Movies
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins us for some weekend recommendations. Audio
The Terminator
Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator is a cyborg sent back in time to change the future. Duncan McGillvray discusses the metal that makes up the murderous robotic endoskeleton. Audio
Meet the new Moana
17-year-old Catherine Laga'aia will star as Moana in Disney's live-action remake of the 2016 original film.
At the Movies for Wednesday 12 June 2024
Simon Morris continues to be unimpressed by the so-called "blockbuster season", and finds better - or at least more interesting - stuff on Netflix this week. Audio
At the Movies: Under Paris
Under Paris is part shark-thriller, part French cop movie and part Greenie parable - which is why it's getting enthusiastic thumbs-up from unexpected quarters. Video, Audio
At the Movies: Hit Man
Hit Man, from arthouse darling Richard Linklater, tells the true-ish story of a "fake hitman" working for the New Orleans Police Department. Video, Audio
At the Movies - Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Bad Boys: Ride or Die is the fourth in the buddy-cop franchise starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. Does it have the same magic 30 years after the first episode? Video, Audio
Wonder Woman's Feminum Wristguards
Wonder Woman can stop bullets with her Feminum bracelets but, apart from needing the reflexes to achieve this, could any material that's light enough to wear on your wrists do that? Audio
Furiosa actor Quaden Bayles 'a whole different person' years after viral bullying video
From bullied schoolboy to Hollywood hopeful, this is how Quaden Bayles triumphed over the trolls and followed his dreams.
Squid Game star taking on Star Wars: Get to know Lee Jung-jae
The Acolyte is the first Star Wars production to have a female showrunner. It also has a South Korean movie star, in his first English-language role.
Four music movies you might have missed
From a stadium spectacular to an intimate presentation of a beloved back catalogue, Dan Slevin watches four recent films about music. Video
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin looks at the latest instalment in the 1995 buddy cop comedy series Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024), documentary Joan Baez: I Am A Noise (2023) streaming on… Audio
Harry Potter's Invisibility Cloak
Colm Healy chats about the magic of material science and possible real life equivalents to Harry Potter's invisibility cloak. Audio
At The Movies - Atlas
Atlas is a new scifi thriller on Netflix, starring Jennifer Lopez as a genius scientist on the hunt for her family robot, whose gone rogue and plans to destroy the Earth. Believe it or not, it went… Audio
At The Movies - Unsung Hero
Unsung hero is the mostly true story of Australia's Smallbone family, who emigrated to America and ended up spawning two leading Christian music acts - Rebecca St James and pop duo For King and… Audio
At The Movies for Wednesday 5 June 2024
Simon Morris finds it hard to get much sympathy when he complains about the regular mixed bag of movies currently on display at the cinema! Audio
How to watch 40,000 free films and TV shows
With over 40,000 titles to choose from you'll always find something to watch on free streamer Tubi, reports Dan Slevin. Video
The Interstellar Black Hole
Spoiler Alert: In the Christopher Nolan movie Interstellar, an astronaut gets sucked into a black hole but manages to communicate with his daughter and find his way out. Richard Easther tells us the… Audio
Avatar: Unobtainium
Greedy corporations seeking Unobtainium are the bad guys in James Cameron's Avatar movie franchise. Associate Professor Nicola Gaston discusses the parallels between the fictional mineral and solid… Audio
Long weekend viewing tips from Dan Slevin
Tonight, for the long weekend, Dan Slevin is taking a look at both seasons of Tokyo Vice, Freud's Last Session and the documentary Great Photo, Lovely Life. Audio
