5 Feb 2026

Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

From Nights, 8:35 pm on 5 February 2026

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Nights' resident screen critic, Dan Slevin is back with more movie and TV recommendations.

Tonight his picks are Space 1999 (Derek Wadsworth/ATV Music), We Bury the Dead (Hilditch, 2024), Death by Lightning (Makowsky, 2025) and This Is New Zealand (Macdonald, 1970).

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2024
de Sam Yates
Daisy Ridley.
COLLECTION CHRISTOPHEL © 55 Films - Align - Werewolf Films (Photo by 55 Films - Align - Werewolf Film / Collection ChristopheL via AFP)

English actress Daisy Ridley stars in "We Bury the Dead" Photo: 55 FILMS - ALIGN - WEREWOLF FILM/AFP

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