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Dan Slevin reviews the Liam Neeson thriller The Commuter in which he works with Spanish director Jaume Collet-Sera for the fourth time. Audio

Dan Slevin is filling in for Simon Morris and this week he reviews The Shape of Water, Maze Runner: The Death Cure and The Commuter. Video, Audio

Thanks to the Dystopian Film Festival, fans are getting a rare chance to see a Kathryn Bigelow cult film on the big screen, reports Dan Slevin. Video

Darkest Hour is a love letter from screenwriter Anthony McCarten to speechwriter Winston Churchill, says Dan Slevin. Video

Daughters of the Dust was the first film by an African-American woman to get a US theatrical release and then it disappeared. Luckily for us, says Dan Slevin, Netflix is now streaming it for everyone.

The Florida Project is a glowing call-back to the greats of the Italian New Wave, says Dan Slevin. Video

Before they created Transparent, writer-director Jill Soloway made an indie feature about an upper-middle class woman tiptoeing into a world of sexual transgression. Dan Slevin found it intriguing but… Video

James Franco is the director and star of the new film The Disaster Artist which is in cinemas now. Our regular Tuesday afternoon movie guy, Dan Slevin from RNZ Widescreen, isn't sure whether he's a… Audio

With Mudbound, African-American director Dee Rees announces herself as a filmmaker to reckon with, says Dan Slevin. Video

Taika Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok has already grossed over $NZ600 million worldwide. It's the latest megahit in a comic book-inspired film revival Tim Burton kicked off with Batman in 1989, Dan Slevin… Audio

Dan Slevin says two shows from HBO prove television is tackling the biggest themes in very interesting ways.

For almost as long as we have had movies, cinema owners have tried to innovate to encourage audiences to leave their homes. When TV became mainstream in the 1950s, Hollywood and the theatre chains… Audio

If you still have any room left on your credit card after the New Zealand international Film Festival, Dan Slevin recommends you splurge on the latest festival celebrating Italian cinema which is on…

Toa Fraser’s real-life hostage thriller 6 Days is a reminder of a more innocent age of terrorism, says Dan Slevin. Video

Breathing new life into the moribund rom-com genre, The Big Sick is a charming true story reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio

Dan Slevin reviews the third heavyweight adaptation of Herman Koch's acclaimed novel, starring Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Steve Coogan and Rebecca Hall. Audio

Dan Slevin reviews the new Berlin-based spy thriller starring Charlize Theron, tracking down a mole as the wall comes down. Audio

Dan Slevin (filling in for Simon Morris) reviews Atomic Blonde, The Dinner and The Big Sick. Video, Audio

With so many video stores closing down, how do film fans get to see old movies? Dan Slevin has been checking out the offerings on TCM (Channel 38 on Sky). Audio

Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ahn-Seo Hyun and a CGI super-pig star in Okja, reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio

Dan Slevin reviews the winner of the drama prize at this year's Sundance Film Festival, starring Melanie Lynskey. Audio