Dan Slevin
'Johnny English Strikes Again': Lethargic performance in a tired franchise
Britain alone is worthy of a whole chapter in the 2018 Planet Earth Joke Book - but this film seems blissfully unaware of it all, going through the motions as if repeating the same old tired clichés… Video, Audio
'Johnny English Strikes Again': Lethargic performance in a tired franchise
Britain alone is worthy of a whole chapter in the 2018 Planet Earth Joke Book - but this film seems blissfully unaware of it all, going through the motions as if repeating the same old tired clichés…
Video, AudioChristopher Robin: More poignant for an older audience
In this live-action Winnie the Pooh spinoff, the story boffins at Disney wonder what would happen if the adult Christopher was ever to meet up again with his adorable beloved stuffed animal friends. Video, Audio
Christopher Robin: More poignant for an older audience
In this live-action Winnie the Pooh spinoff, the story boffins at Disney wonder what would happen if the adult Christopher was ever to meet up again with his adorable beloved stuffed animal friends.
Video, AudioAt The Movies for 26 September 2018
Dan Slevin is filling in for Simon Morris and this week he reviews Christopher Robin, Johnny English Strikes Again, Searching, and Mirai. Audio
RN 5/04: "Festival Highlights"
After a long hiatus, Dan and Kailey are back at Rancho Notorious for special episode looking ahead to the 2018 New Zealand International Film Festival. Audio
Film Review with Dan Slevin
Dan reviews Deadpool 2 and Swagger of Thieves, the new documentary about the NZ band, Head like a Hole. Audio
Review - Swagger of Thieves
Head Like a Hole's reunion and recording of a comeback album in 2011 is documented in warts and all fashion by Julian Boshier, reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
Review - Chappaquiddick
Dan Slevin reviews John Curran's speculative re-telling of the 1969 scandal that ended Ted Kennedy's chances of becoming president. Audio
Review - Tully
Charlize Theron plays a struggling suburban mother in the third collaboration between writer Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman, reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
At the Movies
At the Movies this week looks at Tully, Chappaquiddick and Swagger of Thieves. Video, Audio
Dan Slevin's film review
Richard Swainson is away overseas so Dan Slevin is stepping in, and reviews Life of the Party and Crooked House. Audio
Preview - Doc Edge
Dan Slevin interviews the director of the Documentary Edge Film Festival, Dan Shanan, about the 13th event which opens this week. Audio
Review - Isle of Dogs
Dan Slevin reviews Wes Anderson's stop-motion animation about a Japanese conspiracy against the humble canine house pet. Audio
Review - Truth Or Dare
A group of California college students unwittingly unleash a demon after partying too hard at Spring Break, reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
Review - The Breaker Upperers
Jackie van Beek and Madeline Sami write and direct this raucous and Kiwi anti-romantic comedy, reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
At the Movies
Dan Slevin is filling in for Simon Morris and this week reviews Kiwi comedy The Breaker Upperers, Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs and Truth or Dare, and talks to 13th Documentary Edge Film Festival… Video, Audio
Review - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
A host of great British actors are on show in this adaptation of a best-selling novel, reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
Review - Last Flag Flying
Dan Slevin reviews Richard Linklater's unofficial sequel to the 1973 Academy Award-nominated drama The Last Detail. Audio