What to See in Cinemas This Month

Meet you at the candy bar.

Concrete Playground
Published on August 09, 2016

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

Thu, 14 Jul - Wed, 7 Sep 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

Thu, 21 Jul - Wed, 28 Sep 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

A predictable but effective horror flick.

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Love & Friendship

Thu, 21 Jul - Wed, 21 Sep 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

This Jane Austen adaptation is an utter delight.

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Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Thu, 4 Aug - Wed, 28 Sep 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Eddie and Patsy are back, with decidedly mixed results.

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The Legend of Tarzan

Thu, 7 Jul - Wed, 31 Aug 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

A superhero movie with a social conscience.

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Independence Day: Resurgence

Thu, 23 Jun - Wed, 24 Aug 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Big, dumb and not remotely fun.

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Star Trek Beyond

Thu, 21 Jul - Sun, 21 Aug 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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The BFG

Thu, 30 Jun - Wed, 31 Aug 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

The BFG may be big and whimsical, but it never fully captures the genuine touch of its source material.

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Suicide Squad

Thu, 4 Aug - Wed, 5 Oct 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

A red hot steaming mess.

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Central Intelligence

Thu, 30 Jun - Wed, 31 Aug 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Full of potential but light on substance.

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Sing Street

Thu, 14 Jul - Wed, 7 Sep 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

This Irish teen musical is authentic, infectious and enormously endearing.

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Jason Bourne

Thu, 28 Jul - Sun, 28 Aug 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

Thu, 23 Jun - Wed, 24 Aug 2016
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Joyful and sweet, if a little bit familiar.

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What to See in Cinemas This Month

Ghostbusters

Lights Out

Love & Friendship

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

The Legend of Tarzan

Independence Day: Resurgence

Star Trek Beyond

The BFG

Suicide Squad

Central Intelligence

Sing Street

Jason Bourne

Finding Dory

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