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Kiwi students making films about grief and culture
The Someday Challenge is an annual film competition where young New Zealanders make movies about what they care about.This years standout winner is 14-year-old boy from ACG Strathallan College in… Audio
Film Review with Richard Swainson
Richard reviews Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and Can You Ever Forgive Me? Audio
Peter Jackson's Mortal Engines premieres in LA
The LA premiere proved to be a showcase for New Zealand film-making talent, says NZ Film Commission boss. Audio
Peter Jackson's 'Mortal Engines' premieres in LA
The Sir Peter Jackson produced film 'Mortal Engines' has premiered in LA. The film is science fiction and set in a world many thousands of years in the future where earth's cities now roam the globe… Audio
The Coens’ Buster Scruggs is another winner for Netflix
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is another win for Netflix - and the Coen Brothers - and is worth a month's subscription on its own, according to Dan Slevin. Video
Levelling the playing field: Terrance Wallace
'In the Zone' is a documentary which tells the story of Chicago born Terrance Wallace and his pioneering scheme giving students in his home town and in Auckland access to opportunities that would have… Video, Audio
'I think his life, even in defeat, is wonderfully inspiring'
Rupert Everett talks about writing, directing and starring in The Happy Prince, the story of the last months of the life of Oscar Wilde. Video, Audio
Movie review - Creed 2
Creed 2 continues the story of Rocky Balboa and the son of his friend Apollo Creed. Adonis Creed is challenged by tbe son of the man who killed his father. Stars Sylvester Stallone, Michael B. Jordan… Audio
'Sorry to Bother You': A little too self-consciously arty
Review - Sorry to Bother You is a surreal satire about capitalism that seems to rejoice in its "cult" status, and while it's done well with the critics it forgot to invite the audience in, writes… Video, Audio
At the Movies for 5 December 2018
Simon Morris notices a split between the critics and the public when it comes to picking hits. And he previews a film about a writer loved by both factions - until it all came crashing down. Audio
The best TV new to streaming this week
‘What ifs’ dominate the new TV landscape this week, says Dan Slevin: What if Poland was still communist? What if all of Dickens’ characters lived in the same town and knew each other? Video
Legendary director Geoff Murphy remembered by fans and collaborators
The man who steered New Zealand cinema through its coming of age - in a bright yellow 1978 mini - is being remembered by his fans and collaborators. Legendary director Geoff Murphy died yesterday… Video, Audio
Colleagues and friends remember Geoff Murphy
Pioneering filmmaker Geoff Murphy, has died aged 80. He was one of the forces of nature behind the modern New Zealand film industry and is best remembered for the movie Utu and the road movie with a… Audio
The best movies new to streaming this week
Netflix continues to release one great new film a week, says Dan Slevin. Video
The commentaries on the Mission: Impossible - Fallout Blu-ray make it worth it
The director commentaries on Mission: Impossible – Fallout makes the Blu-ray worth watching, says Dan Slevin.
Review - The Nutcracker and the 4 Realms
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms seems to follow the Disney Christmas formula, though the story of the ballet isn't as well-known as some fairy-tales. Stars Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman, Keira… Audio
'Widows': Brilliant, unpredictable, endlessly compelling
Review - This is the first movie in years you can talk about in the same breath as Chinatown, Heat or The Godfather, with unlikely director Steve McQueen proving the mark of a great director is… Video, Audio
Review - Shoplifters - Web
Japanese drama Shoplifters won the Palme D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. It tells the story of a family living under the radar in Tokyo. Directed by Koreeda Hirokazu. Audio
At The Movies for 28 November 2018
On At The Movies, Simon Morris welcomes two films from two top film-makers - from Japan, Koreeda Hirokazu with Shoplifters and from the UK, Steve McQueen's Widows. And in time for Christmas, Disney… Audio
