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    Kevin Smith already made a sequel back in 2006 — but this meta follow-up sees Randall and Dante make a movie about their lives behind the counter.

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    'Better Call Saul' Starts Its Goodbyes in the Trailer for the 'Breaking Bad' Spinoff's Last Episodes

    Saul Goodman's TV journey is about to come to an end, with the phenomenal drama wrapping up its run with six final episodes.

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    'Stranger Things' creators Matt and Ross have announced their next projects, including more of the 80s-set series on streaming and on-stage.

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    Middle-Earth's Skies Are Strange in the New Trailer for 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' 

    Prime Video has dropped a new sneak peek at its upcoming 'Lord of the Rings' series — but you can only watch it by heading to the platform.

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    Studio Ghibli's 'Princess Mononoke' Is Returning to Cinemas Down Under for Its 25th Anniversary

    Revisit one of Hayao Miyazaki's best films on the big screen a quarter-century after it first wowed audiences.

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    Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan Try to Solve a Murder in the Trailer for Whodunnit 'See How They Run'

    This star-studded murder-mystery comedy follows the investigation into the death of a Hollywood filmmaker in 1950s London.

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    New Zealand International Film Festival Has Just Announced Its Impressive Full 2022 Lineup

    After months of teaser announcements, NZIFF's full program is finally here — and film fans now have plenty to see.

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    Eleven Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in June

    Make a couch date with a queer take on Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice', Adam Sandler's latest ace performance and a returning murder-mystery delight.

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    New Zealand's Cinema Italiano Festival Is Back for 2022 to Heighten Your European Holiday Cravings

    This year's festival is touring a 22-movie lineup of Italian flicks — overseas fest favourites, stunning thrillers, moving dramas and stone-cold classics included.

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    It's Vampire Party Time: The Full 'What We Do in the Shadows' Season Four Trailer Is Here

    A vampire nightclub, undead dance-offs, a vamp freestyle rap — they're all in this US spinoff from the beloved NZ film.

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    Baz Luhrmann Is Reworking His 2008 Film 'Australia' Into a Six-Part Streaming Miniseries

    The Nicole Kidman- and Hugh Jackman-starring romance will live again as a streaming series called 'Faraway Downs'.

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    Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy all return in this Disney+ sequel, which'll hit your streaming queue on September 30.

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    You will have your dumpling and eat it too.

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    Southern Cross

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    The bar's ridiculously ‘gram-able courtyard is the perfect summer afternoon spot to sip on a cold one.

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    St John’s

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    Bean bags with your beersies? Yeah, go on.

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    A Newtown cultural institution.

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    The best homemade burgers that you can’t actually make at home.

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    Goliath-sized burgers and laid-back staff make Enigma a great late night haunt.

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    The laid-back Latin craft beer bar houses over 60 different types of beers.

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    Cuba Street's Cuban icon.

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    New Orleans staples fused with Mexican snack food.

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    Big fans of Tommy.

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    The most entertaining and amusing murder-mystery series of 2021 is back — and it's just as wonderful the second time around.

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    Created by ex-‘Parks and Recreation’ writers Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard, Apple TV+’s new sitcom boasts the same mix of humour and warmth.

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    Returning to Apple TV+ for a second season, this gem of a series follows an unhappy San Diego housewife who starts her own exercise empire.

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    Starring Cliff Curtis and Tāme Iti as himself, the film will open the NZIFF in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin, before releasing in cinemas nationwide.

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    Escape the winter cold with Sandra Bullock’s latest rom-com, Nicolas Cage playing Nicolas Cage and a haunting sci-fi drama about androids — all from your couch.

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    The King of Australian Cinema Takes on the King of Rock 'n' Roll: Baz Luhrmann Talks 'Elvis'

    The ‘Moulin Rouge!’ and 'The Great Gatsby' filmmaker wasn’t going to make his Elvis Presley biopic unless he found the right star — and then came Austin Butler.

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    Start Your Engines: 'RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under' Will Return for Its Second Season in July

    Another lineup of Australian and New Zealand drag queens will sashay into your streaming queue from Saturday, July 30.

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    Netflix Just Dropped the Explosive Full Trailer for the Rest of 'Stranger Things' Season Four

    "Your friends are not prepared for this fight. Hawkins will fall."

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    New Zealand International Film Festival Has Added a Heap of Cannes Award-Winners to Its 2022 Program

    This year's Palme d'Or winner is heading to NZIFF — alongside new films by Claire Denis and Park Chan-wook, as well as a Belgian drama that just won an award in Sydney.

