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At the Movies for Wednesday 20 December 2023
On At the Movies, Dan Slevin reviews WONKA, the origin story of the magical musical confectionery maker, starring Timothée Chalamet; CHICKEN RUN: DAWN OF THE NUGGET, the long-awaited sequel to the… Audio
Review : Showing Up
Dan Slevin reviews the new film from director Kelly Reichardt and actor Michelle Williams about a struggling sculptor who finds that life keeps getting in the way of her work. Audio
Review : Chicken Run : Dawn of the Nugget
Dan Slevin reviews the long-awaited sequel to the 2000 fowl animated classic from Aardman Studios, streaming on Netflix. Audio
Review : Wonka
Dan Slevin reviews the origin story of the magical musical confectionery maker, starring Timothée Chalamet. Audio
Bookmarks with Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne
Today's bookmarks guest has been in Aotearoa's biggest films in recent years, Taika Waititi's Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Cousins and Whina. Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne is unstoppable. She's starring… Audio
Where has all the classic television gone?
The rest of the world gets to enjoy decades of great television on dozens of different streaming services. What is there for New Zealand, asks Dan Slevin.
British 'Schindler' has his story told on the big screen
Boxing Day films are usually blockbusters with big special effects but One Life (starring Sir Anthony Hopkins) tells an epic story that is powerfully human at the same time. It's about Sir Nicholas… Video, Audio
Christmas entertainment - the 2023 vintage
Dan Slevin samples three out of the dozens of new Christmas entertainments that are new to streaming this holiday season. Video
Film Review with Dom Corry
Today Dom talks to Jesse about Wonka, Silent Night and Leave the World Behind. Audio
At The Movies: The year in review
Simon Morris looks back on 2023, and notices two big changes. A lot of long-running series and franchises are coming to a close, and the biggest movies of the year are individual and rule-breaking. Audio
Update on Oz with Brad Foster
Brad Foster reports on the extreme heat in Sydney on Saturday and more expected in the coming weeks in the lead-up to Christmas, the government's new 10-year migration strategy, a couple of Aussies in… Audio
Fifty best films: Á bout de souffle (Breathless)
What was once notoriously avant garde is now stylistically familiar, says Dan Slevin.
Is there a future for physical media?
The market for DVD and Blu-ray is shrinking along with the shelf space, but is it really the end for physical media, asks Dan Slevin.
2016: Burt Reynolds
Burt Reynolds was Hollywood's biggest box-office star from 1978 to 1982, following his starring role in Smokey and the… Audio
Horror film billboards taken down after complaints they were terrifying
The promotions arm of an international film company has come under fire over advertisements for a horror film that were scary enough to frighten motorists who glimpsed the billboards, and television…
Movie review: The Boy and the Heron
RNZ producer and film critic Sam Hollis reviews the latest from legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki 'The Boy and the Heron' and the satirical teen-comedy 'Bottoms'. Audio
Neon at a Crossroads
Sky’s price rises show that competition for content is a bigger concern for them than competition for eyeballs, says Dan Slevin.
Review: The Old Oak
Dan Slevin reviewsThe Old Oak, 87-year-old director Ken Loach's latest film about a clash of cultures in an English village. Audio
Fifty best films: Rear Window
Up from number 54 to 38 in the 2022 Sight & Sound 2022 Top 50, Hitchcock's Rear Window is almost flawless entertainment, says Dan Slevin. Video
Why being in 'the worst movie of all time' wasn't a bad thing
Greg Sestero, best known as the character 'Mark' in the infamously so-bad-it's-good film The Room, is touring around New Zealand to celebrate the film's 20th anniversary. Audio
