Nick Dent
Nick Dent's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
Baby Done (2020)
93%
3/5
“Expect to see Matafeo joining the Hollywood comedy repertory imminently.” –
Time Out
Dec 4, 2021
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Earwig and the Witch (2020)
28%
3/5
“It sacrifices Studio Ghibli's hand-drawn style but it's the absence of the studio's usual emotional beats that's the bigger problem.” –
Time Out
Feb 4, 2021
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Occupation: Rainfall (2020)
56%
3/5
“Sometimes even cheesy movies can be a perfect distillation of the zeitgeist.” –
Time Out
Jan 28, 2021
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Cargo (2017)
88%
4/5
“Cargo's big drawcard is its sheer humanity. There's a lot of tragedy on show here, and you'll have to be made of stern stuff indeed to make it through this outback odyssey without a few tears.” –
Time Out
Jun 14, 2018
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Breath (2017)
80%
3/5
“There's a lot to admire here. [Simon] Baker finds an analogy for Winton's poetic prose in the ocean's undulations and the silent sanctuary of the undersea.... But the movie is blissed out on its own mojo.” –
Time Out Sydney
May 17, 2018
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Sweet Country (2017)
96%
4/5
“Australia now has its High Noon.” –
Time Out
Apr 10, 2018
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The Lunchbox (2013)
97%
3.5/5
“Kaur is dark-eyed and engaging and it would have been nice to see her storyline get equal time. Nevertheless, it's a funny, big-hearted film.” –
Daily Telegraph (Australia)
Dec 13, 2017
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Wonder Wheel (2017)
31%
3.5/5
“[Woody Allen's] new movie is one of his better efforts of late, despite being one of the darkest.” –
Daily Telegraph (Australia)
Dec 6, 2017
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Jungle (2017)
60%
3/5
“Radcliffe throws himself wholeheartedly into the physical demands of this role and the result is a harrowing journey from which it's hard to glean much optimism. The boy might live, but what will be left of him?” –
Time Out Sydney
Nov 16, 2017
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
82%
3/5
“Rupert Wyatt delivers on the giddy pleasures - climbing, leaping, swinging, plus the irresistable high of an upward-rushing learning curve.” –
Time Out Sydney
Sep 27, 2017
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Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
37%
3/5
“This is the low-temperature family romp that Happy Feet 2 should have been.” –
Time Out Sydney
Sep 27, 2017
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August: Osage County (2013)
67%
3/5
“Still, as a story of dysfunctionality begetting dyfunctionality, it packs a blackly funny punch, and Streep's performance is a thing to behold: a venomous arachnid at the centre of a web of familial cruelty.” –
Time Out Sydney
Sep 27, 2017
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Adore (2013)
33%
4/5
“Christopher Hampton's pared-back screenplay and Christophe Beaucarne's ravishing lensmanship locate the action in a reality that is only a blink away from the simmering landscape of the unconscious.” –
Time Out Sydney
Sep 27, 2017
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Cut Snake (2014)
69%
2/5
“Its title suggests a hint of madness: instead, it's utterly conventional and lacking in fangs.” –
Time Out Sydney
Sep 27, 2017
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Submarine (2010)
88%
4/5
“[Submarine] is a wry coming-of-age comedy.” –
Time Out Sydney
Sep 27, 2017
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The Curse Of The Gothic Symphony (2011)
100%
3/5
“Ultimately the film is a testament to moxie of the arts scene in the Sunshine State.” –
Time Out Sydney
Sep 27, 2017
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The Railway Man (2013)
67%
4/5
“This is an effective story of war, peace, forgiveness and revenge.” –
Time Out Sydney
Sep 27, 2017
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Charlie's Country (2013)
95%
4/5
“There are laughs here as well as moments of devastation, thankfully, and genuine joy.” –
Time Out Sydney
Sep 27, 2017
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Parental Guidance (2012)
19%
2/5
“It's about how grandparents are important even though they say weird things and make bad jokes and try to get you excited about boring things, like baseball.” –
Time Out Sydney
Sep 27, 2017
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Mental (2012)
43%
4/5
“There are unusual rewards for viewers willing to climb ev'ry mountain with this deranged guide.” –
Time Out Sydney
Sep 27, 2017
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Jasper Jones (2017)
78%
3/5
“Devotees of the novel will find this a faithful rendering.” –
Time Out Sydney
Sep 27, 2017
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Battleship (2012)
34%
2/5
“Battleship is logic-free Michael Bay-style fodder where nothing's at stake and even the jingoism is hard to take seriously. Everyone loses.” –
Time Out Sydney
Sep 27, 2017
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The Great Gatsby (2013)
48%
4/5
“[Gatsby] is a canonical tale given a fresh spin.” –
Time Out Sydney
Sep 27, 2017
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Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)
81%
4/5
“Parents will smirk at the cameos from King Tut, Agamemnon and Marie Antoinette, while kids will be kept spellbound and accidentally learn a few useful facts too.” –
Time Out Sydney
Sep 27, 2017
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A Chinese Tale (2011)
85%
4/5
“This sweet little tragicomedy about life's absurdities plays out as a buddy movie in which two damaged men from opposite sides of the world find unexpected common ground.” –
Time Out Sydney
Sep 27, 2017
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