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Movie review - The Last Voyage of the Demeter
The Last Voyage of the Demeter is the story of the doomed ship that carried Dracula to England. Starring Liam Cunningham (Game of Thrones) and Corey Hawkins (Straight outta Compton). Video, Audio
Television Critic: Dom Corry
Today Dom talks to Jesse about Below Deck: Down Under on Bravo, The Traitors on Three and Mrs Davis on Neon. Audio
Film Review with Dom Corry
This week Dom talks to Jesse about Wes Anderson's new film Asteroid City, the video game adaptation of Gran Turismo and Australian horror flick Talk to Me. Audio
At the Movies for 9 August 2023
Simon Morris checks out three films that set out to convince us of something hard to believe - one true, one "based on real events" and one not remotely true. Audio
Review: Munich: The Edge of War
Munich: The Edge of War tells a fictional story behind the British Prime Minister's famous Munich rendezvous meeting with Adolf Hitler. Stars George Mackay (1917), Sandra Hüller (Anatomy of a Fall)… Video, Audio
Movie review: Chevalier
Chevalier tells the incredible-but-true story of the "Black Mozart" Joseph Bologne - a swordsman, composer, virtuoso violinist and lover of women in the court of Marie Antoinette. Video, Audio
Movie review - Meg 2: The Trench
Meg 2: The Trench sees Jason Statham and Cliff Curtis once again wrestling with giant, prehistoric sharks at the bottom of the Mariana Trench. Video, Audio
Twenty-five movies in two weeks: Tony Stamp’s film festival diary
Is there anything more decadent than ditching work and other responsibilities to luxuriate in a daytime movie? Tony Stamp switches off his phone and settles in for a fortnight of film festival action.
…Review: The Miracle Club
The Miracle Club is a little Irish film with a better cast than most about four women on a trip to Lourdes. Starring Kathy Bates, Laura Linney and Dame Maggie Smith. Video, Audio
Film Review with Graeme Tuckett
Today Graeme talks to Jesse about some documentaries he's been watching, John Farnham: Finding The Voice, Ms.Information and Red Mole. A Romance and Grant Sheehan: Light, Ghosts & Dreams.
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At The Movies for 26 July 2023
Simon Morris looks at the most famous double feature of the year - the guys who invented the atom bomb in Oppenheimer and the doll that caused the almost as huge upheaval in the toy box - Barbie. Audio
Review: Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer is the story of the man behind the atom bomb, who ended the World War II and started the Cold War. Written and directed by Christopher Nolan (Dunkirk), it stars Cillian Murphy, Emily… Video, Audio
Review: Barbie
Barbie is a combination colourful romp - so long as it's pink! - and feminist fable. Stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, and written and directed by Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird). Audio
New doco pays tribute to cover art pioneers Hipgnosis
London design company Hipgnosis were the creators of some of the most famous imagery in 20th century rock music - from the prism of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon to the all-star prison breakout… Video, Audio
At The Movies for 19 July 2023
Simon Morris looks at three small-scale comedies - two American on Prime Video and Netflix, one French - and discovers that the secret is to take it seriously. Audio
Movie review: Robots
Robots imagines a world where your robot can do all the boring parts of your work and play. Starring Jack Whitehall (Bad Education) and Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies). Video, Audio
Movie review: The Out-Laws
A bank manager discovers his fiancée's parents may not be who they say they are in The Out-Laws. (Streaming on Netflix) Video, Audio
Movie review: A Good Doctor
In the hilarious French film A Good Doctor, an unwell emergency doctor recruits a totally unqualified courier to perform his rounds. Video, Audio
Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival Preview (part three)
Dan Slevin previews two more titles from this year’s Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival. Video
The Paragon and making a film with 25 thousand dollars
Kiwi film-maker Michael Duignan's debut feature follows a man who is hit by a silver Toyota Corolla, which sends him on a mission to get cosmic revenge. Audio