Stories by Dan Slevin

Dan Slevin looks back at the cinematic year and picks his 10 top films - and not a horror flick among them.

Jason Reitman's new comedy Saturday Night is "manically nostalgic" and ultimately more exhausting than entertaining, writes Dan Slevin. The 1970s are ugly in Jason Reitman's new comedy Saturday Night…

Review: Music by John Williams restores your faith in the power of cinema to transport you. Video

Head South is Jonathan Ogilvie's autobiographical portrait of the Christchurch New Wave music scene in 1979. Ed Oxenbould plays schoolboy Angus, discovering the underground music scene and a community… Video, Audio

The magic of short films is there's no room for story bloat, no cliffhangers and if you don't like it, you can move on. Dan Slevin picks five of the best from this year's Show me Shorts festival.

Longer and with half as much plot, Todd Phillips' Joker sequel Folie à Deux overplays its hand, writes Dan Slevin. Video

Robert De Niro as undercover CIA interrogator and prospective father-in-law and Tom Hanks as a single father in Sleepless in Seattle make the list. Video

The first thing one notices about this year's film festival programme is how contemporary it is. It's up to date. It's fresh. Video

After nearly 20 years judging children's movies by adult standards, Dan Slevin does the same for some pre-schooler TV.

In the mood for some big emotions? Want to feel better about the environment? Film critic Dan Slevin serves up his pick of what's on offer at this year's festival.

Dan Slevin recommends a crime thriller with a powerful - and unusual - sense of time and place.

Beautiful and unusual buildings paired with fascinating human stories: Dan Slevin recommends a real estate show with a difference.

A science-fiction series that doesn't involve the end of the world or a battle for the fate of the universe? Dan Slevin explains why Tales from the Loop is worth a watch.

Sleepy old Canberra is the scene of political and diplomatic shenanigans - and murder - in this Netflix series. Dan Slevin explains why it's worth a watch.

Has it ever occurred to you that many of the best-known romantic movies are about doomed, tragic or failed love? Dan Slevin finds films to swoon over this Valentine's Day. Video

In the mood for a festive film? RNZ movie critic Dan Slevin chooses 12 Christmas movies to suit nearly every taste. Video

With the latest $1 billion instalment in Marvel's Avengers franchise opening around the world this week, it's fair to say that this is now Disney's world, we are just living in it, Dan Slevin writes. Video