Movies
Big-screen adaptation of iconic Kiwi dog show coming soon
For those who grew up with the whistle of a shepherd and the shuffle of a determined collie on a Sunday evening, the project arrives steeped in nostalgia.
Fast Favourites: Best actress winner Antonia Prebble
She's one of the country's most beloved actors and on Friday night, took home the Best Actress in a Series Award for the second time for her role in the comedy Double Parked S2. Antonia Prebble has… Audio
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review a raft of theatre on screen works: the recording of hit stage production Hamilton (2020), rental Good Night and Good Luck (2025), Dr… Audio
Spinal Tap II: Reboot of '80s cult classic falls short
David St Hubbins, Derek Smalls and Nigel Tufnel return, but despite big cameos and a bigger budget, it fails to fire.
Review : The Running Man
The Running Man is set in a world of extreme poverty where the only way out is via high-paying reality TV shows. The most popular one is The Running Man where contestants are hunted down by the… Audio
Review : Spinal Tap II: The end continues
Spinal Tap II: The end continues is the long-awaited - 40 years in fact - sequel to the cult favourite mockumentary This is Spinal Tap. Now everyone's favourite fake metal band reform for a final… Audio
At The Movies - Blockbuster
Simon Morris remembers the golden age of Blockbuster Videos, where failed movies could recoup their costs when they went to video. This week, a sequel to one such film Spinal Tap II: The End… Audio
Review : Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Now You See Me: Now You Don't is the third in the series of tales of conjurors, robbing from the rich. This time the Four Horserman need help from three keen young magicians. Stars Jesse Eisenberg… Audio
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (in cinemas), East of Wall (paid streaming) and Blackbird (free, YouTube). Audio
Die My Love: The film Jennifer Lawrence, Martin Scorsese had to get made
After reading Die My Love in book club, Martin Scorsese knew it had to be made into a film. Now it's rewriting cinema's portrayal of womanhood and postpartum depression.
Review : A Little Something Extra
A Little Something Extra is a hugely popular comedy in France. Two jewel robbers hide out from the cops among a party of holidaying people with disabilities. They find it harder than it looks to fit… Audio
Review : Predator: Badlands
Predator: Badlands finds a young member of the Yautja (Predator) tribe hunting on the most dangerous planet in the Galaxy. His quest: to capture a beast that can't be killed. Starring Elle Fanning as… Audio
At The Movies - Targeted
Simon Morris returns to a group of rather specifically targeted movies. From the recent International Film Festival, a very French farce about two crooks hiding out at a camp for people with… Audio
Review : Happyend
Happyend is a Japanese drama, set in the near future. Five high school rebels face the prospect of going their separate ways, while corrupt politics arrive at both the school and out in the wider… Audio
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review Dan Trachtenberg's 2022 Predator prequel Prey (Disney+), eight-part western-noir series The Lowdown (also Disney+) starring Ethan Hawke. Audio
Sex with 1000 men in 12 hours: why Bonnie Blue is neither a feminist nor a monster
Thanks to a controversial new documentary, adult content creator Tia Billinger - stage name Bonnie Blue - has become a household name.
At The Movies - Eat The Rich - Revised
Dan Slevin reviews two new films in cinemas and one streaming on Prime Video. Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone (in her fourth collaboration with director Jorgos Lanthimos) star in a black comedy about a… Audio
Review : Hedda
Dan Slevin reviews Nia DaCosta and Tessa Thompson's adaptation of Ibsen's classic play about a frustrated, ambitious and manipulative woman who goes to great lengths to support her husband's career Audio
At The Movies - Eat The Rich
Dan Slevin reviews two new films in cinemas and one streaming on Prime Video. Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone (in her fourth collaboration with director Jorgos Lanthimos) star in a black comedy about a… Audio
Review : Bugonia
Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone (in her fourth collaboration with director Jorgos Lanthimos) star in a black comedy about a desperate young man who kidnaps a wealthy pharmaceutical executive believing… Audio
