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Dan Slevin reviews the new film from director Alexander Payne about a curmudgeonly boarding school history teacher who has to babysit the kids who can’t go home for the holidays. Audio

Dan Slevin summarises the fifteen mainstream films that featured in cinemas between Boxing Day and Wellington Anniversary, and reviews All of Us Strangers in which a lonely screenwriter who returns to… Audio

There’s nothing that can’t be haunted at the movies, says Dan Slevin. Video

Dan Slevin says that The Boys in the Boat really is the kind of film they don’t make anymore. Video

Old friends rekindle their teenage friendship in a film that belatedly discovers some bite, reports Dan Slevin. Video

Nicolas Cage is at his watchable best in this satirical take on influencer culture, says Dan Slevin. Video

Penélope Cruz supercharges Michael Mann’s tribute to 20^th century racing car culture, says Dan Slevin. Video

The crime committed by Aquaman is how much it cost to make, not anything on the actual screen, says Dan Slevin. Video

Poor Things is very entertaining but is it really OK to laugh, asks Dan Slevin. Video

Dan Slevin says that it’s the Shakespeare that works best in this modern update of Much Ado About Nothing. Video

Sir Anthony Hopkins carries this moving drama about one of the 20^th century’s unsung heroes, says Dan Slevin. Video

Adults will groan at some of the jokes, but this animated duck fantasy shouldn’t bore younger filmgoers, says Dan Slevin. Video

Zack Snyder’s first film for Netflix reeks of rotting carcases of the failed Star Wars knock-offs that it feeds from, reports Dan Slevin. Video

Disney celebrates its centenary with a coldly calculated confection, reports Dan Slevin. Video

Some Like It Hot is still the only pure comedy in the Sight & Sound list of the top 50 films of all time, reports Dan Slevin. Video

RNZ's very own stable of movie buffs pick their two favourites films of the year.

Dan Slevin reviews the new film from director Kelly Reichardt and actor Michelle Williams about a struggling sculptor who finds that life keeps getting in the way of her work. Audio

Dan Slevin reviews the long-awaited sequel to the 2000 fowl animated classic from Aardman Studios, streaming on Netflix. Audio

Dan Slevin reviews the origin story of the magical musical confectionery maker, starring Timothée Chalamet. Audio