Mark Wahlberg blunders in his new movie
He gained 14kg for the role and spent millions funding it, but was the effort worth it?
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The must-see Kiwi music movies
Celebrate NZ Music Month by watching some NZ music movies.
Is Marvel's new Doctor Strange movie magic or madness?
We enter the increasingly convoluted Multiverse to review Marvels newest blockbuster.
'Awesome throwback': The movie that resurrects Sandra Bullock's supernova charisma
Movie review: The Lost City
Movie review: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Absurdly stupid but hoo boy is it entertaining.
Movie review: Everything Everywhere All at Once
A deliriously entertaining sci-fi spectacle with imaginatively-choreographed martial arts.
Sam Elliott issues apology for brutal Power of the Dog comments
The veteran actor has had time to reflect on his harsh review of the film.
Movie review: Fantastic Beasts - The Secrets of Dumbledore
The latest Harry Potter prequel is an improvement on previous efforts.
Is the Oscar winning Drive My Car worth its 3-hour ride?
This emotional epic takes you on a restrained journey.
Why Netflix's Marilyn Monroe biopic is 'most controversial' film of 2022
'Disturbing' biopic promises to show Marilyn Monroe as you've never seen her before.
Does Ben Affleck's erotic-thriller reignite passion for the genre?
Did our reviewer find Deep Water a real good time or a complete turn off?
Tilda Swinton's masterful new film is the Back to the Future Part II of British drama
The Souvenir Part II is bold personal cinema made artfully universal, writes Dominic Corry
Holy movie review, Batman! The verdict on The Batman
Robert Pattinson suits up as the Caped Crusader. Find out how he fares.
Movie review: Foo Fighters horror Studio 666 is movie hell
The Foo Fighters' goofy horror leans on a jokey tone and exuberantly gory death scenes.
Movie review: Does Peter Dinklage's musical version of Cyrano sing?
It's an odd decision to turn the classic love drama into a musical, does it pay off?
Movie Review: Should you go go to Joaquin Phoenix's C'mon C'mon?
The Oscar winner's new movie is a gentle embrace of humanity.
Movie review: Will you fall in love with The Worst Person in the World?
This rom-com for people who hate rom-coms has attracted a lot of Oscar buzz.
Movie review: Is Red Rocket the new Boogie Nights?
This dramedy about an ex-porn star is hugely entertaining, sometimes queasy, viewing.
Movie review: Can Halle Berry save Earth in disaster flick Moonfall?
Is it worth seeing or should you save yourself?
Movie review: Is Paul Thomas Anderson's new film Licorice Pizza appetising?
The director of Magnolia and Boogie Nights returns to LA for this hangout film.
Movie review: The royal horror of new Princess Di biopic Spencer
Kristen Stewart is uniquely unsettling in this film about Princess Diana.
The verdict on Steven Spielberg's remake of West Side Story
In cinemas today, will it have you dancing in the aisles or leave you flat footed?
Movie review: Can Spider-Man escape the MCU's tangled web?
The verdict on Marvel's holiday blockbuster Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Movie review: Just how Wes Anderson is Wes Anderson's new film?
Our verdict on the distinctive director's new film The French Dispatch.
Karl Puschmann: Will A-list action-thriller The Protégé blow you away?
Maggie Q, Samuel L Jackson and Michael Keaton bring prodigious talent, but is it enough?
Does Lin-Manuel Miranda's 90s musical detonate or is it a fizzer?
Our review of the musical maestro's movie debut Tick, Tick... Boom!
Karl Puschmann: Is Peter Jackson's 8-hour Beatles doco fab or folly?
If you thought there was nothing new to possibly learn about The Beatles, think again.
The verdict on Jane Campion's new film The Power of the Dog
The Power of the Dog is a sinister slow-burner that may just be a masterpiece.
Movie review: Charlotte Rampling's Juniper just the tonic
The acting legends heads this local film which doesn't shy away from heavy subject matter.
Movie review: V/H/S/94 offers slick ideas amongst its throwback gore
This fourth volume of the horror anthology offers imaginative gory delights.
Review: Will the new Bond film leave you shaken or stirred?
Karl Puschmann reviews Daniel Craig's final mission as 007.
Heavenly new documentary shows oldies hell-raising ways
Produced by acclaimed filmmaker Darren Aronofsky Some Kind Of Heaven is spirit raising.
Karl Puschmann: Cut lockdown stress with John Cena's pan-dumb-ic movie
If you've got half a mind to watch Vacation Friends, that's all you'll need.