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The verdict on all the new movies out now
There's a bumper crop of new films out and we've reviewed them all!

Movie review: Spitfire
Spitfire is a fascinating look at the impact of the iconic World War II fighter

Movie review: On Chesil Beach
Ian McEwan's novel was thought to be unadaptable so how does this downbeat drama get on?

Movie review: Mile 22
Mark Wahlberg's latest action flick "is impressively bad-ass," writes Dominic Corry.

Crazy Rich Asians an effervescent breath of fresh cinematic air
This ridiculously entertaining film succeeds as an instant cultural touchstone.

Review: Shark thriller The Meg a rather wet affair
The NZ-shot blockbuster has a disappointing lack of gore and no standout death scenes.

Here's the film festival's most shocking doco
Triplets reuniting should be a happy story. In Three Identical Strangers, it's shocking.

NZIFF reviews: Best of the fest week two
We wrap up another week of films at the New Zealand International Film Festival.

Cruise Takes Mission: Impossible to giddy new heights
Mission: Impossible - Fallout is a bombastically entertaining action thriller.

Film Festival movie review: Burning
Based on a skeletal short story by Murakami Haruki does Burning set the screen alight?

Conversion therapy story loses the plot in Chloe Moretz film
It's Moretz's best role to date, but the film dances too carefully around a serious topic.

NZIFF reviews: Best of the fest so far
We wrap up the past week of films at the New Zealand International Film Festival.

Movie review: Occupation
Occupation has some good ideas but it doesn't blast off into the heavens.

Movie review: Whitney
A well-crafted documentary about the life and career of Whitney Houston.

The flawed Rafiki brims with a vital energy
Rafiki, banned in its home country of Kenya, brims with love and colour.

In Wildlife, Carey Mulligan saves a muddled film
Each time Wildlife loses pace, Carey Mulligan rescues it with her stunning performance.

Palme D'Or winner Shoplifters 'heartbreaking'
Hirokazu Koreeda's Shoplifters is a modest film with ground-shaking impact.