Movies
China in spotlight as NZ short film festival turns 20
New Zealand film lovers are in for a treat this October - a chance to catch some of the most exciting short films coming out of China.
Review: 'How to Make a Killing' - French farce of the old school
This year's Laure Calamy comedy is a classic example of the French farce - a soufflé built around a Swiss watch.
'The Roses': Colman, Cumberbatch shine in literate, funny remake
The Roses is a gentler remake of the pitch-black 1980s divorce comedy The War Of The Roses and the stars turn out to be worthy successors.
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Our weekly catchup with the Nights' resident screen critic. Audio
Review : How To Make A Killing
How To Make A Killing sees Laure Calamy (Call My Agent) caught up in a tangle of gangsters, refugees, a big bundle of money - and a gigantic black bear. French farce at its most farcical - and French… Audio
Review : The Roses
The Roses is a gentler remake of the pitch-black Eighties divorce comedy The Ear Of The Roses. But stars Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch turn out to be worthy successors. Directed by Jay Roach… Audio
You Have To Laugh
Simon Morris looks at three films that use comedy in different ways to make a point - the divorce comedy The Roses, a film about a traumatic event, Sorry, Baby, that uses humour as a healing tool and… Audio
Review : Sorry , Baby
Sorry, Baby was a big hit when it debuted at Sundance - the story of a young woman getting over a traumatic event. Star, writer and director Eva Victor had never made a feature film before. Produced… Audio
Jacinda Ardern's cousins can stop asking about her doco now
Friends and family have been pestering the former PM about where they can watch her award-winning documentary.
Review: Caught Stealing low on romance and high on violence
Romantic action movie, Caught Stealing, features stars of the moment Austin Butler and Zoë Kravitz.
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review comedy-thriller Fight or Flight (2024) in cinemas now, documentary My Mom Jayne (2025) streaming on Neon, and sci-fi Ad Astra (2019)… Audio
Silent movies, back with a bang
Musicians David Selfe and Jeremy Fitzsimons are touring a series of Charlie Chaplin silent movies to towns and cities across the country over the next month, accompanied by a live score. Audio
Review: The Ballad of Wallis Island a perfect jewel of a film
Writer-stars Tim Key and Tom Basden have made a funny, touching film with characters you'll fall in love with.
Dances With Wolves actor, Graham Greene, has died
The Oscar-nominated actor died in Ontario after a lengthy illness. He was 73.
Review: Vanessa Kirby rivetting in taut thriller
Tucked away on Netflix is the smart, classically plotted thriller Night Always Comes, based on a book by novelist/musician Willy Vlautin.
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic joins Mark Leishman to review action-packed crime thriller Caught Stealing, the biggest film in the world last weekend K Pop Demon Hunters and the classic cult film The… Audio
Review: Mr Burton and how 'the 'voice' was born
One hundred years since actor Richard Burton was born, this film tells the tale of how he emerged from a Welsh working class town, and the man who helped him on his way to international stardom.
Review : Night Always Comes
Night Always Comes sees Vanessa Kirby (The Fantastic Four) as a struggling woman who desperately needs $25 thousand to buy her flat. She just has 12 hours to pull it off. A Netflix thriller, it's… Audio
Review : The Naked Gun
The Naked Gun sees Liam Neeson take the role of Leslie Nielson in the remake of the Eighties cop spoof. Co-starring Pamela Anderson, it's written and directed by Akiva Schaffer (Saturday Night Live)… Audio
Not From Around Here
Simon Morris wonders what you gain, or lose, when you cast a film with people who have to do an accent? This week he looks at three films set in America, but starring English, Australian and Irish… Audio
