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Review: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
The crime committed by Aquaman is how much it cost to make, not anything on the actual screen, says Dan Slevin. Video
Review: Poor Things
Poor Things is very entertaining but is it really OK to laugh, asks Dan Slevin. Video
Summer movie reviews: Wish, Poor Things & Dream Scenario
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
Review: Anyone But You
Dan Slevin says that it’s the Shakespeare that works best in this modern update of Much Ado About Nothing. Video
Review: One Life
Sir Anthony Hopkins carries this moving drama about one of the 20th century’s unsung heroes, says Dan Slevin. Video
White Lotus' Mike White gets his ducks in a row with Migration
Adults will groan at some of the jokes, but this animated duck fantasy shouldn’t bore younger filmgoers, says Dan Slevin. Video
Remembering the international celebrities we lost in 2023
From punk rockers to crooners, best friends to magicians, the world lost some well-known faces and creative geniuses this year.
Review: Rebel Moon – Part One – A Child of Fire
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
Review: Disney’s Wish
Disney celebrates its centenary with a coldly calculated confection, reports Dan Slevin. Video
Film Review with Sam Hollis and Graeme Tuckett
Today our two film reviewers Sam Hollis and Graeme Tuckett join forces to talk about the movies of 2023, what they loved and what they'd give a miss. GRAEME'S LIST 5. Killers of the Flower Moon 4… Audio
Fifty best films: Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot is still the only pure comedy in the Sight & Sound list of the top 50 films of all time, reports Dan Slevin. Video
Critics' Choice: Films of the year
RNZ's very own stable of movie buffs pick their two favourites films of the year.
At the Movies for Wednesday 20 December 2023
On At the Movies, Dan Slevin reviews WONKA, the origin story of the magical musical confectionery maker, starring Timothée Chalamet; CHICKEN RUN: DAWN OF THE NUGGET, the long-awaited sequel to the… Audio
Review : Showing Up
Dan Slevin reviews the new film from director Kelly Reichardt and actor Michelle Williams about a struggling sculptor who finds that life keeps getting in the way of her work. Audio
Review : Chicken Run : Dawn of the Nugget
Dan Slevin reviews the long-awaited sequel to the 2000 fowl animated classic from Aardman Studios, streaming on Netflix. Audio
Review : Wonka
Dan Slevin reviews the origin story of the magical musical confectionery maker, starring Timothée Chalamet. Audio
Bookmarks with Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne
Today's bookmarks guest has been in Aotearoa's biggest films in recent years, Taika Waititi's Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Cousins and Whina. Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne is unstoppable. She's starring… Audio
Where has all the classic television gone?
The rest of the world gets to enjoy decades of great television on dozens of different streaming services. What is there for New Zealand, asks Dan Slevin.
British 'Schindler' has his story told on the big screen
Boxing Day films are usually blockbusters with big special effects but One Life (starring Sir Anthony Hopkins) tells an epic story that is powerfully human at the same time. It's about Sir Nicholas… Video, Audio
Christmas entertainment - the 2023 vintage
Dan Slevin samples three out of the dozens of new Christmas entertainments that are new to streaming this holiday season. Video