Search Results

Nights' resident film critic, Dan Slevin, reviews Denis Villeneuve's long-awaited epic Dune: Part Two (2024), Oscar-nominated comedy-drama American Fiction (2023), and (in the free streaming… Audio

A film that’s almost one hundred years old turns out to have a very modern sensibility, reports Dan Slevin. Video

Nights' resident film critic, Dan Slevin, reviews Oscar nominee The Zone of Interest (2024) and new Ethan Coen lesbian crime comedy Drive Away Dolls (2024). Audio

Dan Slevin, Nights' resident movie buff picks out a fully-restored release of the complete series of Monty Python's Flying Circus, and two free-to-view superhero movies for weekend viewing. Audio

American film director Todd Haynes talks with Dan Slevin about his new movie May December, starring Natalie Portman as an actress planning a biopic about a real-life teacher (Julianne Moore) who… Audio

The “Cool Britannia” crime caper film recharged British film and launched several careers in the late 90s. With Matthew Vaughn’s Argylle and Jason Statham’s The Beekeper aiming to launch new… Video

Nights' resident film buff, Dan Slevin, covers off Force of Nature (2023), Cher and Nicholas Cage's cult classic rom-com Moonstruck (1987), and post-Hiroshima anime epic In This Corner of the World (2… Audio

This week's picks from Dan Slevin include new Sofia Coppola film Priscilla, and two movies about life in freezing conditions: Society of the Snow and Mads Mikkelsen's classic Arctic. Audio

The Kitchen is a dystopian future movie that is all about the here and now, Dan Slevin says. Video

Nights' resident film reviewer, Dan Slevin, picks up new cinematic release Perfect Days, A Thousand and One, and Christopher Nolan classic The Prestige. Audio

Wellington Film Society announced their 2024 programme today and Dan Slevin singles out five titles that should be essential viewing for film fans. Video

Andrew Haigh’s film about a lonely screenwriter who returns to his family home for inspiration is reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio

Dan Slevin reviews the new film from director Alexander Payne about a curmudgeonly boarding school history teacher who has to babysit the kids who can’t go home for the holidays. Audio

Dan Slevin summarises the fifteen mainstream films that featured in cinemas between Boxing Day and Wellington Anniversary, and reviews All of Us Strangers in which a lonely screenwriter who returns to… Audio

If you spent the last month on a beach and not in a cinema, what did you miss? Dan Slevin briefly summarises the fifteen mainstream films that featured in cinemas between Boxing Day and Wellington… Audio

There’s nothing that can’t be haunted at the movies, says Dan Slevin. Video

Dan Slevin says that The Boys in the Boat really is the kind of film they don’t make anymore. Video

Old friends rekindle their teenage friendship in a film that belatedly discovers some bite, reports Dan Slevin. Video

Nicolas Cage is at his watchable best in this satirical take on influencer culture, says Dan Slevin. Video

Penélope Cruz supercharges Michael Mann’s tribute to 20^th century racing car culture, says Dan Slevin. Video