At The Movies

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Join RNZ's reviewers in the best seat in the house as they review the latest movies.

  1. 2d ago

    Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin: Verity, Anemone & The Social Network

    Nights' Dan Slevin, is one of the best film reviewers in any medium, consistently convincing, insightful, unpretentious, perceptive, thoughtful and articulate. He joins us every Thursday night, and here's what's caught his eye this week. Night's resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review: IN CINEMAS Verity (directed by Mike Showalter). Dakota Johnson and Anne Hathaway star in a thriller based on a best-selling novel by Colleen Hoover (It Ends with Us). Johnson plays a struggling writer asked to become a ghostwriter for a best-selling author who has a mysterious ailment (Hathaway). PAID STREAMING - Netflix Anemone (directed by Ronan Day-Lewis). Daniel Day-Lewis comes out of retirement after eight years to work on his son’s debut feature. Set in the mid-90s, Day-Lewis plays Ray, a British Army veteran who disappeared in mysterious circumstances 20 at the height of the Irish ‘Troubles”. 20 years later, his brother (Sean Bean) has to persuade him to finally return home. FREE STREAMING - TVNZ+ The Social Network (written by Aaron Sorkin, directed by David Fincher, 2010). On Funerals & Snakes back in 2010, Dan wrote: "Hugely entertaining, but with less insight into the modern world of virtual communities and social media than one might have hoped. Perhaps that film is still to come from somewhere.” Sorkin’s follow-up, The Social Reckoning, is in cinemas from next week. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

  2. 2d ago

    Afternoons: Digger and Verity

    Kate Rodger reviews the two films it seems everyone is talking about right now - and a warning, she doesn't pull any punches! Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

    Afternoons: Digger and Verity

  3. Sep 27

    Culture 101: Shaun The Sheep, Forgotten Island and Little Amélie with Dan Slevin

    Dan Slevin reviews three new films for the school holidays: Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom, an Aardman Halloween special; Forgotten Island, an animated adventure inspired by Philippine mythology; and Little Amélie or the Character of Rain. Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom – TRAILER Forgotten Island – TRAILER Little Amélie or the Character of Rain – TRAILER Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

    Culture 101: Shaun The Sheep, Forgotten Island and Little Amélie with Dan Slevin

  4. Sep 25

    Afternoons: Heart of the Beast; Resident Evil and Mayday

    Afternoons film critic Dominic Corry reviews Heart of the Beast, Resident Evil and Mayday. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

    Afternoons: Heart of the Beast; Resident Evil and Mayday

  5. Sep 25

    Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin: Hill Street Blues, Heart of the Beast & Fantastic Mr Fox

    Nights' Dan Slevin, is one of the best film reviewers in any medium, consistently convincing, insightful, unpretentious, perceptive, thoughtful and articulate. He joins us every Thursday night, and here's what's caught his eye this week. Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review: MUSIC & PAID STREAMING - Disney+ Theme from Hill Street Blues - Mike Post (feat. Larry Carlton) Hill Street Blues was a pioneering police drama from 1981-1987 which featured an ensemble cast, gritty environments and challenging storylines - at least for its time. IN CINEMAS Heart of the Beast (directed by David Ayer). A special forces veteran (Brad Pitt) and his companion dog, also a combat veteran, go on a trip into the wilds of Alaska but he experiences a medical event and crashes their plane. They are now on a deadline to find safety before his health deteriorates further or the forbidding environment overwhelms them. FREE STREAMING - ThreeNow Fantastic Mr Fox (directed by Wes Anderson, 2009). Stop-motion animated adaptation of the beloved Road Dahl children’s story featuring a star-studded cast including George Clooney, Meryl Streep and Bill Murray. Mr. Fox (Clooney) writes the gossip column for the local paper but miss the excitement of stealing chickens. Eventually, his true nature gets the better of him, and he takes on the terrible chicken farming threesome of Boggis, Bunce and Bean, unleashing disaster on his community. How will he repair all the damage? Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

  6. Sep 20

    Culture 101: Heart Of The Beast, Shelter & Mayday with Kate Rodger

    Kate Rodger reviews Shelter, a Jason Statham action thriller about a former assassin protecting a stranded woman from his old handler; and Mayday, a Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh Apple TV survival thriller set in Soviet territory. Plus: her trip to Nashville to meet Brad Pitt. Shelter TRAILER Mayday TRAILER Heart Of The Beast TRAILER Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

    Culture 101: Heart Of The Beast, Shelter & Mayday with Kate Rodger

  7. Sep 18

    Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin: Coyote vs. Acme, The Akira Kurosawa Collection & Furious

    Nights' Dan Slevin, is one of the best film reviewers in any medium, consistently convincing, insightful, unpretentious, perceptive, thoughtful and articulate. He joins us every Thursday night, and here's what's caught his eye this week. Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review: IN CINEMAS Coyote vs. Acme (directed by Dave Green). Wile E. Coyote, despondent after being continuously let down by Acme products in his relentless pursuit of the road runner, resorts to the final destination - a court of law. HOME VIDEO The Akira Kurosawa Collection A chance to celebrate physical media with this essential box of eight feature films (and accompanying documentaries) arriving in stores. PAID STREAMING - Disney+ Furious (created by Elizabeth Meriwether). An emotionally scarred NY FBI agent is dragged in to the search for a female serial killer whose motives she finds herself relating to. Starring Emmy Rossum and Scoot McNairy. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

  8. Sep 13

    Culture 101: Practical Magic 2, The Rivals of Amziah King and The Weight with Michelle Langstone

    Michelle Langstone reviews The Rivals of Azmiah King, Andrew Patterson's film with Matthew McConaughey as a beekeeper; The Weight, in which Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe star in a Great Depression survival story about smuggling gold through a hundred miles of wilderness; and Practical Magic 2, Susanne Bier's long-awaited sequel reuniting Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as sisters trying to protect the next generation from the love curse that has followed their family for generations. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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