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The Wellington Film Festival's humble beginnings
And the first director of the Wellington (later New Zealand) Film Festival, Lindsay Shelton talks about how the Festival changed our viewing habits, and also started the local movie industry when it… Audio
Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings draws on Chinese myths and legends, as well as the all-conquering Marvel Comics country. Featuring Chinese superstars Tony Leung and Michele Yeoh, and popular… Video, Audio
Review: The Night House
The Night House sees Rebecca Hall (Professor Marston and the Wonder Women) as a widow under siege in her new house from mysterious forces. Video, Audio
Review: Summer of Soul
Summer of soul is a documentary about a forgotten Harlem music festival. A month before the more famous Woodstock Festival, it boasted some of the top soul, pop and jazz artists of all time. Featuring… Video, Audio
Filming on in the wake of the Rings' departure
New Zealand’s latest lockdown isn’t the only factor making it difficult for big film productions – our infrastructure is problematic too.
Movie review: 9/11: Inside the President's War Room
Dan Slevin reviews a new documentary about the attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001, streaming on Apple TV+. Video, Audio
TV review: Raised by Wolves
Raised by Wolves is a 10-part science-fiction series streaming on Neon and the first two episodes are directed by Ridley Scott. Reviewed by Dan Slevin. Video, Audio
Movie review: Cinderella
Dan Slevin reviews Cinderella from Amazon Prime, a new version featuring a selection of repurposed pop songs from the last 40 years. Video, Audio
Movie review: The White Tiger
The White Tiger is a drama based on a Booker Prize winning novel about a young Indian man trying to break down the economic and social barriers that hold him back. Reviewed by Dan Slevin. Video, Audio
At the Movies for 8 September 2021
Dan Slevin suggests four options for at home lockdown viewing. He reviews the Netflix drama The White Tiger; Amazon Prime's new version of Cinderella, from the creator of the Pitch Perfect trilogy… Audio
Review - Utopia
Dan Slevin reviews the ABC television satire series Utopia about a federal agency tasked with boosting Australia’s infrastructure. Video, Audio
Movie review - Max Richter’s Sleep
Dan Slevin wholeheartedly recommends this documentary about composer Max Richter's 8.5-hour ‘lullaby’ being performed in front of an audience of sleeping people. Video, Audio
Review - The Tomorrow War
Dan Slevin reviews a science fiction action vehicle for Chris Pratt who plays a Green Beret sent 30 years into the future to fight off an alien invasion. Audio
Review - Greenland
Gerard Butler stars in a disaster movie about an ordinary man trying to save his family from a planet killing comet. Reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
At the Movies for Wednesday, 25 August 2021
Dan Slevin watches three recent movies that have arrived online as well as an Australian comedy series that’s now on Netflix. He reviews the Gerard Butler disaster movie GREENLAND; THE TOMORROW WAR, a… Audio
Film Review with Ali Ventura
Today Ali tells about Free Guy, a star studded movie including our own Taika Waititi alongside Ryan Reynolds. She also talks about Val, a 2021 American documentary which follows the life and career of… Audio
Modern Love, Deceit, Coda, Tina
Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Susie to talk about Modern Love, a star-studded anthology of romance, gritty new British crime drama Deceit, Apple's Sundance-winning movie CODA and new… Audio
The Man in the Hat (Stephen Warbeck interview)
Stephen Warbeck won an Oscar for his score for Shakespeare in Love in 1998 but he’s just made his first film as a director: The Man in the Hat. He’s interviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
Review - Pig
Dan Slevin reviews a drama starring Nicolas Cage as an Oregon truffle hunter on a mission to retrieve his stolen pig. Audio
Review - Free Guy
Ryan Reynolds stars as a video game ‘non-playable character’ who falls in love and becomes a hero. Reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio