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Review: Gentleman Jack S1
Victoriana gets a new twist in Gentleman Jack, says Dan Slevin. Video
Kriv Stenders: The Battle of Long Tan
Kriv Stenders has made a movie about the Australian and New Zealand soldiers of D Company who had to battle against the odds for four hours in torrential rain. The film is Danger Close: The Battle of… Audio
Film Review: Graeme Tuckett
Graeme today reviews Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Mystify: The Michael Hutchence Story. Audio
Review - Diego Maradona
Asif Kapadia's follow-up to his Oscar winning documentary Amy (and his Bafta winner Senna), this film focuses on the blistering six years of Maradona's career between 1984 and 1990 (reviewed by Dan… Audio
Review - Late Night
Dan Slevin reviews a comedy about a veteran New York TV chat show host (Emma Thompson) given a new lease on life by an up and coming comedy writer (Mindy Kaling). Audio
Review - Palm Beach
A one-hit wonder Aussie rock band reunites for their manager's birthday and some resentments and frustrations boil over despite the beautiful location (reviewed by Dan Slevin). Audio
At the Movies for 14 August 2019
Dan Slevin is filling in for Simon Morris and he reviews a film about the reunion of some Australian baby boomers, Palm Beach; a TV chat show host rediscovering her mojo in Late Night and a… Audio
Review: Succession S1
Succession should be your next TV obsession, says Dan Slevin. Video
Film Review - Ali Ventura
Film critic Ali Ventura reviews NZIFF movies Come to Daddy, High Life and Midsommar. Audio
Review: This is Football
Dan Slevin prepares for the new football season by watching a six-part documentary series about the beautiful game. Video
Review: Serenity
Serenity has a reputation as cinema’s biggest disaster of 2019. Dan Slevin investigates. Video
Backtrack boys. Saving troubled teens with working dogs
Keeping troubled teens - "alive, out of jail and to help them chase their hopes and dreams" is how Bernie Shakeshaft describes his mission. Video, Audio, Gallery
Review - Support The Girls
Support the girls is a day in the life of a bunch of young female waitresses at a bar strongly reminiscent of the real-life Hooters chain. Stars Regina Hall (Girls Trip, Little) Audio
Review - Here Comes The Grump
Here comes the Grump is a remake of a forgotten TV series from the Sixties. Features the voice talent of Ian McShane and Lily Collins. Audio
Review - Hobbs and Shaw
Hobbs and Shaw features action stars Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham, but they're in danger of having the film stolen from them by Idris Elba, Dame Helen Mirren and Vanessa Kirby (The Crown). Audio
At The Movies for 7 August 2019
Simon Morris wonders whether the current climate of "big titles, not big stars" always works. He looks at a new movie starring the two current biggest names in action thrillers, a minor children's… Audio
The best movies new to streaming this week
Dan Slevin on the best (or most interesting) recent feature film additions to our streamers. Video
Still the right thing: Do the Right Thing at 30
Thirty years on, Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing is as urgent as ever, says Dan Slevin. Video
Review: The Great Hack
Netflix documentary The Great Hack is information dense but doesn't go far enough, argues Dan Slevin. Video
Expert Feature: James Bond
Today's expert feature takes a deep dive into the world of the world's most famous fictional spy. Audio
