At The Movies
Join RNZ's reviewers in the best seat in the house as they review the latest movies.
Episodes
Nights’ resident screen critic Dan Slevin is back with three picks: one in cinemas, one on streaming, and one you can watch entirely for free.
Nights’ resident screen critic Dan Slevin reviews Project Hail Mary, a science fiction film in which Ryan Gosling plays an unwilling microbiologist, alone on the edge of the galaxy trying to stop all the stars from dying. When he realises he’s not alone, the fun really begins. In cinemas ...
Film critic Dan Slevin reviews Kiwi doco No Tears on the Field, I Swear, a biography of a Tourette's Syndrome activis and Pixar's animated comedy, Hoppers.
I Swear Movie Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeWqQN3snCU
No Tears On The Field Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArCkvrgwMRE
Hoppers Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PypDSyIRRSs
Afternoons Critic Dominic Corry is with Jesse Mulligan to share his thoughts on the latest new releases.
Kate Rodger reviews Tenor: My Name is Pati and makes her predictions for this year's Oscars winners and losers
Tenor: My Name Is Pati Trailer
Nights’ resident screen critic, Dan Slevin, reviews Cold Storage, a fun splatter movie about a space fungus; Secret Mall Apartment, about a group of artists who live in a mall undetected for years and the acclaimed 2024 National Theatre production of The Importance of Being Earnest.
Nights’ resident screen critic, Dan Slevin, reviews Cold Storage, a fun splatter movie about a space fungus that escapes from containment due to global...
Kate Rodger joins Jesse Mulligan to review Ryan Gosling's latest and indulge in a quick Oscars preview.
Nights’ resident screen critic, Dan Slevin, reviews the new Spanish road trip drama Sirāt, the second season of the John le Carré adaptation, The Night Manager and the four-time academy award nominated courtroom thriller, A Few Good Men.
Nights’ resident screen critic, Dan Slevin, reviews the new Spanish road trip drama Sirāt, about a father searching for his missing daughter with the help of a group of travelling ravers in North Af...
Michelle Langstone looks at three films making waves internationally, including The Bride, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s punk inspired retelling of the Bride of Frankenstein story, South Korean director Park Chan-wook’s dark satire No Other Choice, and the Cannes Grand Prix winning drama Sentimental Value from Norwegian director Joachim Trier.
Sentimental Value Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKbcKQN5Yrw
The Bride Trailer
Is there too much plot in The Bride? Should some ideas be left on the page aka Charli xcx The Moment? Heartwarming goodness from Tenor: My Name is Pati. Film critic Dominic Corry has some thoughts on these new releases.
Boris Jancic joins Culture 101 to unpack Baz Luhrmann’s latest Elvis documentary, revisiting the life and cultural legacy of Elvis Presley through archival material and newly assembled footage. He also reflects on key moments from this year’s BAFTA Awards and what they signal for the rest of awards season. Plus, a look at streaming platform MUBI, its curated approach to cinema, and why it continues to attract audiences seeking inte...
Nights’ resident screen critic, Dan Slevin, previews the 2026 Wellington and Auckland film societies' programmes. He also reviews The Swedish Connection; a drama about the Swedish and; One Title: Football in Greenland a short documentary about the 2025 Greenland Football Championship from the BBC.
Every Friday Nights' film and television critic Dan Slevin joins the programme to talk about the best new releases, what's str...
Nights’ resident screen critic, Dan Slevin, reviews Wonder Man, the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Merrily We Roll Along, a recording of the 2022 Broadway revival and Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.
Nights’ resident screen critic, Dan Slevin, reviews Wonder Man, the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as a struggling Los Angeles actor with secret superpowers (Disney+), and Merri...
Michelle Langstone reviews three new films, beginning with Emerald Fennell’s much discussed adaptation of Wuthering Heights and its bold creative choices. She then explores the Māori gothic horror Mārama, highlighting its themes of colonial violence, spiritual lineage, and striking cinematography. Finally, she delves into If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, a dark portrait of a mother on the edge that blends sensory overload, surreal escap...
Does 'Wuthering Heights' live up to all the hype? What's the story behind local new release 'Mārama'? Get the latest on both films with critic Kate Rodger.
Nights' resident screen critic, Dan Slevin is back with more movie and TV recommendations. His picks this week are Space 1999, We Bury the Dead, Death by Lightning and This Is New Zealand.
Nights' resident screen critic, Dan Slevin shares his picks of the week with Mark Leishman.
Dan Slevin reviews Is This Thing On?, Bradley Cooper’s comedy drama starring Will Arnett as a stand up comic navigating divorce and co parenting while rebuilding his career; the anime Scarlet, where a grieving medieval princess on a quest for revenge is pulled into a mysterious realm between life and death; and Shelter, a tense thriller starring Jason Statham as a reclusive islander forced to confront his past after rescuing a girl...
Nights’ resident screen critic Dan Slevin is back for the first Short-Cuts of 2026. He’s got one pick playing in cinemas, one streaming and one you can watch for free.
Watch the trailer here:
Thanks for joining RNZ 'at the movies'. We're making this podcast the new home for all the movie reviews appearing on RNZ National. Join us to hear our great cast of New Zealand’s best reviewers discuss the latest releases from must-see blockbusters to indie gems. BYO popcorn!
In the very last At The Movies, Simon Morris looks back on 24 years of movies – a quarter century that started with the first Lord Of The Rings, and an Oscar for Russell Crowe, and ended with two of the biggest films of the year, both made in New Zealand – The Minecraft movie and Avatar: Fire and Ash. But mostly he picks some (very) idiosyncratic favourites over the years, including the world’s smallest hit musical, the youngest ...
In the penultimate At The Movies, Simon Morris looks back over an eventful year. Apart from the usual winners and losers, he produces his personal Top Three (there seem to be four of them), his picks for the New Faces of 2025, and the traditional, annual Cate Blanchett Award for Being in Everything. Who will win this coveted award? And why has nobody in the western world heard of the biggest film of the year by a country mil...
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