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A Summer Summary
If you spent the last month on a beach and not in a cinema, what did you miss? Dan Slevin briefly summarises the fifteen mainstream films that featured in cinemas between Boxing Day and Wellington… Audio
Blue Smoke: Songs for New Zealand Films
For years, the idea of a thriving New Zealand film industry was a dream that seemed against the odds: financial, and the cultural cringe. But eventually regular film production began. This episode of… Audio
Review: Night Swim
There’s nothing that can’t be haunted at the movies, says Dan Slevin. Video
Wim Wenders: Behind the camera on new film Perfect Days
German film maker Wim Wenders brings his introspective style to the big screen this year with new film Perfect Days, which follows ageing bathroom attendant Hirayama as he goes about his day in Tokyo… Audio
Review: The Boys in the Boat
Dan Slevin says that The Boys in the Boat really is the kind of film they don’t make anymore. Video
Review: Two Tickets to Greece
Old friends rekindle their teenage friendship in a film that belatedly discovers some bite, reports Dan Slevin. Video
Review: Dream Scenario
Nicolas Cage is at his watchable best in this satirical take on influencer culture, says Dan Slevin. Video
Review: Ferrari
Penélope Cruz supercharges Michael Mann’s tribute to 20th century racing car culture, says Dan Slevin. Video
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.