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Widescreen - Dan Slevin searches for films by the late, great, documentarian D.A. Pennebaker who died last week aged 94. Read more Video

Ocean Waves is a delight for Studio Ghibli anime completists, says Dan Slevin. Read more Video

Crime fans are in for a treat on Kiwi streamers this month, according to Dan Slevin. Read more Video

Rumours about authorship disputes don’t get in the way of an entertaining second season of Big Little Lies, reports Dan Slevin. Read more Video

Stuber is an uncomplicated but funny homage to the great buddy cop movies of the 80s, says Dan Slevin. Read more Video

Dan Slevin talks to the star of Rory’s Way, Brian Cox. Read more Video

Dan Slevin delves deeper into the 2019 film festival programme. Read more Video

If you can’t get to the International Film Festival – or it can‘t get to you – Dan Slevin suggests some ways you can have a festival at home. Read more Video

This year’s film festival features three documentaries about strong-willed, opinionated and fascinating women. Dan Slevin has seen them. Read more Video

After another year off (!), Dan and Kailey have reconvened at Rancho Notorious for a special episode looking ahead to the 2019 New Zealand International Film Festival. Read more Audio

Us is out on home video today. Dan Slevin looks at some of the critical responses to the ideas behind one of the most creative films of the past ten years. Read more

The line-up for the New Zealand International Film Festival has been revealed. Dan Slevin suggests 10 titles to look out for in this year’s festival. Read more

The history and culture of Scottish whisky is lovingly portrayed in this low-budget documentary, reports Dan Slevin. Read more Video

The best bits of The Secret life of Pets 2 would work just fine as shareable clips online, says Dan Slevin. Read more Video

Fans of French cinema – and France itself – should seek out The Ideal Palace​, reports Dan Slevin. Read more Video

I Am Mother from Netflix is a high concept science fiction film where the execution doesn’t quite live up to its grand ideas, says Dan Slevin. Read more Video

Dan Slevin reviews a documentary about American politics that isn’t about Donald Trump, and isn’t depressing. Read more Video

Good Omens tries to trade on an affable relationship between an angel and demon but they, and the show, run out of gas before the end, says Dan Slevin. Read more Video

Netflix wins on volume in this week’s new streaming TV, according to Dan Slevin. Read more Video

Dan Slevin previews four documentaries from Rialto Channel about the lives of artists. Read more