Movies

Bohemian Rhapsody - co-written by New Zealand's Anthony McCarten - tells the story of Freddy Mercury and Queen. Starring Rami Malek as Freddy. Video, Audio

Name just about any animated Disney movie your kids demand to watch over and over again and chances are Thomas Schumacher had a hand in it - The Lion King, Mulan, Hercules; he's produced them all.  Audio

A group of Asian screen professionals are fighting to get more Asian stories onto our screens by lobbying funding bodies and nurturing young creatives. The Pan-ASian Screen Collective (PASC) says… Audio

Last night was Halloween, and while many people were going out trick or treating, some were watching scary movies. Others were pranking. Audio

American Animals cuts between real life and dramatization, telling the true story of a heist that went wrong. Directed by Bart Layton (The Imposter). Audio

Mandy is a revival of the old "video nasties" of the Eighties. It stars Nicolas Cage and Andrea Riseborough (Death of Stalin). Video, Audio

Hunter Killer is an old-fashioned submarine thriller featuring a very unlikely take on modern US-Russian relations. Starring Gerard Butler and Gary Oldman. Video, Audio

Sugar highs on all Hallows Eve. Maybe Mexicans have it right with their Day of the Dead. Audio

New Zealand's only independent rug repairer Anna Williams has found herself the subject of a documentary that also involves an Iranian tribe and the British broadcaster and naturalist, Sir David… Audio, Gallery

Whoever picked the five stars of the Kiwi documentary She Shears deserves some kind of award, says Simon Morris. The film is an appealing look at some highly competitive female shearers. Video, Audio

The Seagull is a new adaptation of the Anton Chekhov play that emphasizes the theme of celebrity culture. If you want to see versatility and talent – and one of the finest actors around – check it… Video, Audio

King of Thieves is a senior heist movie based on a real-life story and starring Sir Michael Caine, Sir Tom Courtenay and Jim Broadbent. Video, Audio

Simon Morris returns in time to review pensioner-heist movie King of Thieves, a new adaptation of Anton Chekhov's famous play The Seagull, and a New Zealand documentary with a title that tells it all… Audio

Doug Dillaman and Sarah Watt consider Halloween, Westwood and the latest take on A Star is Born. Video, Audio

British-Kiwi filmmaker Bart Layton's film American Animals opens in cinemas on October 25. It's based on the true story of a 2004 heist by four college students - who plotted to steal rare books from… Audio