Movies
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
Review : Last Summer
Last summer is the story of forbidden love between a confident teenager and his stepmother. But writer-director Catherine Breillat (2009's Bluebeard) offers more than one twist in the tale before it… Audio
Review : Kneecap
Kneecap tells the story of the hiphop group of the same name, starring themselves, with assistance from the likes of Michael Fassbender (Hunger) and Simone Kirby (Peaky Blinders). Kneecap's point of… Audio
Review : My Favourite Cake
My Favourite Cake is a bittersweet romance about two lonely 70-year-olds who hook up over cake and wine in modern day Iran. But how will the notorious Morality Police feel about it? It did well at… Audio
At The Movies : Do I Look Like I want To Read Subtitles ?
Simon Morris has a bad day at the office - three films, almost all "not in the English language". Always a challenge for a radio show! They include festival favourites, Iranian film My Favourite Cake… Audio
Bookmarks with Cadence Chung
Cadence is a woman of many talents: she's a poet, composer, mezzo-soprano, piano teacher and a RNZ Concert presenter. Audio
Playing Favourites with Nathaniel Lees
Kiwi-born Samoan, Maiava Nathaniel Lees began acting on stage in 1975, and on screen in 1984. He joins Saturday Morning to play favourites. Audio
The Joker is back, without the Bat
The Detail - Are movie goers Marvelled-out, done with DC? Film and TV producers are betting we're not, with the release of offerings featuring Batman villains, but not the caped crusader himself.
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan for his weekend picks. Audio
Review: Does the latest Hellboy reboot succeed?
A lower budget adaptation of Hellboy has hit theatres but does it reach the lofty heights of the early 2000s films? Watch RNZ visual journalist Sam Rillstone's review.
Elizabeth Banks shines in Kiwi medical drama A Mistake
New Zealand film A Mistake sees Elizabeth Banks delivering a pitch-perfect performance as a surgeon facing up to a very bad day at the office.
Review : A Mistake
A Mistake is a New Zealand film about a medical misadventure and its consequences. Directed and written by Christine Jeffs (Sunshine Cleaning), based on the best-selling novel by Carl Shuker. It stars… Audio
Review : The Apprentice - Super / Man
The Apprentice is the based-on-reality story of Donald Trump's sinister mentor - notorious lawyer Roy Cohn - while the documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve story is the biopic of the actor who… Audio
The British and Irish Film Festival
Fergus Grady, Director of the British & Irish Film Festival, previews this year's programme. Among the highlights are Conclave, starring Ralph Fiennes, We Live In Time, with Florence Pugh, a tribute… Audio
At The Movies - Heroes and Villains
Simon Morris previews the upcoming British and Irish Film Festival, and checks out two American movies that pay tribute to, respectively, that country's heroes and villains - Super/Man: The… Audio
