Movies
Review: The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy is a reboot of an old TV series about stunt men which benefits from three suddenly very hot stars - Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer), Hannah Waddingham (TV's Ted Lasso) and particularly Ryan… Video, Audio
At The Movies - Golda
Golda features Dame Helen Mirren as Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir as she leads her country in the Yom Kippur War of 1973. Also starring Liev Schreiber as Henry Kissinger. Audio
At The Movies - Before Dawn
Before dawn is an ambitious independent film Western Australia about World War One. Starring Levi Miller (Pan) and Travis Jeffery (Heartbreak High). Audio
At The Movies for Wednesday May 1 2024
Simon Morris wonders if the star system is over, and audiences are now only interested in the movie itself, not who's in it. Audio
Review: Challengers
Challengers sees top star Zendaya (Dune) playing a top tennis star, torn between two competing suitors, Mike Faist (West Side Story) and Josh O'Connor (The Crown). Directed by Luca Guadagnino (Call Me… Video, Audio
Roseanne Liang on her huge new Hollywood project and why she's obsessed with Terminator 2.
Film director Roseanne Liang tells Guyon about her huge new Hollywood project, why she's obsessed with Terminator 2, and what movies tell us about humanity. Video, Audio
Preview: 2024 Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival
Dan Slevin previews three documentaries in this always intriguing interrogation of our built and manufactured environment. Video
Choreographing intimacy in a post-#MeToo era
There's a "huge power imbalance" in the screen industry. Newly created roles are helping to keep actors safe. Audio
Origin: Ava Duvernay’s thought-provoking new film on caste systems
Oscar-nominated US filmmaker Ava Duvernay’s new thought-provoking film Origin is based on the New York Times bestselling book Caste: The Origins of our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. Video, Audio
Screentime: Civil War, One Question, The Royal Hotel, Eileen
Film and TV correspondent James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about Civil War (cinema), which follows a group of journalists through an America at war with itself, in a race to reach the White House… Audio
Review: Civil War
Civil War imagines a future America torn apart by another civil war, and the people who have to cover the story. Written and directed by Alex Garland (Ex Machina), it stars Kirsten Dunst (Power of the… Video, Audio
At the Movies - Origin
Origin is a semi-fictionalised adaptation of a Pulitzer Prize-winning book about racism. It's a serious film with a strong cast and some fresh and intriguing ideas, says Simon Morris. Video, Audio
At the Movies - Late Night With The Devil
In Late Night with The Devil, a 1970s TV host goes for the ultimate shock interview at Halloween. "Absolutely brilliant," says Stephen King. Is he right? Audio
At The Movies for Wednesday 17 April 2024
Simon Morris looks at Hollywood's endless fascination with the crusading reporter, and the less than noble version, hungry for ratings Audio
Preview: 2024 Italian Film Festival
Dan Slevin checks out three of the 24 features, documentaries and classics screening in this years Italian festival. Video
At The Movies for Wednesday 10 April 2024
Simon Morris buckles up for an all-action show - a drug-fuelled bloodbath, an Indian martial arts revenge thriller and the return of an animated kung-fu favourite. Audio
Review: Love Lies Bleeding
Love Lies Bleeding sees two women falling in love in the worst possible way. There will be blood…. Starring Kristen Stewart (Twilight), Katy O'Brien (The Mandalorian) and Ed Harris (Apollo 13). Video, Audio
At The Movies - Kung Fu Panda 4
Jack Black tackles Po's final Dragon Warrior adventure with his usual exuberance, says Simon Morris, but the animation is what carries Kung Fu Panda 4. Video, Audio
At The Movies - Monkey Man
Dev Patel is best known for playing nice chaps in Slumdog Millionaire, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Lion. Who knew he wanted to write, direct and star in a ferocious revenge movie like Monkey… Video, Audio
Tune in to TV that calms the farm
From gently paced travelogues to a cavalcade of local art, Dan Slevin discovers some relaxing options for your home viewing. Video