Movies
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.
How does 'Karate Kid: Legends' compare to 1980s original?
Dom Corry takes his twelve-year-old niece, Maddy along to check out the latest iteration of the Karate Kid franchise.
Review: F1: The Movie is a stunning triumph… of product placement
Brad Pitt cements his image as the overconfident, middle-aged male ideal in a film that's also a billboard.
Review: No Tears On The Field can’t help but fall into the same old trap
It's another big year for women's rugby, so it's fitting that a documentary about its grassroots is now out.
Review : Merchant Ivory
Merchant Ivory tells the story of one of the longest ever movie-making partnerships, between Indian producer Ismail Merchant, American director James Ivory - and German-Jewish born writer Ruth Prawer… Audio
Review : Elio
Elio is the latest from Pixar Films - the story of a lonely, space-obsessed boy who dreams of being abducted by aliens. With an original story by Adrian Molina (Coco), Elio features the voices of Zoe… Audio
What Do Men Want ?
Simon Morris takes a look at an unusually blokey collection of movies this week, including the return of the "infected" in Danny Boyles's 28 Years Later, a documentary about the films of long-time… Audio
Review : 28 Years Later
28 Years Later sees the return of director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland to the zombie apocalypse they created 23 years ago. Now survivors settle on a small island, leaving the mainland to the… Audio
28 Days Later kickstarted the zombie revival, now it's back for another bite
Have you ever heard of a movie trailer so popular that it forced a studio to re-release a 23-year-old film?
How are New Zealand cinemas surviving?
With the rising cost of living, the slow economy and numerous streaming options - how are New Zealand cinemas doing?
