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Madame Bovary film 'beautiful but shallow'

The 1856 novel by Gustave Flaubert about a woman whose glamorous fantasies lead her to betray and beggar her decent but unambitious doctor husband is among literature's most filmed.

Sublime staging of a modern masterpiece

Beyond praise: Luke Norris, Emun Elliott, Phoebe Fox and Mark Strong in A View from the Bridge.

Terminator Genisys review

His hand doesn't work properly, his jokes are worse than your dad's, and in one hilarious scene, he has to jolt his dislocated knee back into place. If there's a hospice for cyborg killers, Arnie's T-800 deserves to be there.

GoT star turns school girl for new movie

Is it coincidence that the central duo in Carol Morley's film bear a striking resemblance to Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey in Heavenly Creatures?

MacFarlane's crude Ted 2 will please fans

If you thought pitching <i>Ted</i>, a film about a pot-smoking slacker with a CGI talking teddy bear, to studio executives would have been interesting, then <i>Ted 2</i> takes things to a whole new level.

The year's best kids film

Emotions are at the forefront of this story, with most of the action happening inside the head of happy, young girl Riley (Kaitlyn Dias).

The good, good, good vibrations of new Beach Boys movie

There have been plenty of declarations of Brian Wilson's pop genius. This is both explanation and exploration of it.

Movie review: Far From The Madding Crowd

Danish director Vinterberg (<i>The Celebration; The Hunt</i>), might have been expected to turn in a challenging reading of the Thomas Hardy novel, one to loosen the grip of John Schlesinger’s 1967 version starring Julie Christie and Terence Stamp.

Movie review: Minions

Did you know Minions have been around since the dawn of time? That's just one of many interesting facts you'll learn about Minions in Geoffrey Rush's amusing narration that begins this <i>Despicable Me</i> spin-off.

Tomorrowland 'a tribute to Disney'

There's a lot of action, unanswered questions and convoluted science in Disney’s Tomorrowland, a film inspired by Walt’s namesake futuristic theme park, mostly to flesh out a premise that’s a little thin.

Movie review: Bowie Is

This doco, made and heavily branded by the V&A, is likely to be as close as fans here will get to it without an airfare.

Movie review: Poltergeist

Poltergeist 2015 is a faithful tribute, produced with an eye to introducing the Steven Spielberg-produced original - and the phrase "they're here" - to a new audience.

Movie review: Slow West

In the closing moments of this deliciously unpredictable Western, set in Colorado but shot in the South Island, the camera revisits the scenes of the various killings that have punctuated the action.

Melissa McCarthy's Spy spoof

What to expect from Paul Henry's bizarre feature film The Desk

When word spread that a feature film starring Paul Henry was to premiere at an international film festival, the news was met with surprise, amusement and confusion.

Mad Max a 5-star 'thrill machine'

Like the many, ingenious vehicles it has roaring and exploding across the screen, <i>Mad Max: Fury Road</i> is a giant scrapyard jalopy, says Herald entertainment editor Russell Ballie.

Movie review: A Royal Night Out

Who knows what happened on May 8, 1945 when Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen, and sister Princess Margaret went on to the streets of London to celebrate Victory in Europe (VE) Day.

Movie review: It Follows

The budget is minuscule. There are no big names. Set pieces are delivered infrequently, and on a small scale. And if it's monsters you're after, there are precious few ghouls, goblins, ghosts or gremlins.