At The Movies
Join RNZ's reviewers in the best seat in the house as they review the latest movies.
Episodes
Dan Slevin reviews three new films: Jackass: Best and Last, the crew's supposed final outing after 26 years; Lollipop, a debut British drama starring Posy Sterling; and Little Brother, a Netflix comedy with John Cena as an estate agent disrupted by a former mentee.
Nights' Dan Slevin, is one of the best film reviewers in any medium, consistently convincing, insightful, unpretentious, perceptive, thoughtful and articulate. He joins us every Friday night, and here's what's caught his eye this week.
Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Susana Lei'ataua to review:
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Kiki’s Delivery Service (directed by Hayao Miyazaki, 1989). Returning to cinemas - IMAX in fa...
Afternoons Film Critic Kate Rodger joins Emile to share her thoughts on some school holiday movies.
Kate Rodger reviews three new films: Supergirl, an interstellar mission of vengeance and justice; Minions & Monsters, the latest from the Despicable Me universe; and Toy Story 5, with Buzz, Woody and Jessie facing a new threat to playtime.
Nights' Dan Slevin, one of the best film reviewers in any medium, is consistently convincing, insightful, unpretentious, perceptive, thoughtful and articulate. He joins us every Friday night, and here's what's caught his eye this week.
Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Susana Lei'ataua to review:
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Supergirl (directed by Craig Gillespie). New addition to James Gunn’s DC Comics cinematic universe, Aus...
Michelle Langstone reviews three new films: Obsession, a horror about a wish granted too literally, starring Inde Navarrette; Backrooms, YouTuber Kane Parsons' debut horror with Chiwetel Ejiofor; and Office Romance, a forbidden workplace love story with Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein.
Obsession Trailer HERE
Backrooms Trailer HERE
Office Romance Trailer HERE
Nights' resident screen critic joins Susana Lei’ataua with his latest reviews. The Death of Robin Hood starring Hugh Jackman; Animated series Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires and Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood on Youtube
Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Susana Lei’ataua with his latest reviews.
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The Death of Robin Hood (written and directed by Michael Sarnoski)
A deconstruction of the myth of t...
Dan Slevin reviews Glenrothan, Brian Cox's directorial debut, about two estranged brothers and a whisky distillery. Devs, a cerebral sci-fi series about a tech company trying to predict the future. The Way, Martin Sheen’s emotional Camino pilgrimage drama, back for its 15th anniversary
Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan to review:
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Glenrothan (dir. Brian Cox). This is th...
Dan Slevin reviews three new films: Disclosure Day, Spielberg's alien whistleblower thriller with O'Connor, Firth and Blunt; Scary Movie 6, with the Wayans Brothers returning; and Re-Creation, Jim Sheridan's courtroom drama imagining the Sophie Toscan du Plantier jury room, starring Vicky Krieps.
Disclosure Day TRAILER
Scary Movie 6 TRAILER
Re-Creation TRAILER
Kate Rodger reviews three new films: The Christophers, Soderbergh's thriller with McKellen and Coel; Mandalorian and Grogu, the big-screen Star Wars feature with Pascal and Weaver; and Masters of the Universe, with Galitzine, Elba and Leto.
The Christophers TRAILER
The Mandalorian and Grogu TRAILER
Masters of the Universe TRAILER
Afternoons Film Critic Dominic Corry joins Jesse to share his hot takes on what's new in theatres this week.
This week on Short-Cuts Dan Slevin takes a look at Moss & Freud imagining the relationship between Kate Moss and Lucian Freud, Marty, Life Is Short; The Martin Short documentary on Netflix and a Jason Statham revenge thriller The Beekeeper streaming free on TVNZ.
This week on Short-Cuts, Dan Slevin takes a look at:
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Moss & Freud (dir. James Lucas). In 2002, supermodel Kate Moss sat for a portrait by the great Briti...
Michelle Langstone reviews three films from the French Film Festival: A Dash of Love, a moving road trip about two disabled friends; Case 137, a Cannes-selected thriller starring César winner Léa Drucker; and Guru, a taut film about a predatory life coach.
A Dash Of Love Trailer HERE
Case 137 Trailer HERE
Guru Trailer HERE
This week on Short-Cuts Dan Slevin takes a look at The first Star Wars film to hit cinemas in seven years. A documentary on the first deaf actor to win an Oscar and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert YouTube channel packed with highlights from its 11-year run.
This week on Short-Cuts, Dan Slevin takes a look at:
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The Mandalorian and Grogu (Favreau, 2026). The first Star Wars film to arrive in cinemas in seven years, spun ...
Dan Slevin reviews three new films: Vie Privée, a Paris thriller starring Jodie Foster; Words of War, with Maxine Peake as assassinated Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya; and Finding Emily, a British rom-com featuring Angourie Rice.
Vie privée (A Private Life) trailer HERE
Words of War trailer HERE
Finding Emily trailer HERE
Dominic Corry joins Jesse Mulligan to give his reckons on Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, Obsession, and Guru, which is playing as part of the French Film Festival
Kate Rodger reviews the latest releases on The Big Screen: David Lowery's psychological thriller Mother Mary starring Anne Hathaway, French Film Festival drama The Great Arch with Claes Bang as the architect behind Paris' Grande Arche, and Karl Urban in video game sequel Mortal Kombat II.
Mother Mary Trailer HERE
La Grande Arche Trailer HERE
Mortal Combat II Trailer HERE
Kate Rodger reviews: Devil Wears Prada 2, reuniting Streep, Hathaway, Blunt and Tucci back at Runway; The Weed Eaters, a cannibalistic NZ horror about very bad munchies; and Greenland 2: Migration, Gerard Butler's post-apocalyptic follow-up.
Greenland 2: Migration trailer HERE
Devil Wears Prada 2 trailer HERE
The Weed Eaters trailer HERE
Nights’ screen critic Dan Slevin reviews Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition, tracing the band’s rise from East End pubs to stadiums; The Young Pope, the timely Jude Law papal drama; and Battletruck, a Kiwi post-apocalyptic cult classic.
On this week’s edition of Short-Cuts, Nights’ resident screen critic Dan Slevin reviews:
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Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition — A documentary tracing the band’s j...
Film Critic Dominic Corry reviews Mortal Kombat II and The Great Arch (part of the Architecture and Design Film Festival) as well as fish and chip shops!
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