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Film Review: Dark, intelligent, and stylish to a fault, Gone Girl
Film Review: Dark, intelligent, and stylish to a fault, Gone Girl (2014) plays to director David Finchers sick strengths while bringing the best out o...

NZIFF Film Review: Snowpiercer (2013) offers an audaciously
NZIFF Film Review: Snowpiercer (2013) offers an audaciously ambitious action spectacular for filmgoers numb to effects-driven blockbusters. You couldn...

NZIFF Film Review: Its message may prove elusive for some, but
NZIFF Film Review: Its message may prove elusive for some, but with absorbing imagery and a mesmerizing performance from Scarlett Johansson, Under the...

Film Review: The Wind Rises (2013) is a fittingly bittersweet swan
Film Review: The Wind Rises (2013) is a fittingly bittersweet swan song for director Hayao Miyazaki. While initially jarring, Miyazakis unapologetic d...

Film Review: Typically stylish but deceptively thoughtful, “The
Film Review: Typically stylish but deceptively thoughtful, “The Grand Budapest Hotel” (2014) finds Wes Anderson once again using ornate visual env...