Movies
Review : Bride Hard
Dan Slevin reviews an action comedy in which Australian comic Rebel Wilson plays a secret agent bridesmaid saving a wedding from a gang of terrorists. Audio
Review : Universal Language
Dan Slevin reviews an absurdist Canadian comedy about a depressed man who returns home to snowy Winnipeg to try and find himself. Audio
The good, the bad and the wonderfully weird
Dan Slevin reviews three films in local cinemas: In Superman, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn reboots the Man of Steel legend; in Bride Hard, Australian comic Rebel Wilson plays a secret… Audio
Review : Superman
Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn reboots the Man of Steel legend, reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
The real-life dog behind Superman’s not-so-real Krypto
Man's best (super)friend has prime placement in the new Superman movie, and the pooch's path to the cinematic spotlight may be worth a movie itself.
Movie remakes are becoming 'beyond ridiculous'
Opinion - No mode of cinema has ever felt more craven and creatively bereft. These abominations are anti-cinema, writes Dominic Corry.
What Elio can help teach us about eye patching, stigma and the developing brain
Eye patches aren't just for pirates and villains. In Elio, Disney/Pixar introduces a young hero with a patch - and breaks old stereotypes in the process.
Banned Filipino fishermen documentary can be seen in NZ
Doc Edge has screened the documentary, despite a request from the Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Auckland to not do so.
The history of the world's greatest superhero
As the James Gunn version of Superman is released, we look at the history of a character that truly owns the word iconic.
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review Superman, The Night Of and Wake in Fright. Audio
Superman is back with a winning reboot
There's an impending natural disaster. There's two countries going to war. There's a billionaire tech bro who wants to rule the world. This sounds like a job for Superman!
A festival of hope
Simon Morris talks to NZ International Film Festival Director Paolo Bersolin about the programme for 2025. After a rocky few years, Bersolin promises this year's selection accentuates the positive… Audio
Best-selling author denies claims she misled readers
The Salt Path's writer, Raynor Winn, is rejecting claims her husband's illness and the events that led to the couple losing their home were misrepresented.
Everything you need to know about Superman as new movie released
Superman's set to soar in a new movie, but he's already been flying high for decades. Here's a primer to catching up on the hero's screen and comic book adventures. Up, up and away!
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review Jessica Lange film The Great Lillian Hall (2024), buddy comedy Heads of State (2025) streaming on Prime Video, and Walking to New Orleans… Audio
New Rocky Horror doco: '50 years of this wonderful nonsense'
If Richard O'Brien had landed the role of Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar his smash cult musical The Rocky Horror Show might never have happened, he says.
A tribute to Don McGlashan
Prolific documentary-maker Shirley Horrocks talks to Jesse about her latest work, a documentary on Don McGlashan. Anchor Me - The Don McGlashan Story is the first feature length documentary made about… Audio
This Count of Monte Cristo is all anyone could wish for
More than 10 million French cinema-goers can't be wrong about the latest take on Alexander Dumas' swashbuckling classic.
Training the next generation of filmmakers in Miramar
This week I put on a suit. No ordinary suit. A motion capture suit, in the studios of the Victoria University of Wellington Miramar Creative Centre. It's next door to the likes of Weta Digital and… Audio
Danny Boyle's zombie reboot '28 Years Later' leaves us dangling
Boyle's 28 Days Later, gets a reboot, as a post-zombie apocalypse England retreats into a new Dark Age.
