Dan Slevin
Hugh Grant is enjoying himself as Jeremy Thorpe in A Very English Scandal
Hugh Grant is the best thing by miles in the BBC adaptation of John Preston’s best-selling book, says Dan Slevin. Video
Rancho Notorious 05/04: “Festival Highlights”
After a long hiatus, Dan and Kailey are back at Rancho Notorious for a special episode looking ahead to the 2018 New Zealand International Film Festival. Audio
Rancho Notorious 5/02: Pork Pies
Dan and Kailey are joined by Hayden Frost from the Never Repeats podcast (who are watching every single NZ film from 1977 to the present day) to discuss the new remake of Goodbye Pork Pie and RNZ… Video, Audio
Rancho Notorious 5/01: “I am a passenger, and I ride and I ride...”
Season five kicks off earlier than expected with Dan and Kailey discussing sci-fi blockbuster Passengers and the large amount of criticism it has received. Audio
Rancho Notorious 4/19: A Very Rancho Christmas 3
The third annual Christmas dinner and informal summary of the year in film featuring special guests Sarah McMullan, John Leigh, Mike Dickison as well as a survey of the year in Australian film with… Audio
At The Movies for 16 November 2016
This week Simon Morris reviews two movies, both starring Amy Adams, that are being tipped for Oscar nominations and Dan Slevin talks to David Mackenzie, director of Hell or High Water. Video, Audio
At The Movies for 16 November 2016
This week Simon Morris reviews two movies, both starring Amy Adams, that are being tipped for Oscar nominations and Dan Slevin talks to David Mackenzie, director of Hell or High Water.
Video, AudioRancho Notorious 4/18b: Extra! Extra!
Kailey is back in New Zealand – and staying at Rancho Notorious so we thought we’d add one more episode to Season Four. Audio
Rancho Notorious 4/18: Hot Mess
Kailey is in Vancouver for VIFF and Dan is in Silverstream with Rajeev from the N to Z of Film podcast, plus reviews of The Magnificent Seven and Inferno. Audio
Rancho Notorious 4/16: International Relations
Kailey is in Vancouver reviewing The Light Between Oceans and Dan is in Silverstream talking to Simon Bunckenburg who is in London. Video, Audio
The best films of the 21st Century (so far)
The BBC asked 177 influential film critics (i.e. not Dan Slevin) to select their favourite films since 2000 and turned those selections into a list of the 100 best of the millennium. Dan assessed the… Video, Audio
Gene Wilder – an appreciation
Movie great Gene Wilder has passed away and Dan Slevin joined Jesse Mulligan this afternoon to celebrate the life and achievements of one of Hollywood’s best-loved performers. Video, Audio
Rancho Notorious 4/15: Kubo tugs the heart strings
Kailey Carruthers and Dan Slevin wrap up this year’s New Zealand International Film Festival and review the new Ghostbusters and Kubo and the Two Strings. Video, Audio
Olympian screens
With the Games of the XXXI Olympiad only days away, Dan Slevin chatted to Jesse Mulligan about the way the Summer Olympics have been represented in cinema. Video, Audio
Conventional movies
American political conventions have always been hotbeds of intrigue and drama – even when the result is a foregone conclusion – and Hollywood has often used them as a backdrop. Dan Slevin selects some… Video, Audio
Reboot Yourself!
With a new Ghostbusters and new Star Trek hitting cinemas (and new Terry Teo on demand), Dan Slevin discusses the phenomenon of the reboot with Jesse Mulligan on Afternoons. Video, Audio
Roald and the Giant Screen
With Steven Spielberg’s The BFG in cinemas this week, Dan Slevin chats to Afternoons’ Jesse Mulligan about the history of Roald Dahl adaptations on the big screen. Video, Audio
Bill Cunningham and New York fashion
Dan Slevin talks to Jesse Mulligan on Afternoons about influential fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (subject of 2010’s Bill Cunningham New York) and other documentary portraits of the New York… Video, Audio
NZIFF 2016 Programme Launch – First look
Widescreen’s Dan Slevin chats to Jon Bridges for Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan about this year’s New Zealand International Film Festival programme which was launched yesterday. Video, Audio
Football at the Movies
To celebrate the current Euro 2016 and Copa America Centenario championships, Dan Slevin chats to Jesse Mulligan on Afternoons about how football has been portrayed in the movies. Video, Audio