Liam Maguren
Liam Maguren's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer when
published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
Flicks.co.nz
| Publications: | Flicks.co.nz |
Movie Reviews Only
| Rating | T-Meter | Title | Year | Review |
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| 3/5 | 82% | The Party (2018) |
It's not memorable, but it's short-lasting fun.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Feb 21, 2018
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| 4/5 | 96% | Black Panther (2018) |
The true knockout stars are Lupita Nyong'o as Wakandan spy Nakia and Danai Gurira as Dora Milaje general Okoye.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Feb 13, 2018
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| 3/5 | 51% | Downsizing (2017) |
A disappointing film made watchable thanks to solid performances and some constantly polite chuckles.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Jan 24, 2018
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| 3/5 | 85% | Mary and The Witch's Flower (2018) |
Enough to sweep audiences up in a journey that poses some good simple questions about science and ethics.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Jan 8, 2018
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| 4/5 | 97% | Menashe (2017) |
Menashe wants to be a good single parent so badly, and his earnest intentions are sympathetic, but the film does a stupendously cruel job making you question if he ever could be. ‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Dec 11, 2017
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| 4/5 | 98% | In This Corner of the World (Kono sekai no katasumi ni) (2017) |
It's a celebration of those who continued everyday life over the sound of death knocking on the door. ‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Dec 4, 2017
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| 3/5 | 57% | Murder On The Orient Express (2017) |
A simple exchange feels colossal from Branagh's mouth and thank his godly facial fuzz for that because there's a LOT of blunt exposition Poirot dishes out. ‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Nov 8, 2017
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| 2/5 | 35% | Jigsaw (2017) |
Disappointingly, most of the traps feel more like remixes of the past than anything drastically new.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Nov 1, 2017
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| 2/5 | 13% | Geostorm (2017) |
If you're the kind of person who hunts for a "good bad movie" then beer yourself up because this is the most entertaining two-star film of 2017.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Oct 18, 2017
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| 4/5 | 100% | Waru (2017) |
Chances are, you've never witnessed anything like Waru.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Oct 15, 2017
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| 3/5 | 40% | The Mountain Between Us (2017) |
It's a love story first and foremost, doing a better job serving that crowd than most Nicholas Sparks bollocks adapted to screen.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Oct 12, 2017
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| 2/5 | 47% | Another Mother's Son (2017) |
The sets and costuming are era-appropriate, but director Christopher Menaul's no-frills approach usually boils down to 'point cameras at actors'.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Oct 5, 2017
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| 3/5 | 55% | The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017) |
There's a giant robot that shoots sharks yelling "nom nom nom nom nom nom" - this is objectively funny in any language.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Sep 20, 2017
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| 5/5 | 99% | God's Own Country (2017) |
For anyone who can remember their young heart being soothed and captured for the first time, it is as intense as that experience.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Aug 24, 2017
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| 4/5 | 87% | Wind River (2017) |
A great sombre thriller that circles you like a pack of wolves before it pounces.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Aug 10, 2017
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| 3/5 | 77% | Atomic Blonde (2017) |
I can guarantee you at least one moment of ass-kicking amazement that will make the whole film feel like it was worth seeing. ‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Aug 3, 2017
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| 5/5 | 86% | A Monster Calls (2017) |
A Monster Calls explores the darkest of grey areas experienced at a tender age, creating a cinematic masterwork in visualised empathy.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Jul 27, 2017
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| 1/5 | 59% | Despicable Me 3 (2017) |
Exists only to sell out.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Jul 6, 2017
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| 3/5 | 96% | Long Way North (Tout en haut du monde) (2016) |
Yeah, Long Way North is basically a Russian Moana. ‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Jul 6, 2017
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| 4/5 | 92% | Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) |
This Spider-Man isn't about the big moments; it celebrates the small ones. ‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Jul 6, 2017
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| 3/5 | 67% | Cars 3 (2017) |
Has a trick up its glovebox that makes this film the best of the series.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Jun 25, 2017
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| 3/5 | 44% | Rough Night (2017) |
A solid laugh machine...‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Jun 14, 2017
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| 3/5 | 61% | The Zookeeper's Wife (2017) |
It doesn't rewrite Schindler's List, but Caro delivers enough compassionate hugs and kicks to the gut to make the story worthwhile.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted May 4, 2017
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| 4/5 | 83% | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) |
Not only does Gunn make the galaxy look like a rainbow exploding in slow motion, his still framing of particular action sequences soak in like a comic panel in motion. ‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Apr 25, 2017
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| 4/5 | 90% | The Lego Batman Movie (2017) |
This movie is the non-stop chuckle machine Warner Bros. needed, though not necessarily the one it deserves. ‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Apr 6, 2017
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| 4/5 | 100% | One Thousand Ropes (2016) |
One of the most intelligent films to come out of New Zealand and Samoa.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Mar 23, 2017
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| 2/5 | 44% | Saban's Power Rangers (2017) |
[The] team get about 50% there, which might be good enough for some. But one person's "glass half full" is another person's "fully half assed."‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Mar 23, 2017
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| 4/5 | 94% | The Innocents (Les innocentes) (2016) |
An utterly graceful film about an almost graceless time.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Mar 2, 2017
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| 3/5 | 100% | Free in Deed (2017) |
Mahaffy's visual melancholy will melt into your skin.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Mar 2, 2017
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| 2/5 | 26% | Fist Fight (2017) |
The middle hour takes such a laughless nosedive that you'll wish they just cut out that 60 minutes and slapped the remaining 30 on TV.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Feb 23, 2017
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| 4/5 | 94% | Fences (2016) |
You need to go into this for the love of great acting and superb writing. Do that and you'll be rewarded.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Feb 9, 2017
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| 3/5 | 93% | Hidden Figures (2017) |
Looking for an entertaining film starring women of colour dominating an intellectual field? Then skip this review and watch Hidden Figures right bloody now. ‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Jan 26, 2017
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| 2/5 | 36% | Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017) |
It's like the cameraperson shot all [the action] scenes one-handed while balancing on a unicycle during an earthquake, then edited it with a NutriBullet.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Jan 26, 2017
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| 4/5 | 98% | Moonlight (2016) |
With the precision of a cinematic diamond cutter, filmmaker Barry Jenkins has crafted a great three-chapter chronicle...‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Jan 19, 2017
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| 2/5 | 18% | Assassin's Creed (2016) |
It's only a few quick cuts and a camera shake shy from being Taken 3.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Jan 12, 2017
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| 3/5 | 73% | Trolls (2016) |
A repeating joke with James Corden's troll never hits while the auto-tuned T-Pain troll is always - ALWAYS - funny.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Dec 1, 2016
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| 4/5 | 97% | Your Name. (Kimi No Na Wa.) (2017) |
Shinkai unfolds this carefully-plotted origami of a story in a way that's mightily impressive and immensely satisfying to watch. ‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Dec 1, 2016
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| 3/5 | 83% | The Founder (2017) |
Michael Keaton slides into the role of Kroc like a greasy weasel, wriggling through the world of business with a slimy smile and a sober slur. ‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Nov 22, 2016
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| 4/5 | 74% | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) |
Redmayne makes for a tender, unique, heart-warming hero who can sometimes seem more Time Lord than wizard (complete with Tardis-like luggage). ‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Nov 17, 2016
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| 5/5 | 93% | I, Daniel Blake (2017) |
The common person's masterpiece.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Oct 27, 2016
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| 3/5 | 75% | The Secret Life of Pets (2016) |
What The Secret Life of Pets lacks in story, it makes up for in character.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Sep 15, 2016
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| 4/5 | 86% | Sully (2016) |
The soul of the film resides in Hanks' flawlessly tuned performance.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Sep 8, 2016
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| 2/5 | 25% | Ben-Hur (2016) |
I've got to give credit to this new version for being entertaining in parts, even though it still can't justify its own existence.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Aug 25, 2016
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| 4/5 | 97% | Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) |
This film throws every synonym for 'beautiful' in a blender and makes a new dictionary.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Aug 18, 2016
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| 3/5 | 52% | Demolition (2016) |
Prevents an entertainingly intriguing character study from being engrossingly fascinating.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Jul 21, 2016
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| 2/5 | 16% | Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) |
Doesn't really know - or, perhaps, care - what was gold and what needed to be cut.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Jul 7, 2016
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| 4/5 | 94% | Finding Dory (2016) |
Does it reach the emotional heights of its original? No. Is it funnier? Surprisingly, yes.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted Jun 23, 2016
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| 2/5 | 48% | X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) |
If you're just in it to see mutants scrap it out, Dragon Ball Z-style, you'll probably leave satisfied. That won't stop Deadpool 2 from drawing stuff on this film's forehead.‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted May 19, 2016
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| 4/5 | 93% | Tickled (2016) |
It's funny, it's compelling, and - as Farrier loquaciously states - "it's actually f--king creepy as f--k." ‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted May 19, 2016
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| 4/5 | 91% | Captain America: Civil War (2016) |
As overwhelming as all this seems, the story stays incredibly focused on what defines Steve Rogers...‐ Flicks.co.nz
Read More | Posted May 5, 2016
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