Movies
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (in cinemas), East of Wall (paid streaming) and Blackbird (free, YouTube). Audio
Die My Love: The film Jennifer Lawrence, Martin Scorsese had to get made
After reading Die My Love in book club, Martin Scorsese knew it had to be made into a film. Now it's rewriting cinema's portrayal of womanhood and postpartum depression.
Review : A Little Something Extra
A Little Something Extra is a hugely popular comedy in France. Two jewel robbers hide out from the cops among a party of holidaying people with disabilities. They find it harder than it looks to fit… Audio
Review : Predator: Badlands
Predator: Badlands finds a young member of the Yautja (Predator) tribe hunting on the most dangerous planet in the Galaxy. His quest: to capture a beast that can't be killed. Starring Elle Fanning as… Audio
At The Movies - Targeted
Simon Morris returns to a group of rather specifically targeted movies. From the recent International Film Festival, a very French farce about two crooks hiding out at a camp for people with… Audio
Review : Happyend
Happyend is a Japanese drama, set in the near future. Five high school rebels face the prospect of going their separate ways, while corrupt politics arrive at both the school and out in the wider… Audio
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review Dan Trachtenberg's 2022 Predator prequel Prey (Disney+), eight-part western-noir series The Lowdown (also Disney+) starring Ethan Hawke. Audio
Sex with 1000 men in 12 hours: why Bonnie Blue is neither a feminist nor a monster
Thanks to a controversial new documentary, adult content creator Tia Billinger - stage name Bonnie Blue - has become a household name.
At The Movies - Eat The Rich - Revised
Dan Slevin reviews two new films in cinemas and one streaming on Prime Video. Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone (in her fourth collaboration with director Jorgos Lanthimos) star in a black comedy about a… Audio
Review : Hedda
Dan Slevin reviews Nia DaCosta and Tessa Thompson's adaptation of Ibsen's classic play about a frustrated, ambitious and manipulative woman who goes to great lengths to support her husband's career Audio
At The Movies - Eat The Rich
Dan Slevin reviews two new films in cinemas and one streaming on Prime Video. Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone (in her fourth collaboration with director Jorgos Lanthimos) star in a black comedy about a… Audio
Review : Bugonia
Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone (in her fourth collaboration with director Jorgos Lanthimos) star in a black comedy about a desperate young man who kidnaps a wealthy pharmaceutical executive believing… Audio
At The Movies - Eat The Rich
Dan Slevin reviews two new films in cinemas and one streaming on Prime Video. Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone (in her fourth collaboration with director Jorgos Lanthimos) star in a black comedy about a… Audio
Review : Good Fortune
Dan Slevin reviews a comedy about a low-level angel (Keanu Reeves) who tries to save a struggling gig worker (Aziz Ansari) in present day Los Angeles. Audio
Three-time Oscar nominee Diane Ladd dies at 89
Her death was announced by her actor daughter Laura Dern, who says she died at home in California.
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan for some Friday night reviews.
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What is it like for kids to act in scary movies?
Some directors played off the genuine fear in their child actors while others protected their young talent.
Why do we love horror movies?
Mathias Clasen, associate professor and director of the Recreational Fear Lab at Aarhus University in Denmark is a horror researcher., and he joins Emile Donovan. Audio
Too scared to watch horror movies? Here are five to ease you into the genre
From a twisted take on Freaky Friday to a deeply satisfying 'eat the rich' fable, here are some Halloween movies that might give you a jolt but won't keep you up at night.
'Frodo at your wedding': Shock as Hollywood star gatecrashes Hobbiton ceremony
"I mean, if you're going to have a wedding crasher at a Hobbiton wedding, who better than Elijah Wood?"
