Dan Slevin
At the Movies
Dan Slevin is filling in for Simon Morris and this week he reviews Phantom Thread, Broken and Molly's Game and previews the 2018 Wellington and Auckland film society programmes. Video, Audio
Review Downsizing
Alexander Payne's big budget follow-up to Nebraska and The Descendants, reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
Review - Mubi
If Netflix or Neon doesn't have enough festival or arthouse films for you, Mubi.com might be the answer, according to Dan Slevin. Audio
Review Hibiscus and Ruthless
Dan Slevin reviews the second film by Pasifika writer-director Stallone Vaioga-Ioasa (now known as SQS). Audio
Review I, Tonya
Dan Slevin reviews the 'based-on-a-true-story' comedy about the 1994 figure skating scandal. Audio
At the Movies
Dan Slevin is filling in for Simon Morris and this week he reviews I, Tonya, Hibiscus & Ruthless, Downsizing and the streaming video service Mubi. Video, Audio
Review - The Shape of Water
Guillermo del Toro's Cold War fantasy which has received 13 Academy Award nominations, reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
Review - Maze Runner: Death Cure
Dan Slevin reviews the final episode in the popular dystopian young adult trilogy, Maze Runner. Audio
Review - The Commuter
Dan Slevin reviews the Liam Neeson thriller The Commuter in which he works with Spanish director Jaume Collet-Sera for the fourth time. Audio
At The Movies
Dan Slevin is filling in for Simon Morris and this week he reviews The Shape of Water, Maze Runner: The Death Cure and The Commuter. Video, Audio
Dan Slevin: In praise (sort of) of James Franco
James Franco is the director and star of the new film The Disaster Artist which is in cinemas now. Our regular Tuesday afternoon movie guy, Dan Slevin from RNZ Widescreen, isn't sure whether he's a… Audio
The rise and rise of comic book movies
Taika Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok has already grossed over $NZ600 million worldwide. It's the latest megahit in a comic book-inspired film revival Tim Burton kicked off with Batman in 1989, Dan Slevin… Audio
Dan Slevin on the Soap Opera Effect
A group of A-List directors have boosted a campaign to get rid of 'motion smoothing' (also known as "the soap opera effect") on modern day flat screen TVs. That's where movies and beautifully shot tv… Audio
Dan Slevin on the slow death of the DVD
Last week Fatso DVD announced they would be ceasing operations in November, meaning 320,000 discs (240,000 individual titles) will not be winging their way around the country to film fans any longer… Audio
Dan Slevin on movie theatre gimmicks
For almost as long as we have had movies, cinema owners have tried to innovate to encourage audiences to leave their homes. When TV became mainstream in the 1950s, Hollywood and the theatre chains… Audio
Dan Slevin on film adaptions of Stephen King novels
The biggest film in the world at the moment is It - the new adaptation of Stephen King's horror novel about a scary clown terrorising some kids. So our regular Tuesday movie guy, Dan Slevin from RNZ… Audio
Wellington's Paramount theatre celebrates centenary
Film reviewer Dan Slevin of RNZ Widescreen joins us to tell us why that celebration is bitter-sweet. Audio
Review - The Big Sick
Breathing new life into the moribund rom-com genre, The Big Sick is a charming true story reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
Review - The Dinner
Dan Slevin reviews the third heavyweight adaptation of Herman Koch's acclaimed novel, starring Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Steve Coogan and Rebecca Hall. Audio
Review - Atomic Blonde
Dan Slevin reviews the new Berlin-based spy thriller starring Charlize Theron, tracking down a mole as the wall comes down. Audio
