James Croot
Screentime: A Complete Unknown, We Live in Time, Paradise
Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to discuss what he's been watching of late. Audio
Screentime: Conclave, A Real Pain, Black Doves, Fake
Film and television reviewer James Croot looks at Conclave (cinemas from Dec 7), which stars Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci as cardinals navigating the political machinations of electing a new pope… Audio
Screentime: The Critic, Music by John Williams, Bad Sisters s2
James Croot reviews The Critic (cinemas), which stars Ian McKellan as a powerful London theatre critic who is caught in a web of deceit and murder. Audio
Screentime: Wolfs, Will & Harper, Milli Vanilli, The Apprentice
Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to look at Ocean's trilogy stars Brad Pitt and George Clooney teaming up for action-comedy Wolfs (Apple TV+). Will & Harper (Netflix) sees Will Ferrell's… Audio
Screentime: Thelma, Sherwood, Only Murders in the Building
Film and TV correspondent James Croot looks at Thelma, in cinemas today, in which a grandma is scammed and sets out to get her money back. UK crime drama Sherwood (TVNZ+) is back for a second season… Audio
Screentime: Alien: Romulus, The Instigators, Douglas is
Film and TV reviewer James Croot looks at the seventh installment of the Alien franchise, Alien: Romulus, which is out in cinemas today. He'll also review The Instigators, which sees Casey Affleck and… Audio
Screentime: Skywalkers, Mr Bigstuff, NZIFF picks
Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about Skywalkers (Netflix), a documentary that follows two Moscow daredevils and lovers who scale some of the world's tallest buildings. But will… Audio
Screentime: Inside Out 2, Elsbeth, The End We Start From, DocEdge
Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to look at the sequel to kids film Inside Out. Audio
Screentime: Copa 71, Jim Henson: Idea Man, French Film Festival
Film and TV correspondent James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about Copa 71 on the pioneering women that attended the 1971 Women's Football World Cup that was witnessed by record crowds - who then got… 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
Screentime: Wicked Little Letters, The Girls on the Bus, 3 Body Problem
Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about Wicked Little Letters (cinemas) about the true tale of a foul-mouthed letter writer in 1920s Sussex; The Girls on the Bus (Neon) follows… Audio
Screentime: The Zone of Interest, Shogun, Boiling Point, Miles from Nowhere
TV and film reviewer James Croot talks about The Zone of Interest, Shogun, Boiling Point, and Miles from Nowhere. Audio
Screentime: True Detective s4, Death and Other Details
Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about the fourth season of True Detective (Neon), starring Jodie Foster. He'll also look at new murder-mystery drama Death and Other Details… Audio
Nominations announced for the 81st annual Golden Globes
Pop culture heavyweights Barbie and Oppenheimer have swept many of the categories in the nominations for the 81st annual Golden Globes. Nominees for the awards celebrating excellence in film and… Audio
Screentime: Doctor Who, Fargo, Under Pressure
Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about the first of three 60th anniversary specials for Doctor Who (Disney+), starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate. The new series of Fargo… Audio
Screentime: Nyad, Fingernails, The Gilded Age, Cat Person
Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to look at Nyad (Netflix), which details what drove athlete Diana Nyad to swim from Cuba to Florida at the age of 60. He'll also look at whether… Audio
Screentime: The New Boy, Welcome to Wrexham s2, Miriam and Alan
Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about a new Australian film called The New Boy, starring Cate Blanchett as a nun working in a remote outback monastery who encounters a young… Audio
Screentime: Only Murders in the Building s3, Men in Kilts s2,
Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Susie to talk about the big names joining season three of Only Murders in the Building (Disney+), the second season of Men in Kilts starring Outlander's Sam… Audio
Screentime: Mission Impossible 7, Creamerie s2, NZ International Film Festival
Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to deliver his verdict on Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning, the seventh film in the franchise - does it measure up? He'll also look at local Kiwi black… Audio
Screentime: Homebound 3.0, The Full Monty
Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about Kiwi comedy Homebound 3.0 (Three), a new series from Disney that catches us up on The Full Monty boys 25 years on, Based on a True Story… Audio
