Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "New Zealand"

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Hunt for the Wilderpeople **** (2016, Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata) – Movie Review

Julian Dennison and Sam Neill have great rapport as a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush, prompting a national manhunt. Defiant young city kid Ricky Baker and cantankerous […]

Oct, 17

Fly Away Home **** (1996, Anna Paquin, Jeff Daniels, Dana Delany) – Classic Movie Review 2812

Director Carroll Ballard’s delightful 1996 children’s adventure film is based on the autobiography of Bill Lishman. A 13-year-old girl’s mother dies in a car crash in New Zealand and the lass called Amy Alden (Anna […]

Aug, 14

The Dark Horse **** (2014, Cliff Curtis, James Rolleston, Kirk Torrance) – Movie Review

Writer/director James Napier Robertson’s beautiful, compelling New Zealand movie is extremely well done, with lovely, naturalistic acting from a fine ensemble. At its centre is a thrilling, graceful and heartfelt performance by Cliff Curtis as Genesis, a […]

Apr, 06

What We Do in the Shadows *** (2014, Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonathan Brugh) – Movie Review

Taika Waititi, Jonathan Brugh and Jemaine Clement star as Viago, Deacon and Vlad (Jemaine Clement), vampire flatmates living in a suburban semi, in this New Zealand comedy horror mockumentary. Viago is fed up because no one […]

Nov, 19

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