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00:04:58

Movie Review - Gold

At The Movies ·

2022/01/26

Zac Efron stars as a drifter in a post-apocalyptic landscape who stumbles across unimaginable riches. Reviewed by Dan Slevin.

00:07:23

Movie Review - Nightmare Alley

At The Movies ·

2022/01/26

Dan Slevin reviews a remake of the 1947 classic film noir starring Bradley Cooper and Cate Blanchett.

00:29:51

At the Movies for 26 January 2022

At The Movies ·

2022/01/26

Dan Slevin looks at four new films released during the summer break. He reviews the Will Smith vehicle King Richard, about the father of Venus and Serena Williams ; the film noir thriller Nightmare Alley, directed by Guillermo Del Toro; an Australian post-apocalyptic drama called Gold; and Kristen Stewart as the Princess of Wales in Spencer.

00:06:35

Movie Review - King Richard

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2022/01/26

King Richard stars Will Smith as the father of tennis champions Venus and Serena Williams. Reviewed by Dan Slevin

00:03:54

Movie review - Best Sellers

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2021/12/22

Dan Slevin reviews a drama starring Michael Caine about a reclusive author forced back out on the road to promote his new book.

00:08:25

Movie review - Spider-man No Way Home

At The Movies ·

2021/12/22

Dan Slevin reviews the final film in the Tom Holland Spider-man "home" trilogy.

00:08:12

Movie review - The French Dispatch

At The Movies ·

2021/12/22

The French Dispatch is a comedy inspired by the New Yorker magazine, written and directed by Wes Anderson. Reviewed by Dan Slevin.

00:29:58

At the Movies for 22 December 2021

At The Movies ·

2021/12/22

Dan Slevin suggests four options for holiday viewing. He reviews the Wes Anderson comedy The French Dispatch ; the latest Spider-man: No Way Home; Steven Spielberg's remake of the 1961 classic West Side Story; and the film that may be Michael Caine's swan song, Best Sellers.

00:06:56

Movie review - West Side Story

At The Movies ·

2021/12/22

Steven Spielberg remakes the 1961 musical classic. Reviewed by Dan Slevin.

00:29:34

At The Movies for 15 December 2021 - Getting Back

At The Movies ·

2021/12/15

Simon Morris looks back in 2021, a year where much of the time we relied on streaming services for our movie hit. It saw the return of the big blockbusters, an Academy Awards ceremony dominated by diversity, and a busy year of New Zealand made films and TV.

00:06:55

Review - Dune

At The Movies ·

2021/12/08

Dune has defeated the best efforts of Hollywood in the past. Can Denis Villeneuve (Arrival) and an all-star cast triumph where others have failed. Stars Timothée Chalamet, Oscar Isaac, Zendaya and Charlotte Rampling.

00:05:36

Movie Review - Encanto

At The Movies ·

2021/12/08

Encanto is set in an exotic Latin American town, where all the Madrigal family but one have magical powers. Can Mirabel save the town when the powers start to fade? Songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights, Moana).

00:05:36

Review - The Electrical World of Louis Wain

At The Movies ·

2021/12/08

The Electrical World of Louis Wain is an Amazon Prime feature about a Victorian English illustrator whose whimsical pictures of cats entranced the nation. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy (The Crown), Taika Waititi and Olivia Colman.

00:22:59

At The Movies for 8 December 2021

At The Movies ·

2021/12/08

Simon Morris looks at three films that are all out of the ordinary - an adaptation of a sci-fi book that's defied filming, an animated musical set in Latin America and a biopic of an eccentric Victorian cat-lover.

00:22:13

At the Movies for 1 December 2021

At The Movies ·

2021/12/01

Simon Morris looks at three films that play with fantasy in contrasting ways. French film Titane was a sensation when it won the Palme D'Or at Cannes this year. An erotic dancer moonlights as a serial killer, and has closer than normal feelings for American muscle cars - where's her happy ending? Stars Vincent Lindon (Anything for her) and directed by Julia Ducournau (Raw). Venom: Let there be Carnage sees Eddie (Tom Hardy) still hosting alien being Venom, but this time he confronts a bad guy

00:06:52

Review - Titane

At The Movies ·

2021/12/01

French film Titane was a sensation when it won the Palme D'Or at Cannes this year. An erotic dancer moonlights as a serial killer, and has closer than normal feelings for American muscle cars - where's her happy ending? Stars Vincent Lindon (Anything for her) and directed by Julia Ducournau (Raw).

00:05:22

Movie review - Petite Maman

At The Movies ·

2021/12/01

Petite Maman is a French "what if?" story about how an 8-year-old girl makes a new friend, who may be her mother at the same age. Written and directed by Céline Sciamma (Portrait of a Lady on Fire).

00:06:26

Movie review - Venom: Let There Be Carnage

At The Movies ·

2021/12/01

Venom: Let There Be Carnage sees Eddie (Tom Hardy) still hosting alien being Venom, but this time he confronts a bad guy in the same predicament. Features Woody Harrelson (The Hunger Games) and Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn), directed by Andy Serkis (Lord of the Rings).

00:22:34

At the Movies for 3 November 2021

At The Movies ·

2021/11/30

Simon Morris looks at three films about stories - one based on an early tale of chivalry, one that smuggles adult concerns into a children's animated movie, and a horror film that taps into indigenous American myths and legends. The Green Knight tells one of the earliest recorded stories of King Arthur and his nephew Gawain 's perilous quest. Features Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire) and Alicia Vikander (Ex machina), directed by David Lowery (Pete's Dragon). Ron's gone wrong is an animated

00:04:54

Review - Breaking Bread

At The Movies ·

2021/11/24

Breaking Bread covers an Arabic Food Festival in Israel, where pairs of chefs - one Jewish, one Arabic - set out to show that food can bring people together. It was the brainchild of Nof Atamna-Ismaeel, the first Muslim Arab to win Israel's Masterchef.

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