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  • Boy (2010)
    Review preview for Boy

    This is an upbeat, often hilarious, but never mawkish, celebration of love.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    A Boy and his brother find their fantasy version of their dad is somewhat different to the real deal.
  • Hunt For The Wilderpeople (2016)
    Review preview for Hunt For The Wilderpeople

    Taika Waititi knows growing up isn't child's play but he also respects childhood as a place of adventure, where spontaneity rules and the possibilities are only limited by imagination.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    A kid and his foster uncle run off into the New Zealand bush.
  • Jojo Rabbit (2019)
    Review preview for Jojo Rabbit

    As Jojo, Davis delivers one of the finest performances of the year.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    Satire following a lonely boy and his imaginary friend Adolf Hitler, whose nationalistic views are challenged when he discovers his mum is hiding a young Jewish girl.
  • Klara And The Sun (2026)
    Review preview for Klara And The Sun

    Rarely does a character jump off the screen in the way Klara does. Ortega is luminous in the role.

    Paul Risker · 3 out of 5
    An Artificial Friend is desperate to find a loving home.
  • Next Goal Wins (2023)
    Review preview for Next Goal Wins

    It's pleasant enough.

    Andrew Robertson · 2.5 out of 5
    A story about the American Samoa soccer team, who suffered the worst loss in World Cup history, losing to Australia 31-0 in 2001. With the 2014 World Cup approaching, the team recruits a down on his luck, maverick coach in the hope that he can turns its fortunes around.
  • Thor: Love And Thunder (2022)
    Review preview for Thor: Love And Thunder

    A merchandising rather than mythologising opportunity..

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    Thor's retirement is interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher, who seeks the extinction of the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie, Korg, and his ex-girlfriend, Jane Foster.
  • Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
    Review preview for Thor: Ragnarok

    This really is the funniest, campest mainstream superhero film I can remember since the Adam West incarnation of Batman.

    Jane Fae · 4 out of 5
    Imprisoned, Thor finds himself in a lethal gladiatorial contest against the Hulk, his former ally.

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