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Inventive teen thriller turns New York into a game of risk
A compelling adventure about an app-based game where kids take riskier and riskier dares the more they play.
Jake Wilson was born in London and grew up in Melbourne. He got his start reviewing movies for various websites and has been writing for the Age since 2006.
A compelling adventure about an app-based game where kids take riskier and riskier dares the more they play.
A little bit Wes Anderson, a little bit Napoleon Dynamite, Rosemary Myers' award-winning first treats the topic of geeky teens with poetry and grace.
Subversive thriller about delinquents who break into wealthy homes starts off well but doesn't carry through.
In his latest role, Mel Gibson reminds us he's one of the few hardboiled heroes left standing.
Like so many remakes, this one never answers the basic question of why this story was worth retelling in the first place.
Matthew McConaughey's powerful presence is dampened by a slow cinematic style and underwritten characters.
David Brent returns to pursue his delusions of being a rock star but the painful character should never have left The Office.
Films this weekend
What two New Zealand documentary filmmakers thought was a human interest story turned into something more sinister that is still unfolding today.
Without Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, a former prison psychiatrist turned evil by the Joker, there wouldn't be much to enjoy in Suicide Squad.
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