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High Society
Dan Slevin looks forward to an autumn, winter and spring of great cinema at his local film society. Video
Film Review with Dom Corry
Film reviewer Dom Corry reviews The Little Things and Wrong Turn. Audio
TV Review with Dominic Corry
Dominic joins Kathryn to look at the New York Times-produced documentary Framing Britney Spears (ThreeNow) which focuses on how she remains under the conservatorship control of her father, despite… Audio
Review - Ammonite
Ammonite sees a respected, but repressed, woman scientist fall in love with a rich, married woman. Stars Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan. Video, Audio
Review - News of the World
Tom Hanks plays a man who reads the news in small towns after the American Civil War. In News of the World, he makes news himself when he finds an orphaned German girl, brought up by a tribe of Kiowa.
…Review - Minari
In Minari, Korean-American director Lee Isaac Chung tells the lightly fictionalized story of his immigrant parents and their early years on an Arkansas farm. Stars Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead) Audio
At The Movies for 17 February 2021
Simon Morris looks at a trio of films, all dependent in one way or another on how they’re told - an immigrant tale, a western about a kidnapped child, and a romance between two real-life - and sadly… Audio
Filmmaker: 'We need to talk more about Christchurch'
A decade on from Gerard Smyth's When A City Falls comes the sequel, When A City Rises - The People's Story, which screens tonight on TVNZ 1. The award-winning filmmaker joins the show to discuss the… Audio
Film Review with Ali Ventura
This week Ali reviews locally made, Shadow in the Cloud, directed by Roseanne Liang. Liang herself describes the film as an action horror movie. She also reviews I Care A Lot, a film about a shady… Audio
It's a Sin, Tiger, I Hate Suzie, Synchronic
Film and TV reviewer Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to look at the new high-camp comedy-drama It's a Sin (TVNZ OnDemand) at the new mini-series Tiger about Tiger Woods (Neon), I Hate Suzie (Neon)… Audio
Review - The Nest
Remember those yuppie risk-takers of the 1980s? The Nest features Jude Law as the ultimate example of ‘fake it till you make it’. Video, Audio
Review - High Ground
Australian film High ground is equal parts colonial history lesson and outback western. Stars Simon Baker and Jack Thompson. Audio
Review - Shadow in the Cloud
Roseanne Liang is best known for serious New Zealand independent films. But who knew she had a popcorn movie like Shadow in the Cloud in her? Video, Audio
At The Movies for 10 February 2021
Simon Morris wraps up the summer holiday season. Even during a pandemic there are still blockbusters, Oscar-hopefuls - even if many are showing on Netflix this year - and a continuing good run of New… Audio
Film Review with Graeme Tuckett
Today Graeme reviews High Ground and Another Round. Audio
Shadow in the Cloud gets nationwide release
New Zealand director Roseanne Liang's latest film opened in cinemas around the country on Thursday. She talks to Jesse about filming Shadow in the Cloud entirely in New Zealand with a stellar… Video, Audio
Another Round, News of the World, Shadow in the Cloud
Film and TV reviewer James Croot reviews Danish drama Another Round (in select cinemas), Tom Hanks News of the World (Netflix) and World War II action-horror Shadow in the Cloud (in cinemas). James… Audio
At The Movies: The Kiwi telling Australian stories
Kiwi, Greer Simpkin, is a leading light in Australia's screen industry, producing acclaimed work for the big and small screens. Greer's held senior roles at the ABC in Australia including Deputy Head… Audio
Review: The Midnight Sky
George Clooney’s new film deserves the biggest and best screen you can find – and as much of your attention as you can spare – reports Dan Slevin. Video
Review: Nomadland
Dan Slevin describes Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland as “a kind of miracle”. Video
