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Film Review: Ali Ventura
Ali gives her verdicts on The Tomorrow War playing on Amazon Prime and action thriller Gunpowder Milkshake. Audio
Review - Space Jam
And the remake of the popular Space Jam of 1996 sees basketball legend LeBron James sent to a world of Warner Brothers cartoon characters, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig. Audio
Review - How I Became a Superhero
How I Became a Superhero is a French Netflix film about a world where people with superpowers co-exist with ordinary people in an alternative Paris. Video, Audio
Review - Black Widow
Black Widow sees Scarlett Johansson finally carry a superhero movie on her own, as the popular member of The Avengers. Also starring Florence Pugh (Little Women) and Rachel Weisz (The Constant… Video, Audio
At The Movies for 14 July 2021
Simon Morris looks at three types of superhero movies - the latest from the phenomenally popular Marvel Comics franchise, a uniquely French take on the genre and a remake of a family movie starring… Audio
Television Critic: Caitlin Cherry
Caitlin Cherry tells us about Starstruck with Rose Matafeo, Working Moms and Line of Duty. Audio
Film Review with Dom Corry
Dom reviews Black Widow - the new Marvel Cinematic Universe solo outing for Scarlett Johansson - and Space Jam: A New Legacy starring LeBron James. Audio
Workin' Moms, Fatherhood, Sex_Life
Film and TV reviewer Laumata Lauano joins Kathryn to look at the fifth season of Canadian comedy Workin' Moms (Netflix), Kevin Hart's new film Fatherhood (Netflix) and provocative new show Sex/Life… Audio
Review - Dating Amber
Two gay school friends - Eddie and Amber - pretend they're going out together in the quirky Irish comedy Dating Amber. Video, Audio
Review - Antoinette in the Cevennes
The French romantic comedy Antoinette in the Cevennes might be a good one if you're missing Europe or have a thing for donkeys, says Simon Morris. Video, Audio
Review - Spirit Untamed and Cranston Academy Monster Zone
Spirit Untamed is a formulaic family movie with phoned-in performances from two big stars. Cranston Academy: Monster Zone makes it look like Spirited Away. Video, Audio
At The Movies for 7 July 2021
Simon Morris looks at a fairly so-so selection of releases - a French hit that may struggle away from home, a little Irish comedy about surviving high school, and two very minor animated features for… Audio
New TVNZ series follows homeless Auckland teens
A group of teenagers who in 2014 called Auckland's Queen Street their home are the subject of a new TVNZ series The Young and the Reckless. Audio, Gallery
Film Review with Graeme Tuckett
Today Graeme reviews Antoinette in the Cevennes and Escape Room 2. Audio
Sweet Tooth, Betty, Dave, Murder by the Coast
Film and TV reviewer Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to look at the New Zealand-filmed Sweet Tooth (Netflix), a post-pandemic comic book caper about human-animal hybrids; Betty (Neon), a show about female… Audio
The Underground Railroad
Oscar winner Barry Jenkins has adapted Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel as a limited series for Amazon’s Prime Video. Reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
Bye Bye Morons (or Au revoir cons)
Dan Slevin reviews a new French comedy which won six César awards in 2020. Audio
Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In
Five years after retiring from Manchester United, the legendary football manager talks to his son Jason about his career and his 2018 brain haemorrhage. Reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
At the Movies for 30 June 2021
Dan Slevin is filling in for Simon Morris and watches three new films in cinemas and at home. He reviews Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In an intimate documentary about the legendary football manager… Audio
Film Review with Dom Corry
Today Dom talks to Jesse about the latest movies he's been to see. He'll talk about the latest Fast and Furious installment, the ninth one and In The Heights, a New York set musical adapted from the… Audio
