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Does this animated alien adventure rocket to success?
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Ian McEwan's novel was thought to be unadaptable so how does this downbeat drama get on?
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A well-crafted documentary about the life and career of Whitney Houston.
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If the thought of Cronenberg directing 50 Shades sounds interesting, this may appeal...
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The scenery in Edie is dramatic, but is the story?
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This corporate thriller explores misogyny, equality and diversity within corporate culture
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Charlize Theron and writer Diablo Cody reunite to tackle motherhood. But does it deliver?
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You'll be glad you're not a Kennedy after seeing this period political drama...
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Will you be crying with laughter or left in tears? Francesca Rudkin reviews.
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is much better than its title suggests
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Was the social media uproar over I Feel Pretty valid? Francesca Rudkin takes a look.
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Movie Review: A Wrinkle in Time
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The director of the Oscar nominated Lion gets biblical, but is it worth watching?
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Nature film Earth: One Amazing Day shows a lot can happen in 24 hours on our rock...
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Based on mysterious true events we review The Mercy
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Warm, witty and wonderfully eccentric, Paddington 2 is a treat for the whole fam.
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This is one Christmas movie that won't leave you muttering, 'bah humbug'....
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Movie Review: Goodbye Christopher Robin
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It's an emotional human story with a real sense of what it's like to be a firefighter.
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Let Me Go is a worthy tale - but unevenly told.
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A charming new film is giving a charming view of NZ through the eyes of a Kiwi treasure.
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Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke's new drama about painter Maud Lewis uplifts and bums out
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There's a mountain between them but that couldn't stop the pair from looking for love
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Armie Hammer and Geoffrey rush team up in this delightful film about painting
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Judi Dench returns as Queen Victoria in Stephen Frears' new film Victoria and Abdul
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Helen Clark invites you into her world. Should you accept?
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A modern, sassy, female-centric Palestinian drama about love, sex and culture? Yes please.
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Is The Trip to Spain a comedic feast or one trip too many for Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon?
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If watching great whites stalk young women is your thing, here you have it.
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A film about second chances and finding love in unexpected places
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Is Edgar Wright's new heist film wheelie good or does it crash and burn?
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New film The Journey imagines the conversation that led to the end of Ireland's troubles
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You Winston, you lose some... does Churchill get it right? Francesca Rudkin finds out...
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Why the French whimsy of Rosalie Blum beats the brutish blockbusters
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Can Johnny Depp bring it back in this fifth instalment of the Pirates franchise?
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This doco about our fiercely competitive chicken breeding scene is an instant classic
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Nick Broomfield falls in love making a biopic, writes Francesca Rudkin.
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How factual is Gillian Anderson's new period film? Francesca Rudkin reviews.
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Scandal surrounded this film but is it a doggy delight or canine catastrophe?
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Francesca Rudkin is charmed by this war-time dramedy
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How smurfy is the new Smurfs film? Francesca Rudkin takes a look.
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Did film reviewer Francesca Rudkin buy into The Salesman?
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Will you be charmed by Disney's live action Beauty and the Beast remake?
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Does Frankie Adams deliver in new feature One Thousand Ropes?
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Good performances from two of Ireland's finest actors, Fassbender and Gleeson.
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Director puts human face on racial intolerance and does so with plenty of heart.
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Film reviewer Francesca Rudkin gives her verdict on this week's big budget blockbuster
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It's hard to fault the stars in this sombre drama about an ordinary German couple who turn their backs on the Fascist regime in Berlin
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The latest film from award-winning veteran Indian filmmaker Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding) is a feelgood underdog story everyone in the family can enjoy.
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This German comedy got Jack Nicholson's attention but what did our reviewer Francesca Rudkin think?