Movies
Review: The Old Oak
Dan Slevin reviewsThe Old Oak, 87-year-old director Ken Loach's latest film about a clash of cultures in an English village. Audio
Review: The Old Oak
Dan Slevin reviewsThe Old Oak, 87-year-old director Ken Loach's latest film about a clash of cultures in an English village.
AudioFifty best films: Rear Window
Up from number 54 to 38 in the 2022 Sight & Sound 2022 Top 50, Hitchcock's Rear Window is almost flawless entertainment, says Dan Slevin. Video
Why being in 'the worst movie of all time' wasn't a bad thing
Greg Sestero, best known as the character 'Mark' in the infamously so-bad-it's-good film The Room, is touring around New Zealand to celebrate the film's 20th anniversary. Audio
At The Movies - Jack Mimoun
Jack Mimoun and the secrets of Val Verde is a romp about a fake survival-expert who's hired to find the lost treasure of the pirate known as The Buzzard. Written, directed and starring French movie… Audio
At the Movies for Wednesday 29 November 2023
Simon Morris reviews a trio of films "based on real life". They may be historically suspect, but their subjects were all equally unreliable when they told their own stories - the most famous leader of… Audio
Review: Napoleon
Sir Ridley Scott's Napoleon is a spectacular attempt to portray the enigmatic Corsican soldier who ended up ruling most of Europe. Starring Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) as Bonaparte and Vanessa Kirby (The… Video, Audio
Review: Nyad
Nyad tells the (mostly) true of long-distance swimmer Diane Nyad who failed to swim from Cuba to Florida, then decided to try again 30 years later at the age of 60. Starring Annette Bening and Jodie… Video, Audio
Review: Nyad
Nyad tells the (mostly) true of long-distance swimmer Diane Nyad who failed to swim from Cuba to Florida, then decided to try again 30 years later at the age of 60. Starring Annette Bening and Jodie…
Video, AudioReview: Napoleon
Sir Ridley Scott's Napoleon is a spectacular attempt to portray the enigmatic Corsican soldier who ended up ruling most of Europe. Starring Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) as Bonaparte and Vanessa Kirby (The…
Video, AudioGrindhouse gets the full Blu-ray treatment
Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’ celebration of cheap and nasty filmmaking, Grindhouse, comes home in a paradoxically beautiful package, reports Dan Slevin. Video
ThreeNow: Is there anything for film lovers?
The free streamer has had a facelift, with performance and reliability improvements, but has the feature film offering also improved, asks Dan Slevin. Video
Short-Cut with Dan Slevin
This week Dan's got 3 movies for us including a dystopian future comedy, a focused on the biggest star on television in the 1970s and the the original documentary that inspired Taika Waititi's new… Audio
'Fred Is Cold' and the first Mental Health Film Fest.
Aotearoa's first Mental Health Film Festival is currently touring the country. It's had stops in Auckland & Christchurch, with events in Wellington, Hamilton, Napier & Tauranga still to come. The… Audio
Fifty best films: Bicycle Thieves
What was originally a neorealist classic about a specific time and place has become a universal portrait of the grinding tragedy of poverty, says Dan Slevin. Video
Review: Saltburn
Saltburn finds a penniless student invited to the country house of the aristocratic Catton family. Starring Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin), Rosamund Pike (Gone girl) and Archie Madekwe… Video, Audio
Review: Saltburn
Saltburn finds a penniless student invited to the country house of the aristocratic Catton family. Starring Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin), Rosamund Pike (Gone girl) and Archie Madekwe…
Video, AudioNext Goal WIns – the original documentary
This 2014 film is one the most uplifting and positive sports movies of all time, according to Dan Slevin. Video
Pasifika stories scores big on the silver screen
Pasifika actors dominate in Taika Waititi's latest film, 'Next Goal Wins'. Audio
What is the best sitcom on TV and why is it Upload?
Now in its third season, Prime Video’s high tech satire hits new heights, reports Dan Slevin. Video
