Movies
At The Movies - Punch
Punch is a New Zealand coming-of-age film about the unlikely friendship between a schoolboy boxer and a flamboyant, young Māori singer. Video, Audio
Episode 03: Fire in the Hull!
Could an insurance-fuelled switch-a-roo really be at the heart of Titanic's downfall?
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Television Critic: Claire Chitham
Today Claire Chitham talks to Jesse about The Bear on Disney + and Life After Life on TVNZ. Audio
This flag was reported as racist by neighbours. There's just one problem.
Police responding to reports of a racist flag being flown from a Wānaka property found the home was instead flying the colours of the Klingon Empire from Star Trek.
Movie review - Three Thousand Years of Longing
Actors Idris Alba and Tilda Swinton and director George Miller are a dream team in this fantastical banquet. Video, Audio
At the Movies for 7 September 2022
Simon Morris looks at three movies that play with the idea of stories - a fictionalized account of a famous real event, a low budget movie that dreams big, and a variation of the famous tales of the… Audio
Review - Muru
Muru is a thriller based on the notorious Tūhoe raids of 2007. Starring Cliff Curtis (The Dark Horse) and Simone Kessell (Obi-Wan Kenobi), it's directed by Tearepa Kahi (Poi E, Mt Zion). Video, Audio
Movie review - Northspur
The New Zealand indie film Northspur is set in a plague-torn future where roaming bandits threaten remote settlements. Starring the late Marshall Napier (Bellbird) and Josh McKenzie (Filthy Rich)… Video, Audio
Episode 02: Meet The Sister
If the Titanic didn't sink, which ship did? Carlo and Tim uncover a tale of jealousy, greed, villainy - and, possibly, nonsense.
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Sir Peter Jackson's 'Get Back' scoops up five Emmy awards
Sir Peter Jackson's Beatles documentary, Get Back, has won all five categories it was nominated for in the 2022 Creative Arts Emmys. Video
'Lord of the Rings' TV series breaks viewing records
Amazon says its Lord of the Rings prequel series was watched by more than 25 million viewers around the world on its first day, a record debut for a Prime Video series.
Film Review with Dom Corry
Today Dom talks to Jesse from LA where he's in the middle of the Lord of the Rings hype. He gives his verdict on the latest offering from Middle Earth, The Rings of Power. He also talks about the new… Audio
At The Movies - A Stitch in Time
This heart-warming Australian film about an elderly dressmaker knows exactly who it's designed for, says Simon Morris. Video, Audio
At The Movies - Farewell Mr Haffmann
French cinema veteran Daniel Auteuil stars in this smart and engrossing story about a Jewish jeweller hiding from the Nazis in his own basement. Video, Audio
At The Movies: Beast
Beast pits Idris Alba against a revenge-crazed lion in the African bush. Idris plays a widower hoping that a mini-safari may be just the thing to mend things with his two young daughters. Co-stars… Video, Audio
At The Movies for 31 August 2022
Simon Morris reviews three films that have a good idea who their audience is - a traditional feelgood movie from Australia, a tale of a French jeweller hiding from the Nazis, and a thriller described… Audio
Bookmarks with Richard von Sturmer
Today's Bookmarks guest is Kiwi punk rocker, poet and author Richard von Sturmer. Best known for writing the lyrics to Blam Blam Blam's song "There is no Depression in New Zealand", Richard is making… Audio
Episode 01: Titanic - The Sinkable Ship
An 'unsinkable' ship is somehow felled by an iceberg on its maiden voyage.
Is everything as it seems? Or is Carlo full of it?
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Review: Quant
A new documentary looks back on the career of the fashion designer Mary Quant, who more than anyone created the look of Swinging London in the mid 1960's. Directed by actor and fashion designer Sadie… Video, Audio
At the Movies: The Conference
The Conference - a German film about Nazi officials meeting to, essentially, plan the Holocaust - is an uncomfortable watch, which is a compliment to its accuracy. Video, Audio