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Review: Sound of Metal
Sound of Metal is a groundbreaking presentation of the deaf experience anchored by one of the finest performances of 2020, reports Dan Slevin. Video
Review: Soul
Dan Slevin makes the case for why Pixar’s Soul might be his favourite film of the year. Video
Review: Wonder Woman 1984
After almost a year, Dan Slevin finally goes back to the cinema to watch a Hollywood blockbuster. Here is his verdict on Wonder Woman 1984. Video
Vincent Ward: filming in Ukraine
Vigil, The Navigator, Map of the Human Heart, What Dreams May Come, River Queen, Rain of the Children - New Zealander Vincent Ward has a diverse and impressive directing résumé. He's also an… Audio
Soul interview - Pixar's Pete Docter
The latest Pixar film Soul is an ambitious look at where character and personality come from, through the character of a jazz musician. Writer-Director Pete Docter talks about where the idea came from… Audio
At The Movies: 2020 in review
Simon Morris looks back on a rocky year in movies - and everything else. Highlights included an extraordinary year for New Zealand's films and film makers - from Taika Waititi forJojo Rabbit to local… Video, Audio
Eric Bana on his return to the big screen for The Dry
It's been a 13 year drought since actor Eric Bana took a leading role in an Australian film. Eric Bana talks to us about filming in rural Victoria during a drought and enduring lockdowns in Melbourne… Video, Audio
Linda Burgess' TV picks
Wellington based critic Linda Burgess just happens to be in Auckland today so joins Jesse in studio to talk about what she's been watching this week. Linda reviews Dash and Lily and Queen's Gambit . Audio
Movie review - The Witches
The Witches - can the new version erase the memories of the 1990 Anjelica Huston classic? This version stars Octavia Spenser, Anne Hathaway and the voice of Chris Rock. Directed by Robert Zemeckis… Video, Audio
Movie review - A Christmas gift from Bob
A Christmas gift from Bob is a seasonal swansong for the hugely popular Street Cat Named Bob. Audio
Movie review – Misbehaviour
Misbehaviour sees the culture clash between beauty pageants and burgeoning feminism, between old-fashioned standards of beauty and a breath of fresh air from Africa and the Caribbean. Stars Keira… Video, Audio
At The Movies for 9 December 2020
Simon Morris realizes you can’t argue with the public’s taste - for sequels, for remakes and, back in the 1970s, for a yearly dose of Miss World. Audio
Review: Three Music Movies
Dan Slevin has been watching recent films featuring Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift and David Byrne. Video
Review: I Am Greta
I Am Greta captures a young activist discovering her power, says Dan Slevin. Video
NZ screen industry's brain gain: 'There's no place like home'
After decades of the so-called "brain drain", as New Zealand's best and brightest headed off to pastures new overseas, this year saw a sudden reversal. They call it a Brain Gain, as the Covid-19… Audio
Mank, On Becoming a God in Central Florida, best TV/Film
Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Philippa to look at David Fincher's film Mank which set in 1930s Hollywood as Herman J Mankiewicz raced to finish the screenplay of 'Citizen Kane' for Orson… Audio
Review - The comeback trail
The comeback trail - an unscrupulous film producer plans to cash in an insurance policy by bumping off his leading man. Stars Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones and Morgan Freeman - what could possibly… Audio
Review - Let him go
Let Him Go sees grandparents Kevin Costner and Diane Lane trying to rescue their grandson and his mother. Also starring Lesley Manville (Secrets and Lies). Video, Audio
