Widescreen
RNZ’s online guide to what’s playing on our screens — with Dan Slevin.
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Review: Nomadland
Dan Slevin describes Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland as “a kind of miracle”. Read more Video
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Review: Sound of Metal
Sound of Metal is a groundbreaking presentation of the deaf experience anchored by one of the finest performances of 2020, reports Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Review: Soul
Dan Slevin makes the case for why Pixar’s Soul might be his favourite film of the year. Read more Video
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Review: Wonder Woman 1984
After almost a year, Dan Slevin finally goes back to the cinema to watch a Hollywood blockbuster. Here is his verdict on Wonder Woman 1984. Read more Video
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Review: Three Music Movies
Dan Slevin has been watching recent films featuring Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift and David Byrne. Read more Video
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Review: I Am Greta
I Am Greta captures a young activist discovering her power, says Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Fifty best films: Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Equal #36 in the Sight & Sound Top 50, Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman blows Dan Slevin away. Read more Video
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Review: The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Dan Slevin returns to Japan through the medium of a classic anime romance, The Place Promised in Our Early Days. Read more Video
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Review: The Queen’s Gambit
Dan Slevin reviews Netflix’s hottest new mini-series. Read more Video
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Remembering Bill Gosden
Dan Slevin remembers the late Bill Gosden, former director of the New Zealand International Film Festival, who passed away on Friday. Read more Video, Audio
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Review: Mrs. America
The equal rights for women campaign – and the powerful female resistance – gets a quality TV treatment starring Cate Blanchett, reports Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Review: On the Rocks
Sofia Coppola reunites with Bill Murray for some tepid comedy set among the Manhattan elite, reports Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Review: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Sacha Baron Cohen’s new Borat movie has already made headlines around the world. Dan Slevin checks in on whether it is also actually funny. Read more Video
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Review: Totally Under Control
Dan Slevin watches a new documentary that carefully retraces all of the failures of the US government’s response to Covid-19. Read more Video
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Fifty best films: La dolce vita
Fellini’s 1960 Palme d’Or winner is one of the icons of 20th century cinema and currently 39th (equal with The 400 Blows) in the Sight & Sound Top 50 films of all time, reports Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Review: Property Brothers
Dan Slevin has finally fallen for ‘reality’ television – but it’s nice reality television. Introducing the empire of affability that is the Property Brothers. Read more Video
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Review: Ted Lasso
Dan Slevin hates it when he likes things he is supposed to hate. Read more Video
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Review: Mulan
Disney’s Mulan is bypassing the big screen to the disappointment of Kiwi cinema audiences. Dan Slevin assesses what is now a premium online product. Read more Video
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Review: Fosse/Verdon
Dan Slevin delights in a TV show about Broadway. Read more Video
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Review: Project Power
Dan Slevin reports on Netflix’s new big budget VFX extravaganza (that also tries to have a bit of real life grit in the mix). Read more Video
Widescreen
Widescreen is a curated corner of the RNZ website dedicated to what’s on our screens. Producer and presenter Dan Slevin reviews the biggest and the smallest new cinema releases, highlights the best and worst of the direct-to-video and streaming sectors plus interviews with fascinating film people, podcasting with some of New Zealand’s smartest film brains and highlights of all the great movie content produced by other bits of Radio New Zealand.
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