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Sam's Take: Everything Everywhere All At Once reviewed
In this week's movie review, Sam Rillstone takes a look at the surreal multiverse-twisting action comedy starring Michelle Yeoh.
At The Movies - X
In the horror movie X – which was mostly shot around Whanganui – an adult movie shoot goes bad. X stars Martin Henderson and Mia Goth and is directed by Ti West. Video, Audio
At The Movies - Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
Despite its expensive-looking costumes and flash digital effects. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is a bit of a mess, says Simon Morris. Video, Audio
At The Movies - The Lost City
Movie stars Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum attempt to bring back the romantic comedy by disguising it as an action spoof in The Lost City. Simon Morris likes both actors and Romancing the Stone - … Video, Audio
At The Movies for 13 April
Simon Morris looks at three films with the modest ambition to simply entertain an audience. They include an established franchise, a genre picture blending horror and comedy and an adventure-romom. Audio
Bookmarks with Jaquie Brown
Our Bookmarks guest today will be a familar face and voice. She's been a TV presenter, a reporter for Campbell Live, and was the star of her own award-winning self-titled sitcom, The Jaquie Brown… Audio
Historic Dannevirke cinema set to re-open this month
An historic cinema in Dannevirke is about to re-open after nearly a decade of closed curtains. MovieFest Charitable Trust trustee Graeme Moffatt joins Jesse to talk about the restoration project. Audio
Review: Benedetta
Benedetta sees the return of Paul Verhoeven (Basic Instinct) in the story of a real life nun in Renaissance Tuscany who's accused of scandalous behaviour at the height of a plague. Audio
At The Movies - Deep Water
Deep Water is an Amazon Prime film, directed by Adrian Lyne (Fatal Attraction, Indecent Proposal), it stars Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas (No time to die) as a couple in a poisonous marriage. Audio
At The Movies - Morbius
Morbius is proof that the words "Marvel Comics" are not always a guarantee of success. The title character is a "human vampire" played by Jared Leto (House of Gucci). Also along for the ride is friend… Audio
Television Critic: Linda Burgess
Today Linda talks to Jesse about The Capote Tapes on Rialto, Outlaws, a new series from Stephen Merchant on Amazon Prime and Holding, written by Graham Norton. Audio
Stillsuit
Associate Professor Geoff Willmott, MacDiarmid Institute Deputy Director for Commercialisation and Industry Engagement and Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Auckland speaks to Bryan… Audio
Film Review with Dom Corry
Today Dom's talking to Jesse about Morbius, Deep Water and Benedetta. Audio
Review - Drive My Car
The multi-award winning Drive My Car is about a man throwing himself into work after the sudden death of his wife. He rebuilds his life with the unexpected help of his new driver. Video, Audio
Composing Banjo music for The Power of the Dog
The Banjo plays a feature role in a particularly unsettling scene in Jane Campion's Oscar-winning western psychological drama The Power of the Dog. NZ composer and musician David Ward was tasked with… Audio
International Film Festival returns in 2022
Whanau Marama: the New Zealand International Film Festival has just announced it will return this year, though it's going to have to reduce the number of films and venues. It's coming off the back of… Audio
We're going to need more popcorn - movies are getting longer and longer
It's not just your imagination - blockbusters are getting more and more bloated at the box office.
