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AT THE MOVIES #642 – THE EXCLUDED MIDDLE

Simon Morris wonders what happened to traditional, mainstream movies, squeezed out of the cinemas between, on the one hand, gigantic blockbuster franchises, and on the other, by small, festival-friendly independent films.   He looks at two recent examples – heist movie Now you see me 2, and hostage drama Money monster.  He also talks to New Zealand Film Commission CEO Dave Gibson about a very busy next 12 months.