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Does NZ get bang for its movie buck?
Are the millions of tax-payer dollars spent on enticing big overseas movie productions to New Zealand worth the cost? Audio
Sicario and Garry Shandling
Paul Casserly reviews the Mexican boarder thriller Sicario: Day of the Soldado and documentary series, The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling which is on Soho. Audio
Movie review - The Incredibles 2
Review - The Incredibles 2 was worth the wait, continuing the tale of Pixar's family of animated superheroes, featuring the voices of Holly Hunter, Craig T Nelson and Catherine Keener. Video, Audio
Movie review - Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom offers more dinosaurs than ever before - but is more crowded necessarily better? Stars Chris Pratt, Bruce Dallas Howard and Jeff Goldblum. Audio
Movie review - Sicario 2
Sicario: Day of the Soldado puts the Benicio del Toro character firmly in the foreground this time. Also starring Josh Brolin and Catherine Keener. Video, Audio
At the Movies for 4 July 2018
On At The Movies, Simon Morris takes a look at the latest would-be blockbusters - sequels to Jurassic World, Sicario and - 14 years later - Pixar Productions' The Incredibles. Audio
World-record shearer Emily Welch: A few of my favourite things
Emily Welch is one of New Zealand's first and most successful female shearers - holding a world record - and is one of the main focuses of She Shears, an upcoming NZ female shearer documentary. Audio
'Exploration, I think, is an elemental part of human nature'
Conrad Anker has been described as America's best all-round alpinist. He's a rock climber, ice climber and big peak mountain climber, having summited Everest numerous times - without oxygen, and a… Video, Audio
Film Review with Richard Swainson
Richard Swainson reviews the Incredibles 2 and Kodachrome. Audio
At The Movies for 27 June 2018
Simon Morris welcomes the New Zealand International Film Festival, and has his annual chat with Festival Director Bill Gosden about a few of the highlights. The web version offers a director's cut… Audio
Warner Bros emulating Voldemort
An organiser of a Quidditch tournament in the US thinks movie company Warner Bros has been taken over by the Harry Potter villain Voldemorte. The company is cracking down on fan festivals. The… Audio
Film Review with Richard Swainson
Richard reviews Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and The Leisure Seeker. Audio
Success for Otago brothers' silent film
Benaiah and Thomas Dunn clinched second place at the International Youth Silent Film Festival finals in Oregon this month for The Chase – a homage to the slapstick comedies of the early 20th century.
…Movie review: C'est la vie
C'est la vie is the work of writer-directors Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano, who made the delightful The Intouchables and Samba, though it's nothing like either of them, writes Simon Morris. Video, Audio
Movie review - Double Lover
From France, Double lover is a cryptic thriller about twins, doubles and delusion. Directed by Francois Ozon (Potiche, Frantz). Audio
Movie review - Tag
Tag is a yet another comedy childhood friends staying together - in this case the true story of several middle-aged men who play Tag once a year. Stars Ed Helms, Jon Hamm and Isla Fisher. Audio
At the Movies for 20 June 2018
Simon Morris reviews three films that walk the fine line between what audiences say they want and the boringly predictable. Audio
Explosive Kangaroo doco comes to NZ screens
The kangaroo is unique to Australia and appears on the country's coat of arms, national airline, and sports teams. But a polarising new documentary made by a New Zealander and her film maker partner… Audio
New Zealand Film Commission's Te Rautaki Māori initiative
Karen Waaka-Tibble, the new senior executive of the New Zealand Film Commission's Te Rautaki Maori initiative, talks about what it will mean to the future of New Zealand films as a whole. Audio
