Watch our quick guide to films arriving in cinemas this August

Action spectacles, the return of a master director, and other crowd-pleasers join NZ International Film Festival faves heading to wider release this month.

Check out our picks of the month’s new releases heading to cinemas.

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The bizarre brilliance of The Lobster – and everything else leaving Netflix NZ in April

Letting you know what’s leaving Netflix each month, so you can arrange some last-chance viewing.

Steve Newall

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Bosch: Legacy’s final season dares to reckon with the very idea of the righteous loner hero

Still a noir-soaked procedural, final season reckons with its own legacy more directly than most other shows.

Daniel Rutledge

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The highest-grossing New Zealand movies ever… and where to watch them

Here are the heavyweight, box-office champions of Aotearoa cinema.

Steve Newall

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Best new movies and TV series on Netflix New Zealand: April 2025

A full list of everything hitting the world’s biggest streaming service, plus our top recommendations.

Eliza Janssen

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Best new movies and TV series on Disney+ New Zealand: April 2025

Wanna know what’s coming to the House of Mouse this month? Here’s your guide.

Eliza Janssen

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Severance’s existential prodding made season two richer and, quite frankly, more loveable

Season 2 gradually morphed into a battle between “innies” and “outies”, not only in the show but out here, online.

Clarisse Loughrey

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Nicole Kidman suspects Matthew Macfadyen’s a cheater in domestic thriller Holland

Against a kitschy postcard-perfect backdrop, a wife turns amateur detective.

Steve Newall

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Work up an appetite for Aotearoa’s culture with NZ On Screen’s Food Show Collection

NZ On Screen’s new Food Show Collection captures not just tasty morsels but our evolving culture through the decades.

Amelia Berry