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    Jul 16, 2023 2 minutes

    SATURDAY JULY 22

    THE DRAGON PEARL

    A lesser lizard wizard

    Whakaata Māori, 7.00pm

    Jurassic Park veteran Sam Neill is back on saving-children-from-ancient-monsters duty in this cheap, cheerful and slightly crummy Aussie-Chinese family film. It centres on two kids visiting their parents’ archaeological dig in China, only to encounter an ancient beastie. (2011)

    EMILY

    A fine gothic romance

    Rialto, 8.30pm

    Australian actor Frances despite her cloistered existence with her literary siblings. Emma Mackey is terrific as Emily, here delivered as a Cathy figure to Oliver Jackson-Cohen’s Heathcliff-like William Weightman, the young curate. (2022)

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