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The French Film Festival is back and Dan Slevin casts his eye over some highlights. Video

Dan Slevin has high praise for Ken Burns’ latest examination of American cultural history. Video

Dan Slevin rates the Māoriland film Festival as one of the most important and entertaining as any on the calendar. Video

This week the Academy Awards finalists were nominated, and one of the heavily favoured films was The Father, starring Sir Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman. It's up for Oscars for both stars, as well… Audio

Raya and the Last Dragon is the latest production from the famous Disney Animation studios and the first to be set in South East Asia, even if Kumandra is a fictional representation melding several… Video

Raya and the Last Dragon hits cinema screens (and Disney+) this weekend and Dan Slevin sat down (over Zoom) with Raya’s Head of Story, Fawn Veerasunthorn. Video

Dan Slevin looks forward to an autumn, winter and spring of great cinema at his local film society. Video

Dan Slevin is in to discuss his film picks of the week in cinemas and streaming in our homes. Audio

George Clooney’s new film deserves the biggest and best screen you can find – and as much of your attention as you can spare – reports Dan Slevin. Video

Dan Slevin joins Emile with some January picks for what to watch at the cinema and at home. Audio

Dan Slevin describes Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland as “a kind of miracle”. Video

Sound of Metal is a groundbreaking presentation of the deaf experience anchored by one of the finest performances of 2020, reports Dan Slevin. Video

Dan Slevin makes the case for why Pixar’s Soul might be his favourite film of the year. Video

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. Video

Dan Slevin has been watching recent films featuring Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift and David Byrne. Video

I Am Greta captures a young activist discovering her power, says Dan Slevin. Video

Equal #36 in the Sight & Sound Top 50, Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman blows Dan Slevin away. Video

Booksellers are returning to the 1970s way of doing things this Christmas.

Trusting their instincts, and stocking up on the books they think people will want to read.

Gelays in the global supply… Audio

Dan Slevin returns to Japan through the medium of a classic anime romance, The Place Promised in Our Early Days. Video

Dan Slevin reviews Netflix’s hottest new mini-series. Video

Dan Slevin remembers the late Bill Gosden, former director of the New Zealand International Film Festival, who passed away on Friday. Video, Audio

The equal rights for women campaign – and the powerful female resistance – gets a quality TV treatment starring Cate Blanchett, reports Dan Slevin. Video

Despite the trend in recent years towards e-books, independent bookshops are popping up all across the country.

Four new shops opened in the past few months, and another is due to open in Wellington… Video, Audio