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In the family: Son of Kiwi rugby league legend turns the lens on his dad
Mark Graham was named New Zealand Rugby League Player of the Century in 2006, and the subject of new documentary 'Sharko', made by his filmmaker son. Audio
Black Widow Fighting Pheromones
Scarlett Johansson's character in Black Widow has to fight pheromones in order to beat the evil villain. Anindita Sen explains how pheromones work and whether they could control humans. Audio
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Dan Slevin chats with Tony Stamp about the new kiwi film Ka Whawhai Tonu: Struggle Without End, Australian thriller The Royal Hotel and he reviews the streaming service Hoopