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At The Movies for 8 June
Simon Morris discovers that some events are often too depressing to revisit - like the years after a war or a pandemic. And he's pleased to go off the beaten track with movies from Finland and the… Audio
Review: Undercurrent – The Disappearance of Kim Wall
Dan Slevin reviews a two-part documentary on Neon about one of the most shocking crimes of the last ten years. Video
Film Review with Dom Corry
Today movie reviewer and @Letterboxd editor at large Dom Corry talks to Anna about the Finnish horror film Hatching. He also gives his verdict on the Swedish romantic dramedy Tuesday Club. Audio
Review: How to Please a Woman
How to Please a Woman is an Australian film about a middle-aged woman who sets up a combination house-cleaning and sex-worker business. Stars Sally Phillips (Bridget Jones's Diary) and Erik Thomson… Video, Audio
Preview: 2022 French Film Festival
With the return of the French Film Festival to cinemas this week, Dan Slevin has previewed a few of the titles. Video
Television Critic: Linda Burgess
Linda Burgess talks to Anna about the latest Masterchef NZ series, Hacks and Kid Sister. Audio
Film Review with Graeme Tuckett
Today Graeme gives his verdict on Top Gun: Maverick and The Bob's Burgers Movie. He also talks about the upcoming French Film Festival. Audio
Goodfellas star Ray Liotta dies aged 67
The US star died in his sleep in the Dominican Republic, his publicist confirms.
At The Movies - To Olivia
Beloved children's author Roald Dahl (Hugh Bonneville) and his actress wife Patricia Neal (Keeley Hawes) are struck by family tragedy in To Olivia. Video, Audio
Review: The Northman
The Northman is a chilly, violent retelling of a traditional Icelandic story that was later the inspiration for Shakespeare's Hamlet. Starring Alexander Skarsgård (Godzilla vs Kong) and Anya… Video, Audio
At The Movies - The Innocents
The Innocents is a critically acclaimed Norwegian horror film about a small group of children who gain strange powers. Written and directed by Eskil Vogt (The worst person in the world). Video, Audio
At The Movies for 25 May
Simon Morris looks at three films, all with one thing in common - Scandinavia. One tells an old Viking saga, one is a modern Norwegian horror film, while the third is a biopic of a beloved… Audio
Television Critic: Claire Chitham
Today Claire Chitham talks to Wallace about the US version of Shameless and Angelyne. Audio
Review: Operation Mincemeat
Operation Mincemeat is the extraordinary true story of a fake spy dropped off to fool the Nazis about the Allied battle plans. Stars Colin Firth, Matthew McFadyen and Kelly McDonald. Video, Audio
Bookmarks with Jordan Hamel
This week's guest is a New Zealand Poetry champion, co-editor of the climate change anthology 'No Other Place to Stand' Jordan Hamel. Audio
Sam's Take: Moon Knight
Sam is back with a look at the latest of Disney+'s Marvel series, the mind-bending adventures of Moon Knight.
'The Right Stuff' actor Fred Ward dies at 79
Veteran film and television actor Fred Ward, 79, best known for playing gruff, tough-guy roles in movies such as "Tremors," "Escape from Alcatraz," and "The Right Stuff," died on Sunday, his publicist…
Supernovae
Jan Eldridge, Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Auckland, explores the use of supernovae (or exploding/dying stars) in fiction. Audio
Film Review with Dom Corry
Today Letterboxd Editor-at-Large and RNZ afternoons film critic Dom Corry talks to Jesse about Operation Mincemeat and The Northman. Audio
Review: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness features Benedict Cumberbatch as Marvel Comics' resident sorcerer trying to make sense of several alternate universes. Featuring Benedict Wong (The Martian… Video, Audio
