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Golden Globes: The big five moments
With the gongs given out and the red carpet rolled up, these are the moments we're still talking about. Audio
Justin Baldoni sues New York Times over Blake Lively story
Justin Baldoni is firing back after being accused of sexual harassment by his co-star Blake Lively, filing a US$250 million libel suit against The New York Times.
Movie review - All We Imagine as Light
Dan Slevin reviews the winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes in 2024, an Indian drama about three women navigating love and friendship in modern Mumbai. Audio
Movie review - Paddington in Peru
The third film in the popular franchise sees the most famous refugee bear in the world finally get a UK passport so he can visit his beloved Aunt Lucy at the Home for Retired Bears in Peru. There he… Audio
Movie review - A Real Pain
Estranged cousins, played by writer-director Jesse Eisenberg and Succession's Kieran Culkin, travel to Poland to honour their beloved grandmother by taking a Holocaust tour. Dan Slevin reviews. Audio
At the Summer Movies - Happy New Year!
Dan Slevin reviews three new films in cinemas: Paddington in Peru sees our favourite refugee bear visiting his Aunt Lucy at the Home for Retired Bears and stumbling across a mystery; in All We Imagine… Audio
'Romeo and Juliet' movie star dies
Olivia Hussey Eisley, star of the 1968 film Romeo and Juliet and the slasher classic Black Christmas, has died at home in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was 73.
What movies got plane travellers buzzing this year?
Air New Zealand's tally of their most popular in-flight viewing for the year shows their passengers want their ride comfortable, but their viewing full of thrills and spills.
Blake Lively accuses movie costar of sexual harassment, destroying reputation
In a civil rights complaint, Lively alleges Justin Baldoni and his team designed a "plan" to "destroy" her reputation.
Review: Does Mufasa pack a lion's roar?
Review - Disney's latest release Mufasa: The Lion King, a prequel to a monumental classic, has hit theatres, but is it all Hakuna Matata?
The animated story of a cat that has captured the world's hearts
The story, which has no dialogue, follows a cat who, after a violent flood, teams up with an unlikely group of animals, a bird, a dog, a lemur, and a capybara to pilot a boat in search of survival and… Audio
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic reviews The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024), Christmas horror-comedy It's A Wonderful Knife (2023), and free streaming option British sci-fi Attack the… Audio
A 25-year legacy: How The Blair Witch Project changed the horror genre
After 25 years, the iconic 'found footage' film is being re-released in the form its producers originally intended. Audio
Is the age of the "moviestar" over?
Resident Nights screen critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan to debate whether the glittering age of the moviestar is over. Audio
Review : Goodrich
Goodrich finds an LA father of 10-year-old twins in trouble when his wife books herself into rehab for a few months. He calls in his daughter from a previous marriage. Can he become the father he… Audio
Review : The Problem With People
The Problem With People follows a dying man's wish to bring together the American and Irish sides of the family after a century-old dispute. Starring and written by Paul Reiser (TV's Mad About You)… Audio
Review : The Teacher's Lounge
The Teachers' Lounge is a German Oscar-nominated drama about what happens when an investigation into thefts at a school escalates out of control. Starring Leone Benesch (Babylon Berlin). Audio
At The Movies - A Bang And A Whimper
Simon Morris is underwhelmed by what's on offer before the holiday movie riches. They include The Problem With People, an American/Irish comedy about a family feud…. Goodrich, a comedy-drama about… Audio
From Hollywood to Hobbiton: Stars arrive at War of the Rohirrim film premiere
The red carpet was rolled out at Hobbiton for the New Zealand premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.
There's no place like home for these $48 million slippers
A pair of Judy Garland's ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz," which were stolen from a Minnesota museum almost 20 years ago, have sold for US$28 million.
