Movies

There’s nothing that can’t be haunted at the movies, says Dan Slevin. Video

German film maker Wim Wenders brings his introspective style to the big screen this year with new film Perfect Days, which follows ageing bathroom attendant Hirayama as he goes about his day in Tokyo… Audio

Dan Slevin says that The Boys in the Boat really is the kind of film they don’t make anymore. Video

Old friends rekindle their teenage friendship in a film that belatedly discovers some bite, reports Dan Slevin. Video

Nicolas Cage is at his watchable best in this satirical take on influencer culture, says Dan Slevin. Video

Penélope Cruz supercharges Michael Mann’s tribute to 20^th century racing car culture, says Dan Slevin. Video

The crime committed by Aquaman is how much it cost to make, not anything on the actual screen, says Dan Slevin. Video

Poor Things is very entertaining but is it really OK to laugh, asks Dan Slevin. Video

It's a new year, which means there are a bunch of new movies in the theatres this week. RNZ producer Jessica Keane checks out the latest kids' film from Disney and a couple of deliciously dark… Video, Audio

Dan Slevin says that it’s the Shakespeare that works best in this modern update of Much Ado About Nothing. Video

Sir Anthony Hopkins carries this moving drama about one of the 20^th century’s unsung heroes, says Dan Slevin. Video

Adults will groan at some of the jokes, but this animated duck fantasy shouldn’t bore younger filmgoers, says Dan Slevin. Video

Zack Snyder’s first film for Netflix reeks of rotting carcases of the failed Star Wars knock-offs that it feeds from, reports Dan Slevin. Video

Disney celebrates its centenary with a coldly calculated confection, reports Dan Slevin. Video

Some Like It Hot is still the only pure comedy in the Sight & Sound list of the top 50 films of all time, reports Dan Slevin. Video

RNZ's very own stable of movie buffs pick their two favourites films of the year.

On At the Movies, Dan Slevin reviews WONKA, the origin story of the magical musical confectionery maker, starring Timothée Chalamet; CHICKEN RUN: DAWN OF THE NUGGET, the long-awaited sequel to the… Audio

Dan Slevin reviews the new film from director Kelly Reichardt and actor Michelle Williams about a struggling sculptor who finds that life keeps getting in the way of her work. Audio