Movies

In his new documentary, Francesco, openly-gay, non-Catholic filmmaker Evgeny Afineevsky had unprecedented access to Pope Francis and was allowed to tackle many pressing issues. He joins the show to… Audio

Fanny Lye Deliver'd is the story of the awakening of a farmer's wife during the reign of Oliver Cromwell. Stars Charles Dance and Maxine Peake. Video, Audio

Tracy Edwards skippered the first all woman crew to ever compete in the gruelling Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race. Video, Audio, Gallery

Dan Slevin rates the Māoriland film Festival as one of the most important and entertaining as any on the calendar. Video

A powerful documentary which exposed a vast healthcare fraud in Romania has been nominated for two Academy Awards. Collective, which opens in cinemas here this week, tells the story of a 2015… Video, Audio

This week the Academy Awards finalists were nominated, and one of the heavily favoured films was The Father, starring Sir Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman. It's up for Oscars for both stars, as well… Audio

The Disney animated feature Raya and the Last Dragon is a fable based on the myths and countryside of South East Asia. It stars the voices of Kelly Marie Tran (Star Wars) and two of the stars of Crazy… Video, Audio

Cosmic Sin is a predictable alien-invasion thriller that's received an unpredictable reaction from its intended audience. It stars Bruce Willis and Frank Grillo. Video, Audio

Blackbird sees a family coming to grips with the matriarch’s intended suicide. Stars Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet and Sam Neill, and directed by Roger Michell (Notting Hill). Video, Audio

Simon Morris looks at the range of films making the cinemas in the time of Covid. This week a drama starring Sam Neill shot two years ago, a C-grade bit of sci-fi with Bruce Willis, and a new Disney… Video, Audio

Hard on the heels of a court case and renewed criticism of their organisation just before the Golden Globes at the beginning of March more pressure has gone on the Hollywood Foreign Press… Audio

Under a nationwide level 1 cinemas are all go! Academy Cinemas in Auckland is hosting a retrospective of David Lynch's work, starting this Friday. So, we thought we should talk to an expert to get the… Audio

Simon Morris reviews a long-awaited adaptation of a Kiwi classic and two Black American history lessons. Video, Audio