Widescreen
RNZ’s online guide to what’s playing on our screens — with Dan Slevin.
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Video: The Jungle Book review
The Jungle Book is another great example of Disney exploiting its heritage with style and wit, according to Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Home Video: Knight of Cups
Auteur Terrence Malick’s new film strays into the banal too often but is never less than beautiful, says Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Online viewing picks of the week (19 April)
The best* online video we’ve been watching over the last seven days, including television’s best opening and closing shots, an animated Martin Scorsese and a rainbow impression of some great movies. Read more Video
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Video: Phoenix review
Dan Slevin rates Christian Petzold’s psychological thriller as a genuinely great film by one of European cinema’s modern masters. Read more Video
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Review: Orphans & Kingdoms
Orphans & Kingdoms is a micro-budget mini-feature that deserves a big audience, according to Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Video: 2016 Autumn Events preview
Highlights from Dan Slevin’s chat with New Zealand International Film Festival director Bill Gosden about some of this year’s selections. Read more Video, Audio
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Rancho Notorious 4/9: Autumn Events Special Edition
This week Dan Slevin speaks to festival director Bill Gosden about every film in the 2016 NZIFF Autumn Events programme. Read more Video, Audio
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Video: Zootopia review
Disney’s Zootopia is terrifically entertaining but doesn't show enough confidence in its audience, according to Dan Slevin. Read more Video, Audio
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Review: Sherpa
Jennifer Peedom’s majestic documentary Sherpa lays bare the true cost of adventure tourism, according to Dan Slevin. Read more Video, Audio
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Widescreen’s best of the web (5 April)
Our pick of the best* and most interesting screen-related articles and features from around the web including Sad Ben Affleck’s conflicted relationship with class, the gay subtext in Batman, and an… Read more
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Video: Hunt for the Wilderpeople review
Dan Slevin salutes Sam Neill’s contribution to Taika Waititi’s instant Kiwi classic, Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Read more Video, Audio
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Rancho Notorious 4/8: Batman v Superman v Darth Vader
Kailey and Dan are joined via Skype from the Cayman Islands by our comic book cinematic universe expert Andy James, The three of us pick apart the new Batman v Superman film (spoilers!) and try to… Read more Audio
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Online viewing picks of the week (29 March)
The best* online video we’ve been watching over the last seven days including Jesus on film, Garry Shandling meets Charlie Rose and art and ambiguity in Visconti. Read more Video
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Review: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Pulled in too many directions, and filled with too much stuff, the latest salvo in the battle of the superhero franchises is full of missed opportunities, says Dan Slevin. Read more
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Review: 10 Cloverfield Lane
Dan Slevin enjoys that rare beast – a Hollywood film made for audiences rather than target markets. Read more Video
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Review: Grimsby
Grimsby is another of Sacha Baron Cohen’s bait-and-switch comedies: if you can survive the (very) bad taste you get to see how big his heart is, says Dan Slevin. Read more Video
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Video: Hail, Caesar! review
Hail, Caesar! isn't the tightest Coen Brothers film ever but the hidden depths should make it pretty satisfying on multiple viewings, according to Dan Slevin. Read more Video, Audio
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Online viewing picks of the week (11 March)
The best* online video we’ve been watching over the last seven days including the Coens’ (or should that be Roderick Jaynes?) editing, the 10 best opening shots in history and A.O. Scott on PBS. Read more Video
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Review: Son of Saul
Hungarian Holocaust drama Son of Saul is a disturbing mix of harrowing and distancing and both approaches are upsetting, says Dan Slevin. Read more Video, Audio
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Widescreen’s best of the web (7 March)
Our pick of the best* and most interesting screen-related articles and features from around the web including Gods of Egypt skewered, behind the curtain of Hollywood inequality and a trip to Joliet… Read more
Widescreen
Widescreen is a curated corner of the RNZ website dedicated to what’s on our screens. Producer and presenter Dan Slevin reviews the biggest and the smallest new cinema releases, highlights the best and worst of the direct-to-video and streaming sectors plus interviews with fascinating film people, podcasting with some of New Zealand’s smartest film brains and highlights of all the great movie content produced by other bits of Radio New Zealand.
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