Friday reviews: 6 October 2023

Uproar, November, The Tasting and The Exorcist: Believer are all in cinemas, Reptile is on Netflix, Flora and Son is on Apple TV+

One of the challenges of reviewing films in New Zealand is what to do with local product that you are connected to – which in my case is most of them. After years in around film and performing arts, the chances are that there is someone in the credits that I’ve worked with or are friends with.

Do you pull your punches? I once reviewed a theatre show that…