10 Apr 2025

Screentime: Dying for Sex, The Grand Tour, The Amateur

From Nine To Noon, 11:45 am on 10 April 2025
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Film and television reviewer Tom Augustine starts by reviewing the White Lotus season three finale - did it live up to the hype of the previous two season?

Michelle Williams stars in a new American dramady based on a true story of a woman diagnosed with breast cancer who ends her marriage to explore her sexuality before death in Dying for Sex (Disney). 

The Grand Tour (in cinemas) is an award-winning historical drama film about a man fleeing his fiancé in the dying days of the British empire.

And The Amateur (cinemas), sees Rami Malek as a desk-bound CIA employee who seeks revenge following the death of his wife in a London terror attack.

Tom Augustine is a Tāmaki based filmmaker and critic. He writes for Rialto Channel's View Magazine and Metro Magazine. Tom is the co-programmer of the Capitol Cinema Film Club, which shows rare and underseen gems from throughout cinema history monthly.

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