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Television Critic: Linda Burgess
Today Linda talks to Anna about Deadloch on Amazon Prime and Somebody Somewhere on Neon. Audio
Film Review with Graeme Tuckett
This week Graeme talks to Jesse about The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, The Tank and some of the highlights from the DOC-EDGE festival. Audio
No country for old film buffs - Why streaming has banished classic cinema
Vertigo? 2001? Citizen Kane? Forget about it. In the age of streaming, NZ film fans still have to hunt down the classic films that would have once been readily available in your local video shop.
No country for old film buffs
We have every streaming service at our fingertips, but finding a cinematic classic is hard going. Graham Smith investigates where all the old movies have gone.
At The Movies for 31 May 2023
Simon Morris welcomes this year's blockbuster season, but can't help noticing there's not much competition for this week's big Disney release. There's a small British feelgood movie, and over on… Audio
Review: The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid is the latest live-action remake of a Disney animated classic. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem and Halle Bailey as Ariel. Directed by Rob Marshall (Chicago, Into the Woods)… Video, Audio
Review: Armageddon Time
Armageddon Time is the story of a young boy in 1980s New York confronted with some harsh realities behind the American Dream. Starring Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong and Sir Anthony Hopkins, it's… Video, Audio
Review: Bank Of Dave
Bank of Dave is the real-life story of a man who defied the establishment to create the first new British bank in 150 years. Starring Rory Kinnear (No Time to Die), Joel Fry (Yesterday) and rock band… Video, Audio
Short-Cut with Dan Slevin
Dan Slevin joins the show with weekend viewing recommendations. Tonight he features the revealing documentary called STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie, which chronicles the actor's journey with… Audio
Film Review with Sam Hollis
This week Sam talks to Jesse about Pearl, a psychological horror film and a prequel to 'X'. He's also watched STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie, which is a documentary about the actor's life. Audio
2023 DocEdge Festival preview
Dan Slevin previews three titles from this year’s DocEdge festival, on the understanding that the full programme is so diverse this small selection can’t possibly be representative of the whole. Video
Review: Fast X
Fast X is the tenth, if not quite the final, episode of Vin Diesel's petrol-head epic. Co-starring Rita Moreno, Jason Statham, Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron and, as the film's villain, a showboating… Video, Audio
At The Movies for 24 May 2023
Simon Morris looks at some big franchises that are coming to an end this week, including the beginning of the end for The Fast and the Furious. He also looks at two film with intriguing partnerships… Audio
At The Movies - The Mother
Jennifer Lopez plays a homicidal parent protecting her daughter in this new thriller from Kiwi director Niki Caro. Video, Audio
At The Movies - A Good Person
Can someone who did bad things still be a good person? Writer and director Zach Braff explores this question in a new film starring Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman. Video, Audio
Bookmarks with Matthew Buchanan
This week for Bookmarks we meet co-founder of Letterboxd, Matthew Buchanan. As well as running the online social networking service for movie buffs he's also a designer. He talks to Jesse about his… Audio
Television Critic: Claire Chitham
Today Claire talks to Jesse about Citadel and the latest season of Yellowjackets. Audio
Film Review with Graeme Tuckett
Today Graeme talks to Jesse about Fast X, The Mother and A Good Person Audio
At The Movies - Book Club 2
Book Club 2 The Next Chapter sees four long-time friends take off on a Bachelorette trip to Italy when one of them gets engaged. Starring Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen… Audio
At The Movies for 17 May 2023
Simon Morris looks at three films all, one way or another, about friends. They include an Oscar nominee about childhood friendship, another quartet of senior friends on the road, and a low-budget film… Audio
