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Toby Woollaston

Toby Woollaston's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) 96% 5/5 EDIT “One of the most fulfilling films I’ve seen this year. McDonagh has delivered an utter delight.” – New Zealand Herald Dec 21, 2022 Full Review Bros (2022) 88% 3.5/5 EDIT “It's a Trojan horse of a film slipping a gay romance past the lofty walls of romcom conventions to deliver its message.” – New Zealand Herald Oct 28, 2022 Full Review DC League of Super-Pets (2022) 72% 3.5/5 EDIT “Sometimes a straightforward and cheerful family flick is enough to fill your bowl with doggy treats and this one will at least have the kids' tails wagging.” – New Zealand Herald Sep 30, 2022 Full Review Ticket to Paradise (2022) 56% EDIT “Writer/director Ol Parker, known for syrupy treats such as Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, has now mixed a new cocktail of colourful delights.” – New Zealand Herald Sep 16, 2022 Full Review Railway Children (2022) 57% 2.5/5 EDIT “Among this awkward mix of buoyant charms and earnest weight is Morgan Matthews' relatively uninspiring direction which is, thankfully, rescued by an enthusiastic young cast.” – New Zealand Herald Aug 30, 2022 Full Review Nope (2022) 83% 3.5/5 EDIT “Nope is an ambitious, vibrant, mix of genres and influences which, for the most part, is thrilling to experience even when it doesn't hit the mark.” – New Zealand Herald Aug 11, 2022 Full Review The Phantom of the Open (2021) 86% EDIT “The Phantom of the Open returns a solid scorecard.” – New Zealand Herald Jul 14, 2022 Full Review Elvis (2022) 77% 4/5 EDIT “I'm far from a Presley fan, but Luhrmann's film left me all shook up, and in love, uh-huh.” – New Zealand Herald Jun 27, 2022 Full Review Jurassic World Dominion (2022) 29% 3/5 EDIT “The film remains engaging enough, if rather safe.” – New Zealand Herald Jun 21, 2022 Full Review The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) 87% 4/5 EDIT “Although their awkward bromance is laced with the obligatory explosions, car chases, and noisy plot cogs turning, TUWOMT still provides plenty of laugh-out-loud moments and a satisfying finale.” – New Zealand Herald Apr 26, 2022 Full Review Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) 46% 3/5 EDIT “While Secrets of Dumbledore does have more moving parts than it knows what to do with, and may be a little too much to absorb for younger audiences, the cast manages to fumble their way through and deliver a convincing enough tale.” – New Zealand Herald Apr 8, 2022 Full Review Cyrano (2021) 85% 3.5/5 EDIT “Dinklage climbs out of the Dessner dirge, scales a mountain of ruffles, buckles and powdered wigs, and provides a worthwhile reason to see this film.” – New Zealand Herald Mar 5, 2022 Full Review C'mon C'mon (2021) 94% EDIT “As they say in showbiz, "never work with animals or children". That is unless you are writer/director Mike Mills and child actor Woody Norman, whose latest film is a gentle embrace of humanity.” – New Zealand Herald Feb 18, 2022 Full Review A Son (2019) 100% 4/5 EDIT “A Son is an exciting and understatedly complex debut from a fresh voice in Arab cinema and is a movie that deserves your attention.” – New Zealand Herald Dec 18, 2020 Full Review I Am Woman (2019) 66% 3/5 EDIT “I Am Woman is a serviceable and mildly entertaining film, yes, but it still feels like an opportunity missed.” – New Zealand Herald Dec 18, 2020 Full Review Irresistible (2020) 40% 2/5 EDIT “Given the opportunities for satirical complexities, Irresistible is disappointingly plain.” – New Zealand Herald Aug 28, 2020 Full Review The Trip to Greece (2020) 88% 3.5/5 EDIT “The result is an insightfully funny and sometimes thought-provoking look at their lives.” – New Zealand Herald Jun 11, 2020 Full Review Queen & Slim (2019) 82% 2/5 EDIT “It's a classic case of style over substance. Shame, because the Queen & Slim film does have a noble message, but it gets overexposed by Waithe's overwrought dialogue.” – New Zealand Herald Mar 19, 2020 Full Review Color Out of Space (2019) 86% 3/5 EDIT “A trippy tale of cosmic horror that occasionally rises above its B-horror roots.” – New Zealand Herald Mar 12, 2020 Full Review Mr. Jones (2019) 86% 4/5 EDIT “Mr. Jones feels like a timely reminder of today's unrelenting flow of fake news.” – New Zealand Herald Feb 28, 2020 Full Review The Lighthouse (2019) 90% 4/5 EDIT “It's unsettling at times, yes, but also utterly mesmerising.” – New Zealand Herald Feb 19, 2020 Full Review For Sama (2019) 98% 4/5 EDIT “The result is a profoundly intimate yet horrifically heartbreaking film-a powerful document of love and injustice that traverses an array of emotions.” – New Zealand Herald Feb 6, 2020 Full Review Midway (2019) 42% 1.5/5 EDIT “Emmerich's bombastic eye-candy may indeed be the perfect foil for Tooke's mechanical script-it's almost admirable how the duo have achieved peak-brain-dead-commercial-crap.” – New Zealand Herald Jan 30, 2020 Full Review A Hidden Life (2019) 82% 4.5/5 EDIT “A Hidden Life is a graceful and hauntingly beautiful symphony for the senses that is urgently pertinent.” – New Zealand Herald Jan 30, 2020 Full Review Happy Ending (2018) 3/5 EDIT “Happy Ending isn't a particularly demanding watch, nor will it crease you over with laughter, but it manages to push juuuust enough boundaries to keep things interesting.” – New Zealand Herald Dec 12, 2019 Full Review
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