At The Movies

Three new films: The President's Cake, an Iraqi Cannes winner set during the Gulf War; The North, a quiet Scottish Highlands reunion story; and Thrash, Netflix's hurricane shark film with Phoebe Dynevor. The President's Cake Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIhlE3lfu6w Thrash Trailer: https://youtu.be/hzyOsNyDkbM?si=enPHvbm9g-xaNzmF The North Trailer: https://youtu.be/-SG46PKUCfQ?si=pB6YT76CZaADXVAU Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Afternoons critic Dominic Corry joins Jesse Mulligan to discuss Fuze and The Mummy, both are in theatres next week. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Film critic Dan Slevin reviews three new films: Undertone, a Canadian horror about a podcast host driven to paranoia by eerie recordings; You, Me & Tuscany, a rom-com with Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page; and Solo Mio, about a groom honeymooning alone in Italy. Undertone Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6uDeBYDHu4 You, Me & Tuscany Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09kuFgvohIU Solo Mio Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvTpQDdZY0k Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Nights resident screen critic Dan Slevin reviews last year’s Caméra d’Or winner at Cannes, the Iraqi Oscar entry The President’s Cake, the Paul McCartney documentary Man on the Run, and MTV Rewind, a site recreating the experience of endless music videos. Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan with his picks for the weekend. Tonight, Winner of the Caméra d’Or at Cannes last year, as well as the Iraqi entry in the Best international Feature category of the Oscars, The President’s Cake; the documentary about Paul McCartney rebuilding his life and music in the immediate aftermath of leaving the Beatles in 1970, Man on the Run and MTV Rewind, a website that recreates what it was like to watch an endless stream of music videos. [picture id="4JQDTQ8_The_Presidents_Cake_jpeg" crop="16x10" layout="full"] Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Critic Kate Rodger shares the best picks for the school holidays, her take on The Drama and reacts to the Emmy nods for Prime Minister. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Kate Rodger explores dark comedy, The Drama, school holiday option Super Mario Galaxy and reflects on ten years of Hunt For The Wilderpeople The Drama movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zmKcUa4Xxk Super Mario Galaxy Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX9kXRRJlPw Hunt For The Wilderpeople: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tICv8QH3oM0 Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Nights’ resident screen critic Dan Slevin marks 10 years of the Kiwi classic Hunt for the Wilderpeople, back in cinemas this weekend. He also reviews Resurrection, a delirious Chinese sci-fi arthouse film on AroVision, and revisits Housebound, starring Rima Te Wiata, now streaming free on Māori+. Nights’ resident screen critic, Dan Slevin celebrates the 10th anniversary of the classic kiwi movie, Hunt for the Wilderpeople which is back on the big screen in cinemas this weekend He also takes a look at Resurrection the delirious Chinese sci-fi arthouse epic by one of the most exciting directors in the world and streaming on AroVision. Plus, Housebound, another local feature that got full value out of national treasure, Rima Te Wiata, streaming free on Māori+ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Michelle Langstone reviews three films: a tender, graphic love story, the final Peaky Blinders chapter, and a big-budget children's adaptation that got everything wrong. Pillion, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, and The Magic Faraway Tree, on Culture 101. Pillion – https://youtu.be/aTAacTUKK00 Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man – https://youtu.be/lcvUGs3xaDM The Magic Faraway Tree – https://youtu.be/3aHYFwvoGek Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Dan Slevin reviews horror highlights, including Alexandra Heller-Nicholas’ 1000 Women in Horror documentary. He also notes The Babadook streaming free on Brollie, and the cinema release They Will Kill You, where a maid uncovers a deadly cult. Nights’ resident screen critic, Dan Slevin, takes a look at horror films including Alexandra Heller-Nicholas’ book 1000 Women in Horror which has been made into a documentary on AMC+/Shudder. Also, one of the key examples chosen in that film, Jennifer Kent’s The Babadook, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdmZABM_9H0is streaming for free on Brollie. And in cinemas, They Will Kill You is a comedy horror about a woman (Zazie Beetz) who takes a job as a maid in a mysterious hotel to try and find her missing sister, but realises that she’s now required to be a human sacrifice for a group of immortal devil worshippers. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Afternoons film critic Kate Rodger gives her take on films 'If I had Legs I'd Kick You' and 'No Tears on the Field'. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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 now. On paid streaming, Disney+ has Skeleton Crew, an eight-part adventure set in the Star Wars universe. Four school friends from a supposedly safe planet accidentally hitch a ride on a starship and end up at the mercy of space pirates led by Jude Law. Dan’s free streaming pick is on YouTube: United States of Beauty, a 40-minute meditative film stitched together from still photographs taken aboard the International Space Station. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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 Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Afternoons Critic Dominic Corry is with Jesse Mulligan to share his thoughts on the latest new releases. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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 Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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 warming. Only veteran bioterror expert Liam Neeson can save the world - with the help of the minimum wage night security at the storage facility, Joe Keery and Georgina Campbell. In cinemas now. On paid streaming, DocPlay has Secret Mall Apartment, about a group of Rhode Island artists who discovered a vacant space in their grand new local mall and decided to live in it, managing to go undetected for four years. Dan’s free streaming option is on YouTube: The acclaimed 2024 National Theatre production of Oscar Wilde’s timeless comedy The Importance of Being Earnest is available for free on YouTube for five days only. Stars former Doctor Who, Ncuti Gatwa, and Olivier Award-winner Sharon D. Clarke. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Kate Rodger joins Jesse Mulligan to review Ryan Gosling's latest and indulge in a quick Oscars preview. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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 Africa. That’s in cinemas now. On paid streaming, Prime Video has the second season of the John le Carré adaptation, The Night Manager, starring Tom Hiddleston as the once reluctant and now professional MI6 agent, Jonathan Pine. His quiet life observing the after hours activities of British intelligence targets is disturbed by the reemergence of surprising old faces. Dan’s free streaming option is on TVNZ+: the four-time academy award nominated courtroom thriller, A Few Good Men. Ambitious military lawyer (Tom Cruise) defends two Guantanamo Marines accused of murder. Also starring Jack Nicholson. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhgcUArO3Uo No Other Choice Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKZpuG_ezvY Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Is there too much plot in The Bride? Should some ideas be left on the page aka Charlie XCX The Moment? Heartwarming goodness from Tenor: My Name is Pati. Film critic Dominic Corry has some thoughts on these new releases. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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 international and independent film. EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert Movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s_dCvUgOBI Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details