Widescreen
RNZ’s online guide to what’s playing on our screens — with Dan Slevin.
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Review: Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?
While the story is not so engaging you can wallow in the images and sound of Fireworks, says Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Fifty best films: Voyage to Italy
Critics argue that Rossellini’s Voyage to Italy is the first example of modern cinema and Dan Slevin finds it hard to argue. Read more Video
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The best movies new to streaming this month (so far)
Netflix has the best feature film offers this month, according to Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Introducing Kanopy
If you don’t want to pay for yet another streamer, try a free service from your public library, says Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Introducing Disney+
The House of Mouse has joined the streaming wars and Dan Slevin has been delving into what’s available. Read more Video
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Kiki at 30: Kiki’s Delivery Service
Ghibli’s Kiki gets the boxset treatment and Dan Slevin approves. Read more Video
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Review: Bombshell – The Hedy Lamarr Story
Hedy Lamarr’s story is inspiring and dispiriting in equal measure, says Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Review: The King
David Michôd and Joel Edgerton’s The King reinvents Henry V for Netflix, says Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Review: My Generation
Nostalgia for the 60s is the reason for My Generation, presented by Michael Caine and screening tonight on Rialto Channel, to exist, according to Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Introducing Apple TV+
Apple’s new subscription streaming service launched last weekend and Dan Slevin has been checking out the tentpole offerings. Read more Video
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Review: Shadow
Shadow is a stylish and operatic martial arts epic, according to Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Fifty best films: Pather Panchali
The only film from India in Sight & Sound’s survey of the top 50 films of all time is Pather Panchali from 1955. Read more
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Review: Dolemite Is My Name
Dolemite Is My Name is a joyful tribute to a movie maverick and contains a tour-de-force performance from Eddie Murphy, writes Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Review: The Laundromat
The Laundromat is yet another Hollywood film that tries to explain complex financial and political topics in light-hearted – and arguably patronising – ways, reports Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Review: Gemini Man & HFR
Ang Lee is trying to reinvent the technology of cinema and Gemini Man is his latest attempt. Dan Slevin investigates. Read more Video
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Review: El Camino
El Camino is a new Netflix feature following up events from the final episode of Breaking Bad. Dan Slevin asks whether it is necessary (or just welcome). Read more Video
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Capital in the 21st Century: Justin Pemberton interviewed
New Zealand director Justin Pemberton’s adaptation of Thomas Piketty’s magnum opus Capital in the 21st Century opens in cinemas this weekend. Dan Slevin spoke to him about turning a dense economics… Read more Video
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Movie review: Domino
American filmmaker Brian De Palma is back in the director’s chair after seven years – and the thriller he's made is out of time and out of taste, reports Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Review: Sorry for Your Loss S1
If Dan Slevin told you that one of the best TV shows about loss and grief was on Facebook, would you believe him? Read more Video
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Preview: Lars von Trier festival on Rialto Channel
Lars von Trier, the great cinematic poet of depression, is celebrated on Rialto Channel this month and Dan Slevin has had a look at the schedule. Read more Video
Widescreen
Widescreen is a curated corner of the RNZ website dedicated to what’s on our screens. Producer and presenter Dan Slevin reviews the biggest and the smallest new cinema releases, highlights the best and worst of the direct-to-video and streaming sectors plus interviews with fascinating film people, podcasting with some of New Zealand’s smartest film brains and highlights of all the great movie content produced by other bits of Radio New Zealand.
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