The Good in Movies ~ by Dominic Corry, Film Critic

Five Must-See Films at Show Me Shorts

Five films worth checking out from Show Me Shorts, the short film festival happening all around New Zealand, and Antarctica, from October 2nd.

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It’s Time For Found Footage Movies To Get Lost

In this blog entry for the Herald, I mark the release of Blair Witch by decrying the state of the once-promising ‘Found Footage’ sub-genre, which has had all its considerable potential squandered by innumerable less-than-creative entries.

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Renée Zellweger on her six-year break, social media and coming back to Bridget Jones

I chat to the star of Bridget Jones’s Baby about why she chose to return to her most famous role, the perils of premieres, the pitfalls of social media and what she’s been up to for the last six years.

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Five Great Father/Son (and Father/Daughter) Movies

In this blog entry for the Herald, I mark Father’s Day by citing five of the great Father/Son movies ever. And I also celebrate five great Father/Daughter movies.

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Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks and not Aaron Eckhart on Sully

In this interview conducted for the Herald, I speak to screen legends Clint Eastwood and Tom Hanks, and Aaron Eckhart is also in the room. Tom addresses fame and Clint touches on Superman, Transformers (“Erector Set-looking people”) and Justin Bieber.

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Matthew McConaughey and Gary Ross on Free State of Jones

In this feature article for the Herald, I speak to writer/director Gary Ross and star Matthew McConaughey about their new American Civil War-era film Free State of Jones.

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The Most Ill-Advised Remakes Ever

Remakes are not bad by definition. Some of my favorite movies are remakes. However. Some remakes clearly shouldn’t have been attempted, for reasons that became even more obvious with the release of each respective movie. Here I will celebrate those movies.

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The Best Shark Movies That Aren’t Jaws

In this blog entry for the Herald, I mark the success of Jaume Collet-Serra’s The Shallows by citing the best shark movies to have come before it. That aren’t Jaws.

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Jonah Hill and Miles Teller on War Dogs

In this interview conducted for the Herald, stars Jonah Hill and Miles Teller talk about their new film War Dogs, an action drama based on a true story about two American entrepreneurs who exploited a loophole and blagged their way into an international arms deal.

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Jared Leto, Will Smith and Margot Robbie on Suicide Squad

In this interview conducted for the Herald, I talk to an intense Jared Leto, a collegial Will Smith and a charming Margot Robbie about their blockbuster Suicide Squad.

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