Movies
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review The Life of Chuck (Flanagan, 2025), Sunday Best: the Untold Story of Ed Sullivan (Jenkins, 2025) and 60 Years of Fantastic Four in 90… Audio
Why Jason Momoa's Hawaiian epic was made in New Zealand
It's a triumph of Hawaiians telling their own stories - but it's made in Aotearoa.
Happy Gilmore 2 pales next to its predecessor
Adam Sandler's return as the eponymous golfer is a breezy and intermittently funny comedy that sticks to the playbook of every decades-later sequel.
The Life of Chuck: a film for grown-ups wrestling with the big questions of life
This Stephen King adaptation takes on the meaning of life, death and the universe.
Review: The Fantastic Four First steps
The first family of the Marvel Cinematic Universe defend Earth from a planet eating supervillain - reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
INTERVIEW: A Viewing Guide to the Pandemic
Dan Slevin interviews film critic Richard Scheib about his new book - a comprehensive survey of films about plagues and contagion. Audio
FULL SHOW: A Family Affair
Dan Slevin reviews two new films in cinemas: In The Fantastic Four: First Steps, the first family of the Marvel Cinematic Universe defend Earth from a planet eating supervillain; The Life of Chuck is… Audio
Review: The Life of Chuck
Dan Slevin reviews a moving adaptation of a Stephen King novella about life, death and mathematics. Audio
‘Don’t tell me!’ Why some people love spoilers - and others run a mile
Why do some of us crave surprise and suspense, while others find comfort in instant resolution? (This article contains spoilers!)
Ebony and Ivory: the film that isn't about Paul McCartney & Steve Wonder's duet on the Mull of Kintyre
Jim Hosking's third comedy feature Ebony and Ivory is one of the films opening Whanau Marama New Zealand International Film Festival in four centres soon. It is an unapologetically bonkers fictional… Audio
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review The Fantastic Four: First Steps (in cinemas), Giri/Haji (Netflix) and The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (Tubi).
…Earnest script, '60s vibe and Pedro Pascal: Is Fantastic Four reboot good?
Marvel's first family is back on the big screen with a retro aesthetic, a star-studded cast and a hunger to wipe the superhero movie slate clean.
Review - The Divine Sarah Bernhardt
A French actress becomes the first global superstar. Audio
Review - Friendship
A Middle-aged man thinks he's found his new best friend, but it turns out that it's the breaking up that's hard to do. Audio
Review - I Know What You Did Last Summer
The cosy tourist town of Southport welcomes back a demented serial killer from thirty years ago. Audio
Review - Four Letters of Love
West of Ireland is the setting for a romantic miracle - well, sort of. Audio
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan. Audio
Review: Bride Hard tries hard but misses mark
Rebel Wilson stars in this misfire about a society wedding which is saved from terrorists by one of the bridesmaids - a secret agent on her day off.
'Make it stop': Moviegoers boo 'weird', 'offensive' AI video
Auckland film buffs are decrying the pre-movie video featuring Māori and 'Russell Crowe'.
