|
4/5
|
66%
|
Spring Breakers (2013) |
"
A simultaneous celebration and criticism of youth."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted May 9, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
89%
|
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) |
"
No shortage of large scale action on offer both on land and in space."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted May 9, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
92%
|
Jurassic Park: An IMAX 3D Experience (2013) |
"
Still proves as thrilling as ever."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted May 2, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
27%
|
Escape From Planet Earth 3D (2013) |
"
Content to pitch most of its plot twists and gags squarely at kids."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Apr 18, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
80%
|
Warm Bodies (2013) |
"
With more romantic mushiness than the brain-chomping kind."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Apr 11, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
56%
|
Oblivion (2013) |
"
There's plenty to enjoy if you can look past the unconvincing emotional connections."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Apr 10, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
79%
|
A Late Quartet (2012) |
"
Impressive, superior drama."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Apr 7, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
26%
|
21 And Over (2013) |
"
Lacks the laughs to hold up the appeal of a dumb comedy."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Mar 6, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
15%
|
A Good Day To Die Hard (2013) |
"
Give Courtney the lead role in a spin-off and call it a good day to wrap up."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Feb 13, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
52%
|
This is 40 (2012) |
"
This Is 40 sees Apatow mistaking his personal life as the perfect fodder for another dramedy that stretches beyond a comfortable running time."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Feb 12, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
Django Unchained (2012) |
"
Densely crammed, unmistakeably excessive Quentin Tarantino dialogue, Django Unchained is his most exciting, accessible and satisfying film for ages."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Jan 17, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
43%
|
To Rome with Love (2012) |
"
I liked it - but I can see why some won't."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Dec 20, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
25%
|
Paranormal Activity 4 (2012) |
"
A disappointing addition to the franchise."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Oct 18, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
79%
|
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) |
"
A crowd-pleaser, and one that is better than it really has any right to be."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Sep 20, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
58%
|
Hysteria (2012) |
"
Hysteria goes through the motions without eliciting much of a reaction despite its seemingly racy subject matter."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Sep 6, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
35%
|
Cheerful Weather For The Wedding (2012) |
"
A mix of pining, familial farce and sweet summer love story."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Aug 16, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
87%
|
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) |
"
The Dark Knight Rises wraps in satisfying fashion, even if it may take a little while to fully grab you."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Jul 18, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
73%
|
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) |
"
This functions as a much better-than-average blockbuster, and features some great uses of 3D..."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Jul 4, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
37%
|
Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) |
"
The gang of walking, talking, mammalian chums prove as reliably consistent as ever."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Jun 28, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
56%
|
Tortoise In Love () |
"
Does its best to follow rom-com convention, but without a spark between the leads, a captivating narrative or decent dollop of humour, fails to do the minimum required..."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Jun 21, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Marvel's The Avengers (2012) |
"
Lives up to its immense potential."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Apr 19, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
26%
|
Wrath of the Titans (2012) |
"
Has no aspirations to be anything other than a blockbuster and on that front it fares okay."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Apr 10, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
84%
|
The Raid: Redemption (2012) |
"
This is the best action film in years, one that doesn't muck around in terms of getting things cracking and barely lets up for its running time."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Apr 4, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
84%
|
My Week with Marilyn (2011) |
"
Worth a watch just for Williams and the charming tale it tells."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Mar 8, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
The Ides of March (2011) |
"
Like Clooney's straightforward and unflashy directorial style, The Ides of March proves to be an effective drama."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Feb 16, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
53%
|
Safe House (2012) |
"
Ends up being an unfulfilling blend of gritty realism and over-the-top kinetic editing."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Feb 9, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
44%
|
J. Edgar (2011) |
"
Clint Eastwood's direction lacks focus, most notably in the film's pacing which makes J. Edgar's two-hour-plus running time feel even longer than it is,"
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Feb 9, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
——
|
Sione's 2: Unfinished Business () |
"
This sequel underachieves when you look at what the contributors should collectively be capable of."
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Feb 9, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
56%
|
Albert Nobbs (2012) |
"
Albert Nobbs ends up being little more than a play on screen."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Jan 5, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
77%
|
Melancholia (2011) |
"
Pitched as a beautiful movie about the end of the world, Melancholia succeeds."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Dec 21, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
35%
|
Immortals (2011) |
"
A hodge-podge of nonsense that is just really there to stitch together cool fight scenes and sets."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Dec 7, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
Contagion (2011) |
"
Contagion is a reminder that we're hardly in as much control of the globe as we think."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Dec 7, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
36%
|
In Time (2011) |
"
Timberlake's charisma can't carry this but it's hard to think of anyone who could."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Dec 7, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
4%
|
Abduction (2011) |
"
The dude is so wooden it's like watching Pinocchio with abs."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Oct 6, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
82%
|
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) |
"
An enormous share of the credit can be taken by Weta Digital and their brilliant CGI ape creations, which come across as living breathing entities with actual personalities."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Aug 11, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
Cedar Rapids (2011) |
"
Engagingly funny."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Jun 21, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
78%
|
Fast Five (2011) |
"
Street racing is dialed down in favour of Ocean's Eleven-style heist plotting and favela gunplay straight out of Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. "
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted May 16, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
73%
|
The Adjustment Bureau (2011) |
"
Problem is, the film's premise only stands up for about a few minutes. That's why it was written as a short story."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Mar 3, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
24%
|
The Dilemma (2011) |
"
It's safe and boring"
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Flicks.co.nz
Posted Jan 16, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
55%
|
Morning Glory (2010) |
"
Morning Glory is as insubstantial as the telly it tries to make fun of."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Jan 11, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
20%
|
The Tourist (2010) |
"
Hampered by its lack of narrative tension or palpable sense of romance."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Jan 11, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
66%
|
The American (2010) |
"
A pretty standard thriller framework, but one that Corbijn and Clooney infuse with mood and atmosphere, eliciting satisfying results."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Nov 24, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
83%
|
The Ghost Writer (2010) |
"
An often-tense affair that comes with just the right amount of cynicism, a great cast, and one that treats the audience with a modicum of intelligence."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Nov 7, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
55%
|
The Killer Inside Me (2010) |
"
Casey Affleck delivers a chilling performance as a sociopathic deputy sheriff whose charming veneer shatters as we're introduced to his taste for violence of both the straight-up and sexual kinds."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Nov 7, 2010
|
|
2/5
|
80%
|
Cyrus (2010) |
"
Cred points are on offer from the film's observational/improvisational style that bros Duplass bring along with them, but they've neglected the most important part - making the film interesting."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Oct 28, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
59%
|
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) |
"
A surprisingly effective follow-up that replicates the creeping dread of the first film and deftly builds on the original storyline."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Oct 28, 2010
|
|
2/5
|
78%
|
The Other Guys (2010) |
"
The balance of action and humour is off here and by dialing down the moments of ridiculousness from his other films with Ferrell, McKay has made them all the more glaringly odd."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Oct 4, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
52%
|
I'm Still Here (2010) |
"
Self-indulgent? Definitely. Funny? Mostly. Real? It actually doesn't matter."
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Sep 20, 2010
|
|
5/5
|
64%
|
Harry Brown (2010) |
"
"[Caine] elevates this grim vigilante-fest from pretty darn good to essential viewing.""
—
Flicks.co.nz
Posted Aug 15, 2010
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