|
5/5
|
78%
|
Iron Man 3 (2013) |
"
Superhero movies just don't get better than this."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Apr 23, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
48%
|
Olympus Has Fallen (2013) |
"
Has more bloody on-screen deaths than any action film in recent memory."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Apr 18, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
28%
|
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) |
"
The Transformers films should be looking to this for inspiration in how to make such a movie so rad."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Mar 24, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
52%
|
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) |
"
Slightly more watchable than the chore I anticipated."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Mar 20, 2013
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|
0/5
|
4%
|
Movie 43 (2013) |
"
Be afraid. Be very afraid."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Feb 6, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
79%
|
Flight (2012) |
"
An extremely entertaining watch, if not a wholly empathetic experience."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Feb 6, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
14%
|
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) |
"
It's never boring, but it also never gets beyond averagely good."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Jan 29, 2013
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|
2/5
|
89%
|
Lincoln (2012) |
"
A shamelessly hagiographic chronicling of the final months of the Great Emancipator's life."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Jan 29, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
61%
|
Jack Reacher (2012) |
"
There's nothing groundbreaking going on here, and that's part of the charm. It's just a well-told story of a man doing what's right."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Dec 20, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
Sightseers (2013) |
"
A one of a kind movie from one of the most exciting new directors around, equal parts hilarious; disturbing and wonderful."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Dec 20, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
66%
|
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) |
"
This film stands ably on its own, offering up generous piles of large scale fantasy underscored by genuine emotional heft and boundary-pushing visuals."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Dec 3, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
87%
|
Arbitrage (2012) |
"
Contains the kind of conventions that are fun to revisit with a skilled director and a game cast."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Nov 1, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
47%
|
Bait (2012) |
"
It's not spectacular, but it is good enough to see on the big screen."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Nov 1, 2012
|
|
1/5
|
12%
|
Alex Cross (2012) |
"
It's an embarrassment for all involved."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Nov 1, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
93%
|
The Sapphires (2013) |
"
It's just a touch... predictable. But so are many good movies."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Oct 4, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
81%
|
Pitch Perfect (2012) |
"
An impossible-to-dislike burst of positive energy brimming with winsome performances."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Oct 4, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
78%
|
Dredd (2012) |
"
A down-and-dirty hardcore action fest with style and thrills to burn."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Sep 27, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
83%
|
Your Sister's Sister (2012) |
"
One of the most purely pleasurable 'grown-up' films I've seen this year."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Sep 13, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
67%
|
Jackpot (Arme Riddere) () |
"
The recent influx of Scandanavian thrillers and murder mysteries gets an amusingly grimy entry."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Sep 13, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
16%
|
The Watch (2012) |
"
There may be plenty of studio comedies that are better than this film, but there are more that are worse."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Sep 13, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
94%
|
Moonrise Kingdom (2012) |
"
The most Wes Anderson-ish film Wes Anderson has ever made, 'Moonrise Kingdom' won't convert any naysayers to the cause, but fans of his work will have a ball."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Aug 30, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
31%
|
Total Recall (2012) |
"
Shows little interest in the reality-bending ambiguities of the original, and is content to tell a pretty straight-forward (read: dull) spy story."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Aug 23, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
65%
|
The Campaign (2012) |
"
They could've called it Ron Burgundy Runs For Congress."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Aug 8, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
83%
|
The Chef (Comme un chef) () |
"
About as obvious and predictable a French comedy as you could imagine. I loved it."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Aug 5, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
29%
|
Bel Ami (2012) |
"
Pattinson fails to step up and command this film with his performance, and never settles on anything definitive for his character."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Jul 26, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
41%
|
Rock of Ages (2012) |
"
A collection of pop moments already explored extensively."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Jun 14, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
74%
|
Prometheus (2012) |
"
I wish more films had this level of ambition, along with the artistry to execute it."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Jun 4, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
86%
|
Nobel's Last Will () |
"
...may feel a little bit generic when you remove the Scandinavian origins but you could do a lot worse for an evening's entertainment."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted May 31, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
38%
|
Dark Shadows (2012) |
"
...Tim Burton's best film since 2003's Big Fish."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted May 10, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
50%
|
Good for Nothing (2012) |
"
...an admirably slick production..."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted May 10, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
34%
|
Battleship (2012) |
"
Peter Berg doesn't inject Battleship with much personality, but he shoots the action here with a clarity I appreciated."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Apr 12, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
The Hunger Games (2012) |
"
This movie rules."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Apr 4, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
21 Jump Street (2012) |
"
The best comedy to be released so far this year."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Apr 4, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
51%
|
John Carter (2012) |
"
Sets a high standard for the event movies to follow."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Mar 8, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
Headhunters (2012) |
"
Many of the elements are familiar, but the setting, the actors and the director's confident style set them apart."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Mar 8, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
27%
|
Project X (2012) |
"
If you're proudly in touch with your inner idiot, you may find yourself pumping your fist."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Mar 1, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
51%
|
Contraband (2012) |
"
Baltasar Kormákur does a respectable job of maintaining the tension throughout Contraband"
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Feb 23, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
85%
|
Chronicle (2012) |
"
This is a nifty, watchable piece of wish-fulfilment entertainment with more than a couple of standout moments."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Feb 9, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
80%
|
Young Adult (2011) |
"
This is one of the best contemporary dramas to come along in years."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Feb 9, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
40%
|
The Bucket List (2007) |
"
Whilst this remains reasonably captivating for its first hour, it kinda runs out of steam after that..."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Jan 30, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
81%
|
Anton Chekhov's The Duel (2010) |
"
Starts of slow but builds gradually into a captivating tale of escalating mania."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Jan 5, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
85%
|
Viva Riva! (2011) |
"
The alien environment makes Viva Riva! a fascinating watch."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Jan 5, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
95%
|
Pina (2011) |
"
An interest in modern dance isn't necessary to enjoy the film."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Dec 7, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
93%
|
Drive (2011) |
"
A firecracker up the backside of the bloated modern action movie..."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Dec 7, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
60%
|
Real Steel (2011) |
"
...probably a little too generic (and long) to win over a grown-up audience rendered blasé about movie robots by the Transformers movies, but kids should respond well to its finely calibrated wish-fulfilment story."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Oct 6, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
61%
|
Final Destination 5 (2011) |
"
...had me holding my hands over my eyes for the first time since Natalie Portman did horrible things to her cuticles in Black Swan."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Sep 14, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
90%
|
Bridesmaids (2011) |
"
A guaranteed good time, be you lady or gentleman."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Jun 21, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
26%
|
Your Highness (2011) |
"
Less of a stoner comedy than the title and marketing suggested, but still impressively committed to being as offensive as possible, I found myself appreciating the depths this was willing to plumb."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted May 16, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
81%
|
Catfish (2010) |
"
I was utterly enthralled from the first frame to the last."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted May 16, 2011
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