Movies
Review : A Different Man
Sebastian Stan stars as a struggling New York actor with a face deformed by rapidly growing tumours caused by neurofibromatosis. He is offered a miracle 'cure' but will the transformation make him… Audio
Review : Head South
Dan Slevin reviews Jonathan Ogilvie's autobiographical portrait of the Christchurch New Wave music scene in 1979. Ed Oxenbould plays schoolboy Angus, discovering the underground music scene and a… Audio
Review : Here
An experimental and sentimental drama shot from a single point-of-view in a single location but presenting people and events over many decades. The stars, screenwriter and director of Forrest Gump… Audio
At the Movies - Transformations
On At the Movies, Dan Slevin reviews three films in which change can be welcome or unwelcome but inevitable all the same. In Head South, a Christchurch teenager discovers New wave music and a way… Audio
Fifteen American politics movies to watch instead of doomscrolling
Want a break from real-life American politics? Take a mental health break by watching a movie about a US president instead.
Here is a charming film, if you give into it
Tom Hanks and Robin Wright turn in emotion-filled performances in Here, a film about the human experience that feels like a play.
The making of Donald Trump
A few days out from the US presidential election, The Apprentice tells the story of how Trump became Trump.
The making of Donald Trump
A few days out from the US presidential election, The Apprentice tells the story of how Trump became Trump. Audio
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident film and television critic Dan Slevin is back for another week and tonight he's casting his eye on the quintessential monster movie franchise Godzilla, which turns 70 years old this… Audio
Son of Kiwi rugby league legend turns the lens on his dad
Filmmaker Luke Graham didn't have to look far for the subject of his latest documentary. He's turned his lens on his father: Mark Graham. Video, Audio
Review - Lee
Lee is the story of one of the great World War Two photographers, Lee Miller, and why she slipped into obscurity when the war was over. Starring - and produced by - Kate Winslet, with Marion… Audio
Review - The Critic
The Critic features Sir Ian McKellen as a much-feared theatre critic who'll do anything to keep his job, no matter who gets hurt. Also starring Gemma Arterton (Byzantium), Mark Strong (Kingsman) and… Audio
Review - Woman of the Hour
Woman Of The Hour is a true-crime thriller about an actress who goes on a TV dating show, only to discover that one of the contestants for a date with her is a serial killer. Starring and directed by… Audio
Who's In It?
Simon Morris looks at three films that owe their audiences to attractive casts - Kate Winslet in the Oscar hopeful Lee a star-studded comedy drama, The Critic featuring Sir Ian McKellen and Gemma… Audio
What is it like for kids to act in scary movies?
Some directors played off the genuine fear in their child actors while others protected their young talent.
The twilight of the movie superhero age
Are movie goers Marvelled-out, done with DC? Film producers are betting we're not completely over superheroes, with the release of offerings featuring Batman villains, but not the caped crusader… Audio
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan to chat about Lee the biography of the photographer Lee Miller, The Adjustment Bureau starring Matt Damon and some rare gems from NZ Film… Audio
The film festival aiming to terrify its audience
Terror-Fi, New Zealand's only genre film-fest, is back for its eighth year, bringing sci-fi, horror, and thriller films from across the world to our local silver screens. Audio
Moana 2 and reo Māori adaptation out on same day
It means some tamariki will only know the film in reo Māori, which is exciting for singer and Moana voice-over actress Jaedyn Randell. Video, Audio
