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How to Train Your Dragon (2010) — charming animated Viking tale holds up remarkably well
How to Train Your Dragon (2010) — charming animated Viking tale holds up remarkably well
A hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself…
Cian McGrath
Mar 26
Boy (2010) — heartfelt and hilarious indie coming-of-age film
Boy (2010) — heartfelt and hilarious indie coming-of-age film
An 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan living in New Zealand in 1984 gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father…
Cian McGrath
Mar 25
Kick-Ass — a simultaneously loving and mocking tribute to caped crusaders and their heroism
Kick-Ass — a simultaneously loving and mocking tribute to caped crusaders and their heroism
A high school student and comic-book fan decides to become a superhero, despite having no powers…
Cian McGrath
Mar 24
The Alto Knights — Robert De Niro gangland drama repeats itself
The Alto Knights — Robert De Niro gangland drama repeats itself
Two of New York City’s most notorious organised crime bosses vie for control of the city, despite once being best friends…
Quinn Francis
Mar 23
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie — Daffy and Porky in a wackily fun animated film
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie — Daffy and Porky in a wackily fun animated film
Porky Pig and Daffy Duck are Earth’s only hope when facing the threat of alien invasion.
Robert English
Mar 22
The First Slam Dunk — immersive sports anime hampered by repetitive storytelling
The First Slam Dunk — immersive sports anime hampered by repetitive storytelling
A 17-year-old struggles to accomplish his late elder brother’s dream of becoming a basketball star.
Cian McGrath
Mar 22
Je T’aime, Je T’aime — memories and romance fail in superb sci-fi tale
Je T’aime, Je T’aime — memories and romance fail in superb sci-fi tale
After attempting suicide, a man is recruited for a time travel experiment, but the machine goes haywire…
Alexander Boucher
Mar 22
Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning — more gore, more bore, and no Jason makes for a false…
Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning — more gore, more bore, and no Jason makes for a false…
The child who killed Jason Voorhees is sent to a secluded house in the countryside…
Devon Elson
Mar 21
Pretty Woman — imperfect but charming modern fairy tale
Pretty Woman — imperfect but charming modern fairy tale
A rich entrepreneur hires a prostitute to accompany him to social events, but falls in love with her…
Cian McGrath
Mar 21
Dolores Claiborne — gripping adaptation of Stephen King’s psychological thriller
Dolores Claiborne — gripping adaptation of Stephen King’s psychological thriller
A reporter travels to a town where her mother’s been arrested for the murder of an elderly woman for whom she worked as a housekeeper…
Dan Perrin
Mar 20
Children of Paradise — romantic poetry of love and theatre effuses life and humour
Children of Paradise — romantic poetry of love and theatre effuses life and humour
The theatrical life of a beautiful courtesan in 1830s Paris and the four men who love her.
Lance Li
Mar 19
The Hole (1960) — tense prison breakout film is equal parts hopeful and crushing
The Hole (1960) — tense prison breakout film is equal parts hopeful and crushing
Distrust and uncertainty arise when four long-term inmates cautiously induct a new prisoner into their elaborate prison break scheme.
Cian McGrath
Mar 19
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