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Spies in Disguise – movie review

Killing crooks with kindness. That is the concept behind this original animated feature, which turns traditional methods of spying on…

Portrait of a Lady on Fire – movie review

Feeling and sensitivity pervade every fibre of the sensual and artistic work by French auteur Céline Sciamma (Girlhood). We’re in…

The Truth – movie review

There’s a great deal of warmth and good humour in filmmaker Kore-eda Hirokazu’s (who won the Palme d’Or at Cannes…

Cats – movie review

By the end I was bawling like a baby.  CATS, the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical as a Tom Hooper-directed and…

The Witcher (Netflix) – streaming review

It is suspected that viewers of The Witcher will fall into two camps – fantasy readers/gamers, and Henry Cavill fans. …

Jojo Rabbit – movie review

After taking on vampires (What We Do in the Shadows) and superheroes (Thor: Ragnarok), hugely talented NZ director Taika Waititi…

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – movie review

The offspring of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) and Han Solo (Harrison Ford) trying to resolve deep-seated…

488 Rules for Life: The Thankless Art of Being Correct (Kitty Flanagan) – book review

As the author herself explains first up, having a dozen rules for life seems a bit light on.  Humans are…

Jumanji: The Next Level – movie review

The original Jumanji (1995) concerning a board game coming to life, which starred Robin Williams, was a rolled gold winner.…

The Ideal Palace – movie review

Based on a true story, this is a tale of one man’s obsession to build a monument to his beloved…