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Opinion: Hold on, White Noise is a bumpy ride
Is Netflix’s manic movie mash-up a masterpiece or does it miss the mark?
The best movies of 2022, and five we can’t wait for in 2023
Fill in your spare time these summer hols by catching up on the blockbusters of the year.
Sink or swim? Avatar: The Way of the Water reviewed
Review: Is James Cameron's latest tale from Pandora a big splash or a kerplunk?
Is Tomorrow Never Dies the most chaotic, prophetic 007 film so far?
Feuding cast members, a constantly evolving script and prickly geopolitics.
10 Christmas movies to watch this December
Jingle your bells and put up your trees. Here are 10 festive films that you need to see.
The horrors of rich-people food, fleshed out on film
New York Times: The Menu explores the potential terrors of feeding the 1 per cent.
Why Love Actually only gets worse with age
Richard Curtis's film has fat-shaming, dubious sexual politics and clunky 9/11 references.
Is cannibal romance Bones and All worth sinking your teeth into?
Timothee Chalamet stars in this unconventional romance movie.
The verdict on #MeToo film She Said: Difficult to watch, yet essential
A biopic about the two reporters who took down Harvey Weinstein is powerful viewing.
Movie review: Black Panther - Wakanda Forever
Black Panther returns, without its late star.
The verdict on David Farrier's new film: Undeniably enthralling, often uncomfortable.
A maddening, unforgettable cinematic journey into the mind of a particularly awful person.
Movie review: Has Billy Eichner progressed the romcom with Bros?
This Trojan horse of a film slips a gay romance past the walls of romcom conventions.
Dame Valerie Adams: More Than Gold
Our shot-put hero takes us behind the scenes of her comeback and her life.
The film that foretold the end of Brangelina
Was the 2015 movie the beginning of the end?
Karl Puschmann: Can you handle the high cringe level of Millie Lies Low?
Humiliation and deep shame drive the action in the squirmingly enjoyable new local film.
Movie review: Why you won't want to watch Don't Worry Darling
Gossip, celebrity feuds and spit-gate; our review the most talked about movie of the year.
Movie review: DC League of Super-Pets
Is this kids movie heroically funny or a super flop?
From Enchanted to The Holiday, the 25 best romcoms ever made
Julia Roberts and George Clooney's film is Hollywood's latest attempt to revive the romcom
Will Julia Roberts and George Clooney's new film take you to paradise?
The Hollywood superstars team up as bickering exes in this beachside romcom.
'Incredibly scary and disturbing': Advertising watchdog bans ad for Hollywood film
The TV ad for the film The Black Phone depicted realistic images of kids covered in blood.
Packing a punch: Kiwi coming-of-age drama a knockout
Tim Roth leads the cast of this film set in a homophobic small town. Is it a knockout?
Why Netflix's Uncoupled is a weak SATC rehash
Neil Patrick Harris stars as a gay man in his 40s who suddenly finds himself single.
Does The Railway Children sequel leave the station or is it derailed?
We review the sequel to the popular 1970 war time original.
New Glorivale doco shines a light on our darkest issue
Two excommunicated members provide bombshell moments of revelation in the film.
Is Emma Thompson's sex dramedy a real good time or a bit limp?
The beloved actress stars as a woman discovering her sexuality with the help of a gigolo.
Should you say 'yep' to Jordan Peele's new horror flick Nope?
The master of modern horror returns with his third feature. Is it another charm?
Movie review: The Gray Man
Expensive Netflix effort lacks the colour of the spy movies it repeatedly evokes.
Does movie adaptation of Where the Crawdads Sing hit the right note?
Based on the best-selling novel, the movie has great expectations.
Netflix's $325m question: Why does The Gray Man look so cheap?
The streamer's shoddy Ryan Gosling action film somehow cost more than Top Gun: Maverick.
The true story of Britain's worst golfer is a cinematic delight
It's a hole-in-one for Phantom of the Open's classic underdog story, writes our reviewer.
Marvel's big joke: What's behind the Taika Waititi backlash?
The fans who once adored Thor: Love and Thunder director now think he's having a laugh.
Thor: Love and Thunder slammed for 'graphic' scene
The film is dominating the box office but one scene has concerned fans.