Dan Slevin
Review - Becoming
Dan Slevin reviews a Netflix documentary which follows former first lady Michelle Obama on her book tour in 2018. Audio
Review - Spaceship Earth
A new DocPlay documentary about the Biosphere 2 project in the Arizona desert which lasted for two years from 1991, reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
Review - The Truth
Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche star in the Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s first film in Europe. Reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
At the Movies for 13 May 2020
Dan Slevin is filling in for Simon Morris - and because of the lockdown devoting his attention to home entertainment - and he reviews The Truth, Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche star in the… Audio
Review - The Day Shall Come
British comic writer and director Chris Morris’s new film is a satire on American race and politics, reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
Review - Bad Education
Dan Slevin reviews an HBO feature film (playing on Neon in NZ) starring Hugh Jackman in the true story of the biggest school fraud in American history. Audio
Review - The Half of It
A modern coming-of-age romantic comedy from writer/director Alice Wu for Netflix. Reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
At the Movies for 6 May 2020
Dan Slevin is filling in for Simon Morris - and because of the lockdown devoting his attention to home entertainment - and he reviews The Half of It, a modern coming-of-age romantic comedy from… Audio
Kiwi book publishers struggle to regroup after seeing sales obliterated in April
New Zealand book publishers are facing what could prove to be the most challenging time in their history. Sales are down to a fraction of usual levels and the future is looking very uncertain…
Review - Extraction
Chris Hemsworth stars as Tyler Rake, a mercenary trying to rescue a teenage kidnap victim in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
Review - Beastie Boys Story
Dan Slevin reviews an Apple TV+ documentary about the New York hip hop group. Audio
Review - The Willoughbys
Netflix presents this animated adaptation of a well-known children’s book, reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
At the Movies for 29 April 2020
Dan Slevin is filling in for Simon Morris - and because of the lockdown devoting his attention to home entertainment - and he reviews Chris Hemsworth starring as Tyler Rake, a mercenary trying to… Audio
Review - Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears
Essie Davis returns to her role as an Australian amateur detective in the 1920s in the first big screen spin-off from the well-loved TV series, reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
Review - Selah and the Spades
Dan Slevin reviews an Amazon Prime drama about a high school senior trying to pass on her drug business before she goes to college. Audio
Review - Sergio
Wagner Moura and Ana de Armas star in a Netflix film about the UN official Sergio Vieira de Mello who was killed in a truck bombing in Baghdad in 2003. Reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
At the Movies for 22 April 2020
Dan Slevin is filling in for Simon Morris - and because of the lockdown devoting his attention to home entertainment - and he reviews Sergio, a Netflix film about the UN official Sergio Vieira de… Audio
Review - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love
Nick Broomfield’s new documentary about Leonard Cohen and the Norwegian woman who became his muse, reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
Review - Tigertail
Dan Slevin reviews a Netflix drama about a Taiwanese man consumed with regret over the relationship he broke off to migrate to America 40 years before. Audio
Review - Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Winner of the Best Script award at Cannes last year, this film is a costume drama about the doomed relationship between an 18th Century painter and the women whose portrait she is painting. Reviewed… Audio