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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
Review: Hypnotic
Hypnotic is the new film by low-budget thriller maestro Robert Rodriguez. Ben Affleck stars as a burnt-out cop on the search for a bank robber who uses hypnotism to get strangers to do his dirty work.
…Review: Close
Close is the Cannes Film Festival winner, and Oscar nominee about two best friends whose first year at high school causes friction between them. Written and directed by Lukas Dhont (Girl). Video, Audio
First Impressions: VMAX at Queensgate
Theatrical exhibition is bouncing back and there’s no better evidence than the new seven-screen Event complex at Queensgate in Lower Hutt.
Bookmarks with James Acheson
For Bookmarks today we're finding out about the favourite things of Academy Award Winner costume designer Jim Acheson. He was one of the designers on Monty Pythons's The Meaning of Life - which is… Audio
Television Critic: Linda Burgess
Today Linda talks to Jesse about three shows she's been watching, which are all on Netflix. She gives her opinion on The Diplomat, Extraordinary Attorney Woo and Almost Australian. Audio
Film Review with Dom Corry
Today Dom talks to Jesse about Ben Afflick's sci-fi thriller Hypnotic and The Book Club: The Next Chapter - both are new in theatres this week. Audio
At The Movies - The Blue Caftan
The blue caftan is an award-winner at last year's Cannes Film Festival. Set in Morocco, it's the complicated love story between two men and a dying woman, played by Lubna Azabal (Incendies). Directed… Audio
At The Movies for 10 May 2023
Simon Morris welcomes three movies that show a marked improvement on the last few weeks - the first bug blockbuster of the season, and two award winning films from North Africa - one from Egypt, one… Audio
At The Movies - Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy 3 is, apparently, the final of the franchise, starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and the voices of Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel. Directed by James Gunn before he crosses over… Video, Audio
Review: Jos
Jos is an affectionate film about a half-forgotten West Coast photographer, Czech-born Joseph Divis. Video, Audio
Review: Cairo Conspiracy
Cairo Conspiracy is a thriller set in Al-Azhar university, the centre of Sunni Islam. An innocent young student finds himself being used as a spy to manipulate the election of a new leader. Directed… Video, Audio
Preview: 2023 Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival
This festival has always been a highlight of Dan Slevin’s cinema year and the latest edition has not let him down.
Review: Polite Society
Polite society is the first feature from writer/director Nida Manzoor (We are Lady Parts). Budding teenage stunt-woman Ria sets out to save her sister from an unsatisfactory marriage, but can she… Video, Audio
At The Movies : 80 For Brady
80 for Brady sees four octogenarian football fans - Jane Fonda, Sally Field, Lily Tomlin and Rita Moreno - take off on a road trip to the Super Bowl to see their idol, superstar quarterback Tom Brady.
…At The Movies for Wednesday 3 May 2023
Simon Morris looks at three films depending on audiences sharing their enthusiasms - the crime novels of Raymond Chandler, teen comedies blended with action stunts and elderly female football fans. Audio
Review: Marlowe
Marlowe sees the Irish team of director Neil Jordan and star Liam Neeson attempt to revive the film noir world of private eye Philip Marlowe. Also starring Diane Kruger and Jessica Lange. Video, Audio
Jane Ross: Finding Filmmaker Gaylene Preston’s Learning Fast
In 1979 an aspiring filmmaker, cameraman and sound recordist went to a little Masterton school to follow the lives of a group of students. The school was Makoura College, a small, predominantly Maori… Audio
At the Movies: Paper Spiders
Indie queen Lili Taylor and up-and-coming American-Kiwi actor Stephania LaVie Owen play mother and daughter in the American art film Paper Spiders. Video, Audio
