Jun 2018

While there is plenty of fun to be had from the set-up and setting...[the film] is blighted by underwritten characters, an underwhelming…

Review of Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (2018)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 05 Jun 2018

A Tolkien/Martin-esque sweeping intimate saga, prolific anime screenwriter Mari Okada's feature-length directorial debut is notable for its…

Review of Upgrade (2018)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 30 May 2018

Gleefully anarchic, wince-inducing and laugh-out-loud in equal measure, Upgrade is perfect late evening entertainment…

Review of Deadpool 2 (2018)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 20 May 2018

It's [Ryan Reynold's] enthusiasm and willingness to send up his own previous rom-com friendly image that really sells the anarchic comedy…

Review of Life of the Party (2018)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 15 May 2018

Bringing her now well-worn gauche, middle-aged, cat sweater-wearing character shtick to the sorority comedy genre doesn't exactly yield the…

Review of Unsane (2018)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 13 May 2018

Offering up a very different persona from The Crown's Elizabeth Windsor, Foy is a revelation as Sawyer struggles to stay sane and alive in…

Review of Tully (2018)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 10 May 2018

Director Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody's fourth collaboration together feels like the perfect third part of an unofficial…

Review of Chappaquiddick (2018)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 06 May 2018

Coming out in a time of US President's facing allegations of criminal behaviour and the rise of the #MeToo movement, Chappaquiddick is a…

Review of Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 30 Apr 2018

A two-and-a-half-hour thrillride, with plenty of action, laughs and potential for tearing-up, directing duo Anthony and Joe Russo have done…

Review of The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 25 Apr 2018

Yes, some of the narrative twists are a bit creak…

Review of I Feel Pretty (2018)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 19 Apr 2018

It's just a pity that there wasn't as much attention paid to the script as the costuming department, because to paraphrase [Michelle]…

Review of Last Flag Flying (2017)

By James Croot (201) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 18 Apr 2018

An understated gem and a fabulous showcase for a triumvirate of American acting titans…

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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