Movies
At the Summer Movies - Known Unknowns
Dan Slevin reviews four new films in cinemas: In A Complete Unknown, Timothée Chalamet is the young Bob Dylan changing the world of music forever, Wolf Man remakes the famous horror creature for the… Audio
Review - Sing Sing
A group of maximum security prisoners discover an escape through the performing arts, featuring several real-life graduates of the prison rehabilitation programme. Dan Slevin reviews. Audio
Review - We Live in Time
Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh have tremendous chemistry together as a young couple who fall in love but then have to contend with a disastrous medical diagnosis. Dan Slevin reviews. Audio
Review - Wolf Man
Dan Slevin reviews a 21st century reimagining of the famous Universal Pictures monster, starring Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner. Audio
Review - A Complete Unknown
Biopic about Bob Dylan's early years in Greenwich Village and his journey from coffee house folk singer to his legendary electric performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965, reviewed by Dan… Audio
Netflix raises prices after reporting biggest-ever subscriber jump
Netflix has announced it will raise prices on most of its subscription tiers in the US and Canada after the streaming giant reported 19 million new subscribers in the last quarter of 2024.
Road Trip: Katie Wolfe
Katie is a multi-talented director, writer and actor. She has won critical acclaim for her work, particularly for her most recent theatre piece The Haka Party Incident, which is about to hit the big… Audio
Five of the most 'Lynchian' David Lynch moments
From primal screams and mystery men to Kiwi music and cows, we take a look back at some of the late auteur's weirdest happenings. Video
A film with no dialogue is one of the best this year
Review - Flow is an animation that is destined to be a classic, one that audiences will return to year on year, writes Dan Slevin.
Summer film and TV review with Dom Corry
Dom Corry reviews Severance season 2 and Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action. Audio
Wētā FX scores two nominations at BAFTAs
The Wellington studio has been recognised in Britain's top movie honours for their visual effects work on two international films.
Review: Emilia Perez
Golden Globe winning musical about a Mexican drug cartel boss who undergoes gender reassignment treatment, reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
Review: Dragonkeeper
An animated Spanish-Chinese co-production featuring the voices of Bill Nighy and Bill Bailey, about a young girl who goes on a journey to hatch a dragon egg and save the species from extinction. Dan… Audio
At the Summer Movies - Global Village
Dan Slevin reviews four new films in cinemas: Emilia Pérez is a musical about Mexican cartel boss who goes through gender reassignment; Flow is an animated film from Latvia about a cat and his animal… Audio
Review: Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
Dan Slevin reviews the sequel to the 2018 crime thriller starring Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr. Audio
Review: Flow
Dan Slevin reviews an acclaimed animated film from Latvia about a black cat and his animal friends escaping a catastrophic flood. Audio
Road Trip: Thomasin McKenzie
World-renowned Kiwi actor Thomasin McKenzie is in the driver's seat picking the tunes, setting a course, and telling Summer Times all about her upcoming films. Audio
Review: Stylish Nosferatu lacks bite
Dan Slevin finds Robert Eggers' remake of Nosferatu a little bloodless. Video
Lost, abandoned and unreleased movies you'll (probably) never see
Movies are difficult, time-consuming and expensive to make, and throughout this convoluted process, a million things can go wrong.
Review: A terrifically well-crafted thriller
When 130 cardinals gather in Rome to elect a new pope, intrigue and politics isn't very far behind, writes Dan Slevin.
