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At The Movies
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Join RNZ's reviewers in the best seat in the house as they review the latest movies.
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Culture 101: The Invite, Evil Dead Burn & Islands with Dan Slevin
2d ago00:14:25Tap to summarizeDan Slevin reviews three new films: The Invite, Olivia Wilde's dinner party thriller with Seth Rogen, Edward Norton and Penélope Cruz; Evil Dead Burn, the third reboot instalment filmed in New Zealand; and Islands, a Sam Riley drama where a tennis coach's welcome distraction turns sinister.The Invite TRAILEREvil Dead Burn TRAILERIslands TRAILERGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin: The Odyssey, Propeller One-Way Night Coach and The Day Shall Come
3d ago00:14:44Tap to summarizeNights' Dan Slevin, is one of the best film reviewers in any medium, consistently convincing, insightful, unpretentious, perceptive, thoughtful and articulate. He joins us every Friday night, and here's what's caught his eye this week. Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Susana Lei'ataua to reviewIN CINEMASThe Odyssey (directed by Christopher Nolan). Oppenheimer Oscar-winner Nolan turns to the classics for inspiration as Matt Damon plays the famous hero Odysseus, trying to find his way back to Ithaca and his wife Penelope (Anne Hathaway) and son Telemachus (Tom Holland), 20 years after leaving to fight the Trojan War.PAID STREAMING - Apple TVPropeller One-Way Night Coach (directed by John Travolta). 60-minute family film inspired by Travolta’s own love of flying. In 1962, eight-year-old Jeff (Clark Shotwell) is going on his first plane journey - New York to Los Angeles on the cheapest flight there is, the overnight “milk run” on a TWA Lockheed Constellation. A love letter to the golden age of air travel, based on Travolta’s 1996 children’s book.FREE STREAMING - BeamafilmThe Day Shall Come (directed by Chris Morris, 2019). An ambitious FBI agent (Anna Kendrick) tries to use a naive preacher as a dupe to create a fake terrorist plot. Written by Jesse Armstrong (Succession) and directed by Chris Morris (Four Lions).Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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Afternoons: The Odyssey and Island
4d ago00:10:00Tap to summarizeAfternoons film critic Dominic Corry joins Emile Donovan to review The Odyssey and Island.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →Culture 101: Moana, The Richest Woman In The World & Primavera with Michelle Langstone
1w ago00:17:27Tap to summarizeMichelle Langstone reviews three new films: Moana, the live-action remake with Catherine Laga'aia, Dwayne Johnson, Rena Owen and Frankie Adams; The Richest Woman in the World, an Isabelle Huppert comedy-drama; and Primavera, about a young violinist mentored by Vivaldi.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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Culture 101: Lollipop, Little Brother and Jackass with Dan Slevin
2w ago00:16:07Tap to summarizeDan Slevin reviews three new films: Jackass: Best and Last, the crew's supposed final outing after 26 years; Lollipop, a debut British drama starring Posy Sterling; and Little Brother, a Netflix comedy with John Cena as an estate agent disrupted by a former mentee.Jackass: Best And Last TRAILERLollipop TRAILERLittle Brother TRAILERGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin: Kiki's Delivery Service, Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
2w ago00:13:02Tap to summarizeNights' Dan Slevin, is one of the best film reviewers in any medium, consistently convincing, insightful, unpretentious, perceptive, thoughtful and articulate. He joins us every Friday night, and here's what's caught his eye this week.Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Susana Lei'ataua to review:IN CINEMASKiki’s Delivery Service (directed by Hayao Miyazaki, 1989). Returning to cinemas - IMAX in fact - is one of Studio Ghibli’s most beloved animated films. Kiki is a witch and the rules say that when you get to 13-years-old, you have to go out on your own. With her spirit animal (a black cat named Jiji) she tries to make a life helping other people but soon discovers that independence is not all it's cracked up to be.PAID STREAMING - HBO MaxMel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (Directed by Judd Apatow, 2025). This week was the one hundredth birthday of comedian and filmmaker Mel Brooks. This two-part documentary was made to celebrate his 99th and riffs on one of his earliest TV characters, The 2000 Year Old Man, featuring appearances from friends Carl Reiner (and son Rob Reiner, both now gone), Ben Stiller, Conan O’Brien, Jerry Seinfeld and Patton Oswalt.FREE STREAMING - Three NowWilly Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (directed by Mel Stuart, 1971). On the subject of Mel Brooks, his great collaborator the late Gene Wilder’s most cherished performance is on Three Now.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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Afternoons: Minions vs Monsters, Super Girl
3w ago00:11:57Tap to summarizeAfternoons Film Critic Kate Rodger joins Emile to share her thoughts on some school holiday movies.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →Culture 101: Minions & Monsters, Supergirl and Toy Story 5 with Kate Rodger
3w ago00:13:42Tap to summarizeKate Rodger reviews three new films: Supergirl, an interstellar mission of vengeance and justice; Minions & Monsters, the latest from the Despicable Me universe; and Toy Story 5, with Buzz, Woody and Jessie facing a new threat to playtime.Minions & Monsters TRAILERSupergirl TRAILERToy Story 5 TRAILERGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin: Supergirl, One Hundred Years of Solitude and Would I Lie To You
3w ago00:11:01Tap to summarizeNights' Dan Slevin, one of the best film reviewers in any medium, is consistently convincing, insightful, unpretentious, perceptive, thoughtful and articulate. He joins us every Friday night, and here's what's caught his eye this week.Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Susana Lei'ataua to review:IN CINEMASSupergirl (directed by Craig Gillespie). New addition to James Gunn’s DC Comics cinematic universe, Australian Milly Alcock plays Superman’s cousin, Kara. Unlike Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman, Kara arrived on Earth as a teenager and is experiencing all the alienation and grief that results from being separated from her parents and community. When her only companion, Krypton the superdog, is poisoned by Brgands, she has to learn how to use her powers to save him - and another orphan (Eve Ridley) with revenge on her mind.PAID STREAMING - NetflixOne Hundred Years of Solitude (directed by Alex García López and Laura Mora, 2024-26). An epic adaptation of the legendary magical realist 1967 novel by Gabriel García Márquez, this is the biggest film or television production to come out of Colombia. A multigenerational story of a family and a town against the background of the sweeping social and political changes in Latin America across the second half of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th.FREE STREAMING - TVNZ+ and ThreeNowWould I Lie to You (2007). Now in its 19th season, this is a hit British comedy panel show where celebrity guests share unbelievable stories, as panellists attempt to separate truth from lies.[picture id="4JMFTF3_supergirl_webp" crop="16x10" layout="full"]Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →Culture 101: Obession, Backrooms and Office Romance with Michelle Langstone
Jun 2100:15:37Tap to summarizeMichelle Langstone reviews three new films: Obsession, a horror about a wish granted too literally, starring Inde Navarrette; Backrooms, YouTuber Kane Parsons' debut horror with Chiwetel Ejiofor; and Office Romance, a forbidden workplace love story with Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein.Obsession Trailer HEREBackrooms Trailer HEREOffice Romance Trailer HEREGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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