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Andrew Haigh’s film about a lonely screenwriter who returns to his family home for inspiration is reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio

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

For years, the idea of a thriving New Zealand film industry was a dream that seemed against the odds: financial, and the cultural cringe. But eventually regular film production began. This episode of… Audio

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

German film maker Wim Wenders brings his introspective style to the big screen this year with new film Perfect Days, which follows ageing bathroom attendant Hirayama as he goes about his day in Tokyo… Audio

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

It's a new year, which means there are a bunch of new movies in the theatres this week. RNZ producer Jessica Keane checks out the latest kids' film from Disney and a couple of deliciously dark… Video, Audio

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