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The best movies of 2025 so far, according to critics
Our evolving list of 2025’s best films and where to watch them in NZ.
The 20 best TV period dramas of all time – ranked
Telegraph: Historical drama doesn’t have to be genteel and strait-laced.
Review: The wild, AI-assisted biopic Putin doesn’t want you to see
While some distributors 'felt fear', the film has been sold to more than 50 countries.
Summer watch list: The 100 greatest movies of all time
Telegraph: Comedy, drama, romance, horror, sci-fi - film critic Robbie Collin's top picks.
The good, the bad and the ugly: Power-ranking Sam Neill’s best (and worst) films
OPINION: Has your favourite made our Top 20 guide?
Karl Puschmann: My favourite films of 2024
REVIEW: From Dune to Deadpool & Wolverine, what made the cut for the best of the year?
Mufasa is a Lion King prequel built to rule the box office
Review: Is Mufasa a good movie? Honestly, it’s hard to tell.
Superman | Official Teaser Trailer
On July 11, It Begins. Superman - Only in Theaters 2025. Video / DC
Karl Puschmann: How problematic is 'Love, Actually', actually?
Review: It’s a festive favourite. Should it be?
Does Timothee Chalamet capture Bob Dylan’s mercurial genius in A Complete Unknown?
Review: If there’s a problem with Chalamet’s voice, it’s that it’s slightly too good.
‘Is this position even possible?’: How to shoot the perfect sex scene
Telegraph: Intimacy co-ordinators make sure the nitty-gritty is believable.
Karl Puschmann: Does Martin Scorsese's new doco capture the fever of Beatlemania?
It took the band a fortnight to conquer the US – Beatles ‘64 takes you along for the ride.
Moana 2: Disney princess now an island chief, Tautai Moana
Set three years after the first film, Moana is now a leader and master navigator.
Why the Wicked movie is better than the stage musical
REVIEW: The affection between the good and green witches of Oz has been magnified tenfold.
Wicked - Second Official Trailer
The magical world of Oz, where you can expect the unexpected. Watch the new #WickedMovie trailer now. Video / Universal Pictures
Gladiator II review: Leave history in the history books and just enjoy gladiators fighting sharks
Karl Puschmann thanks the gods for the film's wild historical inaccuracies.
How Gladiator II trashes history – and gets some things right
There’s plenty for historians to grit their teeth about.
The early Gladiator II reactions are in – here’s what they say
Is it a Ridley Scott flop, or has the director delivered?
Too scared to watch horror movies? These 5 tips may help
New York Times: Scaredy cat? How to embrace horror films this Halloween.
Review: A moronic conclusion to Tom Hardy’s awful Venom trilogy
"As last dances go, it’s the Macarena in film form."
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story | Official Trailer
The man you knew, the story you didn’t. Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story - Only in Theaters October 11. Video / Warner Bros. Pictures
Lee: Kate Winslet plays to her strengths in new biopic
REVIEW: The star is excellent as the American World War II photographer Lee Miller.
Review: Andrew Garfield, Florence Pugh falter in We Live in Time
REVIEW: In this lumbering film, the two stars have little to no chemistry.
The Terminator at 40: A dark vision that's more relevant than ever
The Terminator has redefined science fiction movies.
The Wild Robot – the most moving animation in decades
It’s hard to recall a time when the state-of-the-art animation felt this much like art.
Tarantino's iconic Pulp Fiction turns 30 years old
How the cult classic shook Hollywood and redefined what we consider ‘cool’ cinema.
‘It's terrifying’: Elizabeth Banks brings her Kiwi accent to big screen
How on earth did a small-budget Kiwi film land an A-list Hollywood star?