Movies
At The Movies for 12 July 2023
Simon Morris notices an increasing number of franchise blockbusters reaching the end of the road - including the latest Mission Impossible. He also checks out a French foodie movie, and the latest… Audio
Is the fuss about film on “film” justified?
Dan Slevin wonders whether the nostalgia for 35mm (and even 70mm) projection is justified.
Silky Otter
Dan Slevin talks to Neil Lambert from Silky Otter who have defied conventional wisdom and continued to open new cinemas despite pandemics, the boom of home streaming and an uncertain future for… Audio
Film Review with Sam Hollis
Today Sam talks to Jesse about Marcel the Shell with Shoes on and King Loser. Audio
Review: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny sees Harrison Ford don the hat and crack the whip one last time. Co-starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) and Toby Jones (The Detectorists). Video, Audio
Update on Oz with Brad Foster
Brad Foster discusses Australia's controversial Ashes win and the ongoing fallout of the dismissal of England's Jonny Bairstow, holiday flight delays and cancellations over the past four days, and a… Audio
Television Critic: Pratik Navani
Today Pratik Navani speaks to Jesse about the latest seasons of South Park, Titans and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Audio
Academy Award winner Alan Arkin dies at 89
Alan Arkin, a versatile and prolific American actor who thrived in both comic and dramatic roles and won an Oscar for playing a heroin-using grandfather in the 2006 film Little Miss Sunshine, has died…
Screentime: Indiana Jones 5, Class of '09, Inky Pinky Ponky
Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to talk about the latest - and likely last - installment of the Indiana Jones franchise: Dial of Destiny (in cinemas). She'll also talk about new Disney… Audio
At The Movies - The 2023 NZ International Film Festival
Over 100 of the most engaging, perplexing, confronting and comforting movies of the year are coming to Aotearoa for this year's NZ International Film Festival. General Manager Sally Woodfield talks… Audio
Richard Benge - WWII footage
A collection of wartime footage capturing military life in New Zealand during World War II has been made available to the public for the first time. It was shot between 1942 and 1943 by Academy… Audio
How to live your best life at the New Zealand International Film Festival
Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival kicks off next month starting with Auckland and continuing throughout the country into September, Nik Dirga has some tips on how to live your best… Video
Film Review with Dom Corry
Today Dom reviews Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, No Hard Feelings and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. Audio
Review: My Sailor My Love
My sailor my love sees James Cosmo (Game of Thrones) as an unlikely romantic lead in an Irish tear jerker about love finding two people late in life. Audio
At The Movies for 21 June 2023
Simon Morris looks at three contrasting stories - from a comic-book time traveller and a grumpy retired sailor finding love late in life to an author shocked to discover what her husband actually… Audio
Review: You Hurt My Feelings
You Hurt My Feelings asks what do people want to hear: the truth or a comforting white lie? Written and directed by Nicole Holofcener (Enough Said, The Last Duel), it stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)… Video, Audio
Review: The Flash
The Flash sees a super-hero go back in time to save his mother, and runs into the usual time-travel, alternate realities problem. Starring Ezra Miller (We Need to Talk About Kevin) and both Michael… Video, Audio
Review: The Tank
Dan Slevin reviews a Kiwi-made horror film about a young family who inherits an old house only to discover it's already occupied... by an amphibious creature who doesn't take kindly to their arrival.
…Review: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Dan Slevin recommends this understated and moving British tale, which stars Jim Broadbent and Penelope Wilton. Video, Audio
