Movies
Review - Mr Burton
Mr Burton is the story of a directionless schoolboy in wartime Wales called Richie Jenkins. He is taken under the wing of his teacher, borrows his name and becomes Wales's greatest theatrical star… Audio
Review - The Friend
The Friend sees a grieving New York writer find herself the unwilling recipient of her dead friend's pet - a gigantic Great Dane called Apollo. Starring Naomi Watts, Bill Murray and a gigantic dog… Audio
Great Dames
Simon Morris looks at three films starring strong contenders to follow Dame Maggie, Dame Judi and Dame Helen. Lesley Manville features in Mr Burton, Naomi Watts shines in The Friend and Jamie Lee… Audio
Smash hit film Tinā surpasses Whale Rider at box office
Tinā director Miki Magasiva says the achievement is a "huge milestone" and he's still overwhelmed by the continued success.
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile to review Riviera Revenge (in cinemas), The Friend (in cinemas) and The Pickup (Prime Video). Audio
Review: French Hitchcockian homage lacks seasoning
Foraged mushrooms cause issues again, this time in French psychological drama.
How two dames met and made a documentary
When they met for the first time at a Rita Angus retrospective, the idea for Grace: A Prayer for Peace was born.
Review : Together
Together features real-life husband and wife Dave Franco and Allison Brie as a couple who find themselves getting closer than they intended, with horrific consequences. Co starring Damon Herriman… Audio
Review : Riviera Revenge
Riviera Revenge is another popular comedy from French comedy master Ivan Calbérac (The Tasting). A long-married couple's lives are upended when some 40-year-old letters prove the wife had a brief… Audio
Review : When Fall Is Coming
When Fall Is Coming is a Hitchcock-style thriller about a woman who finds herself accused of planning to murder her own daughter to get custody of her grandson? She enlists an unlikely ally to clear… Audio
Genre Specific
Simon Morris looks at three films that aim at very specific audiences - horror film Together, and from France, an elegant mystery thriller called When Fall Is Coming, and a traditional French sex… Audio
Bookmarks with actor Stacey Leilua
Time for bookmarks, that time of the week when we get one interesting person to delve into some of their favourite things. Actor and creative producer Stacey Leilua joins Jesse today. Stacey has been… Audio
Jane Campion's pop-up film school is making waves
A few years ago Oscar and Palme d'Or-winning Kiwi filmmaker Dame Jane Campion announced a pop-up film school called 'A Wave in the Ocean'. The project was supported by Netflix and ran as a 12-month… Audio
Sam Neill wins Logie for his role in The Twelve
Sam Neill is one of two Kiwis to win trophies at Australia's biggest television awards, the Logies. Neill spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
NZ Film Festival kicks off in AKL
The New Zealand international film festival has kicked off in Auckland. Opening the festival was Cannes Festival Palme d'Or winner 'It Was Just An Accident'. Critic and entertainment journalist Kate… Audio
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review The Life of Chuck (Flanagan, 2025), Sunday Best: the Untold Story of Ed Sullivan (Jenkins, 2025) and 60 Years of Fantastic Four in 90… Audio
Why Jason Momoa's Hawaiian epic was made in New Zealand
It's a triumph of Hawaiians telling their own stories - but it's made in Aotearoa.
Happy Gilmore 2 pales next to its predecessor
Adam Sandler's return as the eponymous golfer is a breezy and intermittently funny comedy that sticks to the playbook of every decades-later sequel.
The Life of Chuck: a film for grown-ups wrestling with the big questions of life
This Stephen King adaptation takes on the meaning of life, death and the universe.
Review: The Fantastic Four First steps
The first family of the Marvel Cinematic Universe defend Earth from a planet eating supervillain - reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
