Movies

Dan Slevin is filling in for Simon Morris and this week reviews Kiwi comedy The Breaker Upperers, Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs and Truth or Dare, and talks to 13th Documentary Edge Film Festival… Video, Audio

Kiwi director Andrew Niccol mines his usual obsessions to reduced effect in the futuristic thriller Anon, says Dan Slevin. Video

The Oscar-nominated documentary Faces Places tells of the unlikely, feisty and affectionate partnership of two French artists. Dan Slevin finds it delightful. Video

A new film takes an indepth look at filmmaker Steven Spielberg. The documentary "Spielberg" is directed and produced by award-winning doco maker Susan Lacy. It includes interviews with the likes of… Audio

A fascinating book by British film writer Ian Nathan, "Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson & the Making of Middle-Earth", tells the behind-the-scenes challenges to get Lord of the Rings and The… Audio

The phrase apparently goes back to an advertisement on May 4 1979. Now, today's date is known around the world as Star Wars day.  Audio

Auckland filmmaker Pietra Brettkelly's latest documentary, Yellow is Forbidden, has just become the first New Zealand film to screen in competition at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival in New… Audio

A host of great British actors are on show in this adaptation of a best-selling novel, reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio

Dan Slevin reviews Richard Linklater's unofficial sequel to the 1973 Academy Award-nominated drama The Last Detail. Audio

After nearly 34 hours, the Marvel Cinematic Universe saga is nearly at an end and the latest blockbuster is reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio

Dan Slevin is filling in for Simon Morris and this week he reviews Avengers: Infinity War, Last Flag Flying and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Audio

As the nights get longer, film fans like Dan Slevin turn to specialised offerings such as the Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival. A film about a softly-spoken Dutch garden designer is his… Video

I Feel Pretty has Amy Schumer transformed into believing she is a ravishing beauty. Also featuring Michelle Williams, Naomie Campbell and Emily Ratajkowski. Video, Audio

Sherlock Gnomes is the sequel to the successful animated romcom Gnomeo and Juliet. Featuring the voices of Johnny Depp, James McAvoy, Emily Blunt - and Ozzy Osborne. Video, Audio

Peter Rabbit updates the Beatrix Potter books with more state of the art digital animation. Featuring Sam Neill, Rose Byrne and the voice of James Corden. Video, Audio

Simon Morris goes to some children's holiday movies and also checks out the Amy Schumer comedy that's getting lots of coverage on social media. Video, Audio

When a cinema in the Taranaki town of Hawera banned patrons from wearing pyjamas, dressing gowns, dirty gumboots and onesies to their screenings it likely didn't expect to become a global story. Audio