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Summer holidays movie special: Our critics’ picks of the flicks

Posted: 2024-12-21 18:30:00

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SMH Movie reviews: Summer holidays special

<noscript/><div id="app" readability="5.1919319826339"><p>Summer holidays movie special: Our critics’ picks of the flicks</p><div class="_2lciU" role="" readability="9"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="QMY9O idv27" focusable="false" height="1em" width="1em"><use xlink:href="https://www.smh.com.au/#icon-exclamation"/></svg><p>We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. 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