Movies

Dan Slevin reviews the WWII romantic thriller starring Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard. Audio

After bemoaning the demise of the neighbourhood video store, Dan Slevin from RNZ‘s Widescreen has tips for accessing the good stuff streaming sites just don’t have. Audio

We look at where New Zealand is at now with a drug that is rarely out of the headlines: methamphetamine, or P. Are we seeing a new epidemic of use? If so, why? And is the current situation so acute… Audio

Mary Holm discusses New Zealanders' susceptibility to fraud. Audio

Did the CIA fake the moon landings? Some clever Canadians make a mockumentary suggesting that and Dan Slevin reviews. Audio

Nicholas Winding Refn's horror set in the LA fashion industry reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio

Dan Slevin reviews Pedro Almodóvar's leading contender for a Best Foreign Language Oscar in 2017. Audio

Dan Slevin reviews the first of a series of five prequels to the Harry Potter series. Audio

At the Movies: the mega-profitable Harry Potter world returns, the stylishly-sadistic The Neon Demon, a masterpiece from Almodóvar and a clever thriller about faking the moon landing. Video, Audio

It's OK to depict drug-taking on TV or slip cocaine references into songs, but publishing the wrong kind of gardening tips can still get you into trouble with the censors. Audio

Auckland based husband and wife film-makers Chris Pryor and Miriam Smith are shifting to New York for as long as the $80,000 they've just been awarded lasts them. Chris and Miriam have just won this… Audio

The Pike River mining disaster is still very raw with families fighting to retrieve the bodies of the 29 men killed in the explosion. Yesterday was the 6th anniversary. This very public tragedy has… Audio, Gallery

One of the capital's oldest cinemas is being turned into a hotel. The Paramount is one of the main International Film Festival venues every year - it took in 17,500 admissions in two weeks. Leading… Audio, Gallery

One hundred years ago, film censorship was introduced to New Zealand, making it illegal to show any film without it first being passed by the Censor. Audio

Julieta, the latest film by Spanish iconoclast Pedro Almodóvar, arrives in cinemas today so Dan Slevin thought he would prepare by watching (or re-watching) three more of his post-2000 productions –… Video

Dan Slevin talks to Englishman David Mackenzie, director of a modern western about fighting back against the banks. Audio