What to See in Cinemas This Month
Meet you at the candy bar.
Whether you're on a date, catching up with your friends, or just looking for a way to kill a few hours on a gloomy Tuesday night, there are few modern indulgences that beat settling into a dark cinema and letting your worries escape you as you slip into another world. Spies, superheroes, lovers, musicians, presidents, dictators, robbers and cops: you'll encounter them all as the lights go down and the projector begins to whir.
There's plenty afoot a the pictures this month, so we're here to give you a little bit of help with choosing tonight's movie. See you at the candy bar.
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Ghostbusters
Thursday, July 14 - Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland
It's a reboot, not a remake, and its four new leads are fantastic.
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Lights Out
Thursday, July 21 - Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland
A predictable but effective horror flick.
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Love & Friendship
Thursday, July 21 - Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland
This Jane Austen adaptation is an utter delight.
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Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Thursday, August 4 - Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland
Eddie and Patsy are back, with decidedly mixed results.
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The Legend of Tarzan
Thursday, July 7 - Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland
A superhero movie with a social conscience.
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Independence Day: Resurgence
Thursday, June 23 - Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland
Big, dumb and not remotely fun.
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Star Trek Beyond
Thursday, July 21 - Sunday, August 21, 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland
A genuinely funny and delightful film brought to by the director of most of the Fast and Furious sequels.
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Suicide Squad
Thursday, August 4 - Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland
A red hot steaming mess.
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Central Intelligence
Thursday, June 30 - Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland
Full of potential but light on substance.
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Sing Street
Thursday, July 14 - Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland
This Irish teen musical is authentic, infectious and enormously endearing.
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Jason Bourne
Thursday, July 28 - Sunday, August 28, 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland
It felt like there should be a really good reason to bring Jason Bourne out of retirement, there wasn't.
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Finding Dory
Thursday, June 23 - Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland
Joyful and sweet, if a little bit familiar.