Nick Dent
Nick Dent's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
Time Out
Daily Telegraph (Australia)
Sunday Mail (Australia)
Time Out Sydney
Movies reviews only
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Baby Done (2020) |
Expect to see Matafeo joining the Hollywood comedy repertory imminently. - Time Out
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| Posted Dec 04, 2021
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Earwig and the Witch (2020) |
It sacrifices Studio Ghibli's hand-drawn style but it's the absence of the studio's usual emotional beats that's the bigger problem. - Time Out
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| Posted Feb 04, 2021
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Occupation: Rainfall (2020) |
Sometimes even cheesy movies can be a perfect distillation of the zeitgeist. - Time Out
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| Posted Jan 28, 2021
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Cargo (2017) |
Cargo's big drawcard is its sheer humanity. There's a lot of tragedy on show here, and you'll have to be made of stern stuff indeed to make it through this outback odyssey without a few tears. - Time Out
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| Posted Jun 14, 2018
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Breath (2017) |
There's a lot to admire here. [Simon] Baker finds an analogy for Winton's poetic prose in the ocean's undulations and the silent sanctuary of the undersea.... But the movie is blissed out on its own mojo. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted May 17, 2018
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Sweet Country (2017) |
Australia now has its High Noon. - Time Out
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| Posted Apr 10, 2018
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The Lunchbox (2013) |
Kaur is dark-eyed and engaging and it would have been nice to see her storyline get equal time. Nevertheless, it's a funny, big-hearted film. - Daily Telegraph (Australia)
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| Posted Dec 13, 2017
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Wonder Wheel (2017) |
[Woody Allen's] new movie is one of his better efforts of late, despite being one of the darkest. - Daily Telegraph (Australia)
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| Posted Dec 06, 2017
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Jungle (2017) |
Radcliffe throws himself wholeheartedly into the physical demands of this role and the result is a harrowing journey from which it's hard to glean much optimism. The boy might live, but what will be left of him? - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Nov 16, 2017
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) |
Rupert Wyatt delivers on the giddy pleasures - climbing, leaping, swinging, plus the irresistable high of an upward-rushing learning curve. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) |
This is the low-temperature family romp that Happy Feet 2 should have been. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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August: Osage County (2013) |
Still, as a story of dysfunctionality begetting dyfunctionality, it packs a blackly funny punch, and Streep's performance is a thing to behold: a venomous arachnid at the centre of a web of familial cruelty. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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Adore (2013) |
Christopher Hampton's pared-back screenplay and Christophe Beaucarne's ravishing lensmanship locate the action in a reality that is only a blink away from the simmering landscape of the unconscious. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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Cut Snake (2014) |
Its title suggests a hint of madness: instead, it's utterly conventional and lacking in fangs. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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Submarine (2010) |
[Submarine] is a wry coming-of-age comedy. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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The Curse Of The Gothic Symphony (2011) |
Ultimately the film is a testament to moxie of the arts scene in the Sunshine State. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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The Railway Man (2013) |
This is an effective story of war, peace, forgiveness and revenge. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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Charlie's Country (2013) |
There are laughs here as well as moments of devastation, thankfully, and genuine joy. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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Parental Guidance (2012) |
It's about how grandparents are important even though they say weird things and make bad jokes and try to get you excited about boring things, like baseball. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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Mental (2012) |
There are unusual rewards for viewers willing to climb ev'ry mountain with this deranged guide. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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Jasper Jones (2017) |
Devotees of the novel will find this a faithful rendering. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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Battleship (2012) |
Battleship is logic-free Michael Bay-style fodder where nothing's at stake and even the jingoism is hard to take seriously. Everyone loses. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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The Great Gatsby (2013) |
[Gatsby] is a canonical tale given a fresh spin. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) |
Parents will smirk at the cameos from King Tut, Agamemnon and Marie Antoinette, while kids will be kept spellbound and accidentally learn a few useful facts too. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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A Chinese Tale (2011) |
This sweet little tragicomedy about life's absurdities plays out as a buddy movie in which two damaged men from opposite sides of the world find unexpected common ground. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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Predestination (2014) |
This is cerebral sci-fi with a strong emotional undertow, largely thanks to Snook, who gives a heart-tugging performance as the gender-addled person of mystery. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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The Infinite Man (2014) |
Rather than sci-fi head trips, the movie is about the self-defeating nature of jealousy in relationships, with Sullivan's facility for deadpan, screwball dialogue making it an unexpected delight. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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That Sugar Film (2014) |
The documentary will certainly appeal to kids with its colour, movement, clarity and humour. Adults, meanwhile, will take pause at the knowledge that the food industry has exploited our hard-wired love for sweet things to sell us unhealthy products. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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Backtrack (2015) |
Schlock it may be, and sticklers will complain about plot holes, but there's no denying the mood of dread conjured up here, nor the strength of the performances. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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The Five-Year Engagement (2012) |
At more than the two hours, The Five-Year Engagement outstays its welcome like a drunken, microphone-hogging best man. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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Hounds of Love (2016) |
Subtexts aside, Hounds of Love is also an expert exercise in suspense, taut as the wire of a Hills Hoist. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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Helter Skelter (2012) |
Themes of the transience of fame and its corrosive effects on the soul are as clear as mud, but Ninagawa can't help fetishising her star's doll-like beauty. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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Ruben Guthrie (2015) |
It's all a bit low stakes, - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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Holding the Man (2015) |
Here's a true story, honestly told, that will see audiences genuinely moved. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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Wide Open Sky (2015) |
It's the sight of kids having their horizons expanded that uplifts the most. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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Not Suitable for Children (2012) |
You'll laugh all the way to the sperm bank. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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The Little Death (2014) |
This debut feature deftly weaves together a host of surreal scenarios into a consistently funny and surprising package, as performed by a top-notch cast that includes stage luminaries Kate Mulvany and Damon Herriman. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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Wolf Creek 2 (2013) |
The tension is non-stop and the dialogue, fiendishly good. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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52 Tuesdays (2013) |
[Fifty-Two Tuesdays] is the rare Australian film that actually has something to say. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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These Final Hours (2013) |
These Final Hours sets up a simple redemption tale and convincingly stages mass panic on the sunny streets of Perth. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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Women He's Undressed (2015) |
Flamboyantly gay, the man who became Bette Davis's favourite costume designer emerges as a flawed, workaholic visionary, an Australian movie great. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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A Few Less Men (2016) |
Watching this gives new meaning the phrase 'cultural cringe'. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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David Stratton: A Cinematic Life (2017) |
The best scenes reteam him with Margaret Pomeranz, as they recount highlights from their 28-year on-screen partnership. Their easy chemistry is a reminder of what we've lost. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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Pawno (2015) |
As a portrait of contemporary Australia, it's an antidote to just about everything else out there. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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Berlin Syndrome (2017) |
[Berlin] promises an unforgettable journey, but delivers only a slideshow. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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Wind River (2017) |
Sheridan's ear for fatalistic dialogue is bang on. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 27, 2017
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Ali's Wedding (2017) |
Ali's Wedding by contrast gets its big laughs from authentic insights into the complexity and contradictions inherent in Islamic communities, with a wisdom about human nature that hits a universal sweet spot. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 26, 2017
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Looking for Grace (2015) |
Brooks' screenplay is wryly funny about human behaviour, keenly observing the awkward ways anxious people rub up against each other. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 26, 2017
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That's Not Me (2017) |
Foulcher, meanwhile, conveys low self-esteem with the comedic flair of a Kristin Wiig. - Time Out Sydney
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| Posted Sep 26, 2017
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The Trip to Spain (2017) |
There is spectacular scenery and architecture to admire and footage of some of the world's best restaurants (tip: don't watch this movie hungry), but the main drawcard is as always the celebrity impressions. - Sunday Mail (Australia)
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| Posted Jul 31, 2017
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