Movies
At the Movies for 14 June 2023
On At the Movies, Dan Slevin reviews three current releases that feature characters leaving home and the mixed feelings that brings: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is the long awaited sequel to… Audio
Review: The Tank
Dan Slevin reviews a Kiwi-made horror film about a young family who inherits an old house only to discover it's already occupied... by an amphibious creature who doesn't take kindly to their arrival.
…Review: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Dan Slevin recommends this understated and moving British tale, which stars Jim Broadbent and Penelope Wilton. Video, Audio
Review: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Dan Slevin reviews the long awaited sequel to the animated smash hit superhero film from 2018. Video, Audio
Review: The Tank
Dan Slevin reviews a Kiwi-made horror film about a young family who inherits an old house only to discover it's already occupied... by an amphibious creature who doesn't take kindly to their arrival.
… Video, AudioReview: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Dan Slevin recommends this understated and moving British tale, which stars Jim Broadbent and Penelope Wilton.
Video, AudioReview: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Dan Slevin reviews the long awaited sequel to the animated smash hit superhero film from 2018.
Video, AudioBookmarks with Sarah Trotman
Sarah Trotman ONZM is the chief executive of Business Mentors New Zealand, a role she's recently returned to following the impact COVID had on businesses. Audio
'Hair' star Treat Williams dies in motorcycle accident
Actor Treat Williams, who starred in the film musical Hair and the US television series Everwood, has died in a road accident aged 71.
Television Critic: Linda Burgess
Today Linda talks to Anna about Deadloch on Amazon Prime and Somebody Somewhere on Neon. Audio
Film Review with Graeme Tuckett
This week Graeme talks to Jesse about The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, The Tank and some of the highlights from the DOC-EDGE festival. Audio
No country for old film buffs - Why streaming has banished classic cinema
Vertigo? 2001? Citizen Kane? Forget about it. In the age of streaming, NZ film fans still have to hunt down the classic films that would have once been readily available in your local video shop.
No country for old film buffs
We have every streaming service at our fingertips, but finding a cinematic classic is hard going. Graham Smith investigates where all the old movies have gone.
At The Movies for 31 May 2023
Simon Morris welcomes this year's blockbuster season, but can't help noticing there's not much competition for this week's big Disney release. There's a small British feelgood movie, and over on… Audio
Review: The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid is the latest live-action remake of a Disney animated classic. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem and Halle Bailey as Ariel. Directed by Rob Marshall (Chicago, Into the Woods)… Video, Audio
Review: Bank Of Dave
Bank of Dave is the real-life story of a man who defied the establishment to create the first new British bank in 150 years. Starring Rory Kinnear (No Time to Die), Joel Fry (Yesterday) and rock band… Video, Audio
Review: Armageddon Time
Armageddon Time is the story of a young boy in 1980s New York confronted with some harsh realities behind the American Dream. Starring Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong and Sir Anthony Hopkins, it's… Video, Audio
Review: Bank Of Dave
Bank of Dave is the real-life story of a man who defied the establishment to create the first new British bank in 150 years. Starring Rory Kinnear (No Time to Die), Joel Fry (Yesterday) and rock band…
Video, AudioReview: Armageddon Time
Armageddon Time is the story of a young boy in 1980s New York confronted with some harsh realities behind the American Dream. Starring Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong and Sir Anthony Hopkins, it's…
Video, AudioReview: The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid is the latest live-action remake of a Disney animated classic. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem and Halle Bailey as Ariel. Directed by Rob Marshall (Chicago, Into the Woods)…
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