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Leanne Pooley: a picture of womanhood worldwide
On January 21, women took to the streets worldwide after Donald Trump's inauguration. Leanne Pooley's ambitious new project will bring their voices together and find out why. Audio
The Passion of Augustine
And The Passion of Augustine requires some familiarity with nuns, Vatican 2 and Quebec's Quiet Revolution of the early 1960s. Audio
The Hippopotamus
The film version of Stephen Fry's novel The Hippopotamus depends heavily on sharing Fry's enthusiasms. Audio
Norman
Norman sees Richard Gere in the unlikely role of a loser, New York "fixer". Also featuring Dan Stevens, Steve Buscemi and Charlotte Gainsbourg. Audio
At the Movies
In At The Movies Simon Morris dives into three movies, all rather outside his usual specialist subjects. Video, Audio
Art gallery satire The Square wins Palme d'Or at Cannes
Swedish movie The Square, about the curator of a museum filled with grotesquely pretentious conceptual art, has won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
Hollie Fifer: a Papua New Guinea village's battle
Five years ago documentary maker Hollie Fifer was in Papua New Guinea researching the political coup when she witnessed the seaside Paga Hill community being bulldozed by developers and armed police… Audio
Film Review with Richard Swainson
Richard reviews The Sense of an Ending and The Hippopotamus. Audio
NZ immunologist likens anti-vaccination movement to terrorism
Dr John Fraser, the Dean of Auckland University's Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, has likened the anti-vaccination movement to terrorism. Audio
Movie review - The sense of an ending
The sense of an ending is based on a novel by Booker Prize-winning author Julian Barnes. Stars Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling and Michelle (Downton Abbey) Dockery. Audio
Movie review - Pecking order
New Zealand documentary Pecking Order is a fascinating - and often hilarious - view of the world of the poultry-fancier. Directed by Slavko Martinov. Audio
Movie review - Legend of the Sword
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword sees Guy Ritchie assume, wrongly, that audiences today want a rough-neck, rock and roll version of Camelot. Stars Charlie (Sons of Anarchy) Hunnam and Jude Law. Audio
At the Movies
On At The Movies, Simon Morris looks at the two modern phobias - the fear off missing out, and the fear of being left behind by modern trends. Video, Audio
Roger Moore has died aged 89
Former Bond star Roger Moore dies at the age of 89 after short battle with cancer. Audio
Dan Slevin - On Film
The 70th Cannes Film Festival is on at the moment. Dan Slevin, from RNZ Widescreen, looks at the some of the highlights from the past. Audio
Film Review with Richard Swainson
Richard reviews Alien: Convenant and The Viceroy's House. Audio
Inside Qatar's Labour Camps
The Workers Cup goes inside Qatar's labour camps, where African and Asian migrants work under miserable conditions with little pay, to build the facilities for the football World Cup 2022. The… Audio, Gallery
Viewing - Sarah McMullan
Sarah McMullen reviews Alien: Covenant and American Housewife. Audio
Movie Review: After the Storm
And After the storm is a charming family drama from writer director Hirokazu (Like father like son) Koreeda. Audio
Movie Review: Viceroy's House
Viceroy's House tells the story of the last Viceroy of India, and how the struggle for India's independence in 1947 ended in the bloody Partition. Starring Hugh Bonneville and Gillian Anderson. Audio
