Movies
The Joker is back, without the Bat
The Detail - Are movie goers Marvelled-out, done with DC? Film and TV producers are betting we're not, with the release of offerings featuring Batman villains, but not the caped crusader himself.
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan for his weekend picks. Audio
Review: Does the latest Hellboy reboot succeed?
A lower budget adaptation of Hellboy has hit theatres but does it reach the lofty heights of the early 2000s films? Watch RNZ visual journalist Sam Rillstone's review.
Elizabeth Banks shines in Kiwi medical drama A Mistake
New Zealand film A Mistake sees Elizabeth Banks delivering a pitch-perfect performance as a surgeon facing up to a very bad day at the office.
Review : A Mistake
A Mistake is a New Zealand film about a medical misadventure and its consequences. Directed and written by Christine Jeffs (Sunshine Cleaning), based on the best-selling novel by Carl Shuker. It stars… Audio
Review : The Apprentice - Super / Man
The Apprentice is the based-on-reality story of Donald Trump's sinister mentor - notorious lawyer Roy Cohn - while the documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve story is the biopic of the actor who… Audio
The British and Irish Film Festival
Fergus Grady, Director of the British & Irish Film Festival, previews this year's programme. Among the highlights are Conclave, starring Ralph Fiennes, We Live In Time, with Florence Pugh, a tribute… Audio
At The Movies - Heroes and Villains
Simon Morris previews the upcoming British and Irish Film Festival, and checks out two American movies that pay tribute to, respectively, that country's heroes and villains - Super/Man: The… Audio
Film Review: The Apprentice and Show Me Shorts 2024
Dom Corry reviews the new drama about young Donald Trump and his relationship with mentor Roy Cohn. Audio
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan to chat about Irma Vep a television show from show acclaimed French director Olivier Assayas, A Mistake the first feature film in 16 years… Audio
Film Review - Joker, Folie à Deux
The sequel to 2019's surprise hit Joker, Folie à Deux, tries to aim at lovers of both dark drama and light musicals. What could go wrong? Stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, with Brendan Gleeson… Audio
Film Review - The Outrun
The Outrun is a hit from the recent International Film Festival that's getting very strong reviews around the world. Starring Irish star Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird, Little Women) it's based on the… Audio
Film Review - Wolfs
Wolfs went straight to streaming service Apple TV Plus, despite stars George Clooney and Brad Pitt. Has the audience for Hitchcock comedy-thrillers finally dried up? Audio
At The Movies - Giving then what they want
Simon Morris discovers that audiences aren't always the best judges of what they may want. Joker: Folie à Deux combines two popular genres, while Wolfs features two hugely popular stars, but both live… Audio
The movie Trump didn't want released before the election is in cinemas this week
Since its premiere at Cannes, it has been a lightning rod for controversy. But after a months-long struggle over distribution, The Apprentice is coming out. Video
Is there more to the Joker 2 than a box office flop?
Longer and with half as much plot, Todd Phillips' Joker sequel Folie à Deux overplays its hand, writes Dan Slevin. Video
Their Majesty: The battle to save Timaru's phantom movie theatre
The Majestic Theatre hasn't screened a film in more than a quarter of a century, but the building still stands - for now.
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan to feature Lord of the Rings animated film The War for the Rohirrim (2024), Blade Runner: Black Lotus, and Apple TV+ black comedy… Audio
Review : Radical
Radical is a Mexican film based on real-life, following in the footsteps of To Sir With Love, Dead Poet's Society and Dangerous minds. An inexperienced teacher arrives at a poverty-stricken school and… Audio
Review : Megalopolis
Megalopolis is Francis Ford Coppola's multi-million dollar art film - about art, politics and the future. It stars Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jon Voight, Dustin Hoffman and Aubrey Plaza. It's… Audio
