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The BBC asked 177 influential film critics (i.e. not Dan Slevin) to select their favourite films since 2000 and turned those selections into a list of the 100 best of the millennium. Dan assessed the… Read more Video, Audio

The fine documentary about the song Poi E proves that Dalvanius Prime was more influential (and heroic) than any All Black captain, says Dan Slevin. Read more

Movie great Gene Wilder has passed away and Dan Slevin joined Jesse Mulligan this afternoon to celebrate the life and achievements of one of Hollywood’s best-loved performers. Read more Video, Audio

Home Video Angelina Jolie’s third directorial outing was savaged by critics and ignored by audiences. Dan Slevin offers some reasons why you might want to seek it out on home video. Read more Video

Kubo proves that the Laika animation studio should be considered up there with Pixar, says Dan Slevin. Read more Video, Audio

Kailey Carruthers and Dan Slevin wrap up this year’s New Zealand International Film Festival and review the new Ghostbusters and Kubo and the Two Strings. Read more Video, Audio

As the Wellington leg of the New Zealand International Film Festival announces another year of record attendances, Dan Slevin limps across the finish line with his final festival diary entry for 2016.

As the New Zealand International Film Festival makes its way around the country, Dan Slevin reports on his experience of the Wellington event including three films directed by women: The Innocents, … Read more

The publication of Dad Goes to the Movies (1941) – Les Tweedie’s World Ward II diaries including all the films he saw that year – prompted Dan Slevin to think about all the ways film buffs like to… Read more Audio

As the New Zealand International Film Festival makes its way across the country, Dan Slevin has been watching more of the festival's highlights including Cannes favourite Toni Erdmann and Marlon… Read more

Dan Slevin’s latest post from the New Zealand International Film Festival in Wellington, featuring Equity, Chronesthesia, Sieranevada and Truman. Read more

With the Games of the XXXI Olympiad only days away, Dan Slevin chatted to Jesse Mulligan about the way the Summer Olympics have been represented in cinema. Read more Video, Audio

The festival has completed its Auckland season but continues in Wellington. Here’s Dan Slevin’s second snapshot of his festival. Read more

The New Zealand International Film Festival has arrived in Wellington and Dan Slevin reports on what he saw on opening weekend. Read more

American political conventions have always been hotbeds of intrigue and drama – even when the result is a foregone conclusion – and Hollywood has often used them as a backdrop. Dan Slevin selects some… Read more Video, Audio

As the latest feature film hits big screens,the Star Trek vision of a peaceful and inclusive society seems further off than ever, says Dan Slevin. Read more Video

With a new Ghostbusters and new Star Trek hitting cinemas (and new Terry Teo on demand), Dan Slevin discusses the phenomenon of the reboot with Jesse Mulligan on Afternoons. Read more Video, Audio

The New Zealand International Film Festival programme rewards those who dig a little deeper so Dan Slevin reviews a few of the smaller films on offer in this year’s event. Read more

With Steven Spielberg’s The BFG in cinemas this week, Dan Slevin chats to Afternoons’ Jesse Mulligan about the history of Roald Dahl adaptations on the big screen. Read more Video, Audio

NZIFF director Bill Gosden visits Rancho Notorious for freshly baked muffins and freshly brewed coffee and to chat about this year's event which opens in Auckland on Thursday. Dan also interviews… Read more Audio