Movies
Wētā FX animator on Oscar nominations
Dave Clayton is an animation supervisor at Wētā FX. Audio
What the world makes of the new Ardern doco
"It would be a bit of an exaggeration, but just a bit, to say it trolls Donald Trump," writes The Hollywood Reporter 's critic.
Music feature: the scores of Bernard Herrmann
Citizen Kane, Psycho, Vertigo, Taxi Driver - many consider these to be some of the greatest movies ever made, and there's one person linking them all together... Bernard Herrmann. Herrmann was one of… Audio
Cher: 'This is who I am. This is what I've got'
Singer and actor Cher's stellar career spans six decades. She talks to RNZ's Jesse Mulligan about looking back in her new The Memoir, Part One. Audio
How Sir Sam Neill is spending his summer
International news is so "uniformly bleak" that Sir Sam Neill feels better for not following it too closely these days. After filming two TV shows last year, the 77-year-old is enjoying a low-key… Video, Audio
At the Summer Movies - Known Unknowns
Dan Slevin reviews four new films in cinemas: In A Complete Unknown, Timothée Chalamet is the young Bob Dylan changing the world of music forever, Wolf Man remakes the famous horror creature for the… Audio
Review - A Complete Unknown
Biopic about Bob Dylan's early years in Greenwich Village and his journey from coffee house folk singer to his legendary electric performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965, reviewed by Dan… Audio
Review - We Live in Time
Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh have tremendous chemistry together as a young couple who fall in love but then have to contend with a disastrous medical diagnosis. Dan Slevin reviews. Audio
Review - Wolf Man
Dan Slevin reviews a 21st century reimagining of the famous Universal Pictures monster, starring Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner. Audio
Review - Sing Sing
Colman Domingo summons deep wells of pain and pride as a maximum security inmate in this deeply authentic prison drama. Video, Audio
Netflix raises prices after reporting biggest-ever subscriber jump
Netflix has announced it will raise prices on most of its subscription tiers in the US and Canada after the streaming giant reported 19 million new subscribers in the last quarter of 2024.
Road Trip: Katie Wolfe
Katie is a multi-talented director, writer and actor. She has won critical acclaim for her work, particularly for her most recent theatre piece The Haka Party Incident, which is about to hit the big… Audio
Five of the most 'Lynchian' David Lynch moments
From primal screams and mystery men to Kiwi music and cows, we take a look back at some of the late auteur's weirdest happenings. Video
A film with no dialogue is one of the best this year
Review - Flow is an animation that is destined to be a classic, one that audiences will return to year on year, writes Dan Slevin.
Summer film and TV review with Dom Corry
Dom Corry reviews Severance season 2 and Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action. Audio
Wētā FX scores two nominations at BAFTAs
The Wellington studio has been recognised in Britain's top movie honours for their visual effects work on two international films.
Review: Dragonkeeper
An animated Spanish-Chinese co-production featuring the voices of Bill Nighy and Bill Bailey, about a young girl who goes on a journey to hatch a dragon egg and save the species from extinction. Dan… Audio
Review: Emilia Perez
Golden Globe winning musical about a Mexican drug cartel boss who undergoes gender reassignment treatment, reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
Review: Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
Dan Slevin reviews the sequel to the 2018 crime thriller starring Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr. Audio
Review: Flow
Dan Slevin reviews an acclaimed animated film from Latvia about a black cat and his animal friends escaping a catastrophic flood. Audio