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    HBO Has Renewed Rose Matafeo's Delightful Rom-Com Sitcom 'Starstruck' for a Third Season

    The charming 'Notting Hill'-style series will return for another round of smartly updated and subverted romantic comedy tropes.

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    It Looks Like HBO Might Be Making a New 'Game of Thrones' Sequel Series About Jon Snow

    Now you know something: Kit Harington is reported to be returning to his most famous role.

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    Bill Hader's 'Barry' Is the One of Most Gripping Shows on TV — and It Just Keeps Getting Better

    Even more phenomenal than its first two seasons, the hit HBO show’s third batch of episodes is available to stream in full now.

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    The former One Direction member has two new movies hitting screens before 2022 is out, both set in the 1950s.

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    Everyone's a Person of Interest in the Latest 'Only Murders in the Building' Season Two Trailer

    Murder-mystery fans, rejoice — it’s almost time to get sleuthing again.

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    Netflix Has Greenlit a 'Squid Game' Reality Competition TV Show Because Of Course It Has

    Making the hit South Korean thriller a reality — without the murder — 'Squid Game: The Challenge' will see 456 players compete to win $4.56 million.

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    Blessed Be the Dystopian Dramas: 'The Handmaid's Tale' Will Drop Its Fifth Season This Spring

    The Emmy-winning Elisabeth Moss-starring series will return mid-September, stepping back into June's life after season four's climactic events.

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    Green Light: Netflix Just Dropped the First Teaser Trailer for 'Squid Game' Season Two

    Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has confirmed that Seong Gi-hun will be back for 'Squid Game' season two — and so will the Front Man.

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    HBO's Brilliant New Meta Miniseries 'Irma Vep' Is a Bold Film-to-TV Remake About a Film-to-TV Remake

    Instantly one of 2022’s best new shows, this smart and savvy eight-part film-industry satire stars Alicia Vikander as a huge Hollywood actor making a new series in France.

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    "You Can't Stop This Now": Here's Your First Sneak Peek at 'Stranger Things' Season Four Volume Two

    Netflix won't drop the last two episodes in 'Stranger Things' season four until July 1 — but it has just released a first teaser trailer.

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    Creepy Clouds Are Just the Beginning in the Full Trailer for Jordan Peele's New Horror Epic 'Nope'

    The 'Get Out' and 'Us' filmmaker is back with another eerie thriller that'll have you looking up.

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    Dwayne Johnson Gets Superpowers (and Joins Another Franchise) in the First 'Black Adam' Trailer

    In the latest entry in the DC Extended Universe — and a spinoff from 'Shazam!' — The Rock plays an ancient prisoner turned god.

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    'A League of Their Own' Has Been Turned Into a TV Series Starring Abbi Jacobson and Nick Offerman

    There's no crying in baseball, again — with 'Broad City' star Abbi Jacobson also co-creating this TV remake of the classic 90s flick.

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    Netflix Has Just Dropped a New Trailer for Its Huge Page-to-Screen Fantasy Series 'The Sandman'

    Based on Neil Gaiman's graphic novels, the series will follow a being called Dream — who is also the king of dreams.

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    The First Trailer for 'What We Do in the Shadows' Season Four Serves Up a Vampire Disco Dance-Off

    Spun off from the beloved Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement-starring movie of the same name, this vamp sitcom keeps bringing the laughs on the small screen.

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    The Third Season of 'The Boys' Is Still a Bloody Ace (and Very Bloody) Antidote to Superhero Fatigue

    The page-to-screen caped crusader satire remains as smart, entertaining, gory and funny — and savvy — in its characteristically OTT third batch of episodes.

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    Ex-Video Store Employee Quentin Tarantino Is Launching His Own Podcast About VHS Tapes

    The acclaimed filmmaker is teaming up with his fellow ex-video store clerk-turned-director Roger Avary on 'The Video Archives', which is named after the Californian shop they worked at in the 80s.

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    HBO Has Just Renewed Taika Waititi and Rhys Darby's 'Our Flag Means Death' for a Second Season

    One of the best shows of 2022 so far, this heartwarming gem of a swashbuckling comedy will sail the streaming seas again.

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    Well, Well, Look Who's Inside Again: Bo Burnham Just Dropped 63 Minutes of 'Inside' Outtakes

    Exactly a year after dropping the best comedy special of 2021, Bo Burnham has unleashed a heap of extra material upon his YouTube channel.

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    Make a couch date with David Attenborough's new dinosaur documentary, a Colin Firth-starring true-crime drama and all the 'Bond'.

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