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Feudal Japan is the setting for the second movie in Dan Slevin’s odyssey through the top 50 films of all time. Video

A recent study showed that in 2016 women directors were behind the camera for only seven per cent of the top 250 films at the US box office, a two percentage point drop on the year before. Audio

To enjoy a new film by a female director every week you sometimes have to look beyond the multiplex, says Dan Slevin. Second on the list is a French coming-of-age story from 2015. Video

Lion kicked Dan Slevin’s ass and for that he makes no apologies. Video

To watch Jackie is to watch myths being constructed and deconstructed simultaneously, according to Dan Slevin. Video

Dan Slevin is watching a female-directed feature film every week during 2017 in support of #52filmsbywomen: First up Niki Caro’s Kiwi classic Whale Rider (2002). Video

Season five kicks off earlier than expected with Dan and Kailey discussing sci-fi blockbuster Passengers and the large amount of criticism it has received. Audio

In this new series, Dan Slevin looks at the best films ever made (according to Sight & Sound magazine). First up, La Jetée at number 50. Video

Modern musical La La Land is ingratiating and entertaining hipster nostalgia, Dan Slevin says. Video

The third annual Christmas dinner and informal summary of the year in film featuring special guests Sarah McMullan, John Leigh, Mike Dickison as well as a survey of the year in Australian film with… Audio

Dan Slevin sums up the good, bad and the indifferent of 2016’s year in cinema.

Last week our movie guy, Dan Slevin from RNZ Widescreen, gave us some suggestions for grown-up yuletide movies and for horror-themed Christmas films. This week, he'll tell us about some Christmas… Audio

Dan Slevin checked out a midnight screening of the new Star Wars movie and says it relies too much on the original series to totally work as a stand-alone film.

Christmas holidays are about to start and that often means choosing Christmassy-themed entertainment for all the family. Our movie guy, Dan Slevin from RNZ Widescreen, is here to talk about some of… Audio

Forty years go an invention transformed the movies forever. Dan Slevin of RNZ Widescreen discusses the device that brought cinema to life - the Steadicam. Video, Audio

Dan Slevin reviews Terence Davies' adaptation of Lewis Grassic Gibbon's beloved Scottish novel. Audio

On At the Movies this week: Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard as spies fighting Nazis in Allied, Terence Davies adapts a Scottish classic in Sunset Song and Michael Keaton changes the face of food… Video, Audio

The story of how McDonald's revolutionised eating out, reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio

Dan Slevin reviews the WWII romantic thriller starring Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard. Audio

After bemoaning the demise of the neighbourhood video store, Dan Slevin from RNZ‘s Widescreen has tips for accessing the good stuff streaming sites just don’t have. Audio

Did the CIA fake the moon landings? Some clever Canadians make a mockumentary suggesting that and Dan Slevin reviews. Audio