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00:05:36

Review: Now You See Me: Now You Don't

At The Movies ·

2025/11/19

Now You See Me: Now You Don’t is the third in the series of tales of conjurors, robbing from the rich. This time the Four Horserman need help from three keen young magicians. Stars Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson and Rosamund Pike.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

00:06:14

Review: The Running Man

At The Movies ·

2025/11/19

The Running Man is set in a world of extreme poverty where the only way out is via high-paying reality TV shows. The most popular one is The Running Man where contestants are hunted down by the general public and killed. Ben Richards (Glen Powell) has to survive 30 days. Based on a Stephen King book, it’s directed by Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead).Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

00:22:57

Full Show: Blockbuster

At The Movies ·

2025/11/19

Simon Morris remembers the golden age of Blockbuster Videos, where failed movies could recoup their costs when they went to video. This week, a sequel to one such film Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, and a remake of another, The Running Man. Also this week, a sequel to a similar genre picture, Now You See Me: Now You Don’t.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

00:05:48

Review: Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

At The Movies ·

2025/11/19

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues is the long-awaited – 40 years in fact – sequel to the cult mockumentary This is Spinal Tap. Now everyone’s favourite fake metal band reforms for a final stadium concert. Starring Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer, with guest stars Paul McCartney, Elton John and many more. This one goes up to eleven!Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

00:05:20

Review: Happyend

At The Movies ·

2025/11/12

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 world. To protest or not to protest? Written and directed by Neo Sora, son of the legendary actor and musician Ryûichi Sakamoto (Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence).Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

00:06:46

Review: Predator: Badlands

At The Movies ·

2025/11/12

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 two robots, and Kiwi Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi (Red White and Brass) as the Predator.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

00:05:41

Review: A Little Something Extra

At The Movies ·

2025/11/12

A Little Something Extra is a hugely popular comedy from 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 in. Starring, written and directed by Artus, it’s one of the highest-grossing movies ever at home. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

00:22:55

Full Show: Targeted

At The Movies ·

2025/11/12

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 disabilities…. And an equally Japanese film about high school rebels. And the latest Predator film seems to be changing the formula.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

00:08:14

Review: Bugonia

At The Movies ·

2025/11/05

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 that she’s an alien sent to enslave the people of Planet Earth – reviewed by Dan Slevin.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

00:07:43

Review: Good Fortune

At The Movies ·

2025/11/05

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.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

00:25:07

Full Show: Eat the Rich

At The Movies ·

2025/11/05

Bugonia is a black comedy about an executive (Emma Stone) kidnapped after she’s mistaken for an alien . Aziz Ansari’s comedy Good Fortune stars Keanu Reeves as a fallen angel. Hedda is an adaptation of Ibsen’s classic play starring Tessa Thompson.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

00:06:25

Review: Hedda

At The Movies ·

2025/11/05

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.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

00:08:23

Review: Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere

At The Movies ·

2025/10/29

Dan Slevin reviews a biopic about rock star Bruce Springsteen and the creation of his introspective masterpiece Nebraska.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

00:04:06

Review: Frankenstein

At The Movies ·

2025/10/29

Dan Slevin reviews Guillermo Del Toro’s epic passion project, an adaptation of Mary Shelley’s gothic horror about a mad scientist who believes he can breathe life into a dead flesh with disastrous results.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

00:23:22

Full Show: Parents & Children

At The Movies ·

2025/10/29

Dan Slevin reviews three new films: Robert Sarkies directs Pike River, a film about the aftermath of New Zealand’s worst modern workplace tragedy; Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere is a biopic about rock star Bruce Springsteen and the creation of his introspective masterpiece Nebraska; and in cinemas (soon to be streaming on Netflix), Frankenstein is Guillermo Del Toro’s epic passion project, an adaptation of Mary Shelley’s gothic horror about a mad scientist who believes he can breathe life into

00:07:24

Review: Pike River

At The Movies ·

2025/10/29

Robert Sarkies directs a film about the aftermath of New Zealand’s worst modern workplace tragedy – reviewed by Dan Slevin.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

00:05:57

Review: Black Phone 2

At The Movies ·

2025/10/22

Dan Slevin reviews a horror sequel set in a snowy Christian youth camp.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

00:05:45

Review: Roofman

At The Movies ·

2025/10/22

Channing Tatum plays an escaped convict who hides out in a toy store – reviewed by Dan Slevin.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

00:25:04

FULL SHOW: Rebels and Renegades

At The Movies ·

2025/10/22

Dan Slevin reviews two new films in cinemas: In Roofman, Channing Tatum plays an escaped convict who hides out in a toy store; Black Phone 2 is a horror sequel set in a snowy Christian youth camp; and on Apple TV, Mr. Scorsese is a five-part documentary series about the legendary director Martin Scorsese.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

00:10:18

Review: Mr. Scorsese

At The Movies ·

2025/10/22

Dan Slevin reviews a five-part Apple TV documentary series about the legendary director Martin Scorsese.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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