Movies

Dan Slevin hates it when he likes things he is supposed to hate. Video

A 16 minute long film shot at the Upper Hutt racecourse will premier at the Venice Film Festival this Friday. Writer/director Judah Finnigan talks to Jesse about making the short list for an award and… Audio

One of the most anticipated movies of 2020, Mulan was shot on location in NZ, with a cast that included 17 Kiwis and a crew that was 90percent local. And, of course, the director was also a Kiwi, Niki… Audio

New local film Savage follows Danny (Jake Ryan) across three decades of his life, trying to understand the boy who eventually becomes the brutal enforcer of a gang. Porirua-raised writer and director… Video, Audio

A local animation company is celebrating after securing the rights to Spike Milligan's Badjelly the Witch.  Audio

On this day in music history in 1969: The film 'Easy Rider' opened at The Classic in London.  Audio

Disney’s Mulan is bypassing the big screen to the disappointment of Kiwi cinema audiences. Dan Slevin assesses what is now a premium online product. Video

Just in time for the weekend Editor of Flicks.co.nz Steve Newall reviews Tenet, which was top of the NZ box office in its first week, and Bill & Ted Face the Music. Audio

The Panel discusses some of the most iconic movie theme songs of all time. Audio

Papi Chulo is a comedy-drama about the relationship between a stressed-out TV weatherman and a middle-aged Mexican odd-job man. It's a delightful film with a uniquely light touch, Simon Morris says. Video, Audio

Return to Gandhi Road is a New Zealand-made film about an extraordinary Buddhist teacher and the efforts he made to rescue texts from Tibet during the cultural revolution of the Sixties. Video, Audio

Tom Savini is the legendary special effects make-up artist behind movies like the original Dawn of the Dead, Friday the 13th and Texas Chain Saw Massacre 2. Audio, Gallery

Jesse speaks to Augusta Xu-Holland from the blockbuster film The Eight Hundred. Audio, Gallery

Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. has pretty much done it all - and won it all - as an actor. Yet the industry legend shows no sign of slowing, having recently received an eighth Emmy Award… Audio

Dan Slevin delights in a TV show about Broadway. Video

Film and TV reviewer Sarah McMullan joins Kathryn to talk about why you'll have to pay $40 if you want to see the New Zealand-filmed Disney+ blockbuster Mulan, New Zealand film This Town, season two… Audio