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Oscars and the best movies
There's a theme going around about the Academy Awards this year. Observations made about how it's not the best movies that actually win the Oscars. Why is this? We ask entertainment reporter Kate… Audio
Hugh Grant is enjoying himself as Jeremy Thorpe in A Very English Scandal
Hugh Grant is the best thing by miles in the BBC adaptation of John Preston’s best-selling book, says Dan Slevin. Video
Review: High Flying Bird
Steven Soderbergh’s second iPhone-shot film takes the technology to fresh heights, says Dan Slevin. Video
Review - Colette
Colette stars Keira Knightley as the woman who became one of the best-known writers in French literature. Video, Audio
Review - The Front Runner
The front runner tells the story of Senator Gary Hart's doomed bid for the Presidency in 1988. Stars Hugh Jackman and J K Simmons. Audio
Review - On the Basis of Sex
On the Basis of Sex tells of the early years of gender-equality campaigner - and later Supreme Court Judge - Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Stars Felicity Jones and Armie Hammer. Video, Audio
At The Movies for 20 February 2019
Simon Morris looks at three films based on well-known real-life stories, and complains how predictable they mostly are. Audio
Three Minutes Max: Amanda Miller
Three Minutes Max, short & sharp opinions from commentators around New Zealand. Here's Amanda Miller, talking about her feature length film documentary on social justice advocate Celia Lashlie. Audio
Film Review
Richard Swainson reviews Capernaum and Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse. Audio
At The Movies for 13 February 2019
On At The Movies, Simon Morris returns to look back on a busy summer and forward to the upcoming Academy Awards. Can The Favourite match its success at this week's British Bafta Awards, or will Oscar… Audio
The best movies new to streaming this week
Dan Slevin recommends preparing for for the Oscars by renting and streaming some previous winners. Video
Smiley face: le Carré’s 70s TV classics revisited
Spy thrillers Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Smiley's People are television classics and now they are streaming on Prime Video, reports Dan Slevin. Video
Television Critic Verity Johnson
Surviving R Kelly - (TVNZ On Demand) Russian Doll (Netflix) Derry Girls (Netflix) Audio
Review - Ben is Back
Dan Slevin reviews a new drama about a recovering drug addict who returns home for the Christmas holidays to a family that is less than pleased to see him (starring Julia Roberts). Audio
Review - Capernaum
A 12-year-old Lebanese boy sues his deadbeat parents for bringing him into a world where they couldn't care for him, reviewed by Dan Slevin. Video, Audio
Review - The Hate U Give
Dan Slevin reviews a contemporary drama about an African-American teenager caught between two cultures after a police shooting. Audio
At the Movies for 6 February 2019
Dan Slevin is filling in for Simon Morris and this week he reviews three new films: The Hate U Give, Capernaum and Ben is Back. Audio
Mary Poppins accused of racism
The original film character Mary Poppins is the subject of a lengthy article by a US academic who accuses her of putting on "black face". Played by Julie Andrews, Mary Poppins, her face covered in… Audio
Wash Westmoreland: 'Collette' years in the making
Wash Westmoreland's latest movie Colette has been 17 years in the making. He talks about women’s rights pioneer Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, the fight to empower herself and gain autonomy over her work.
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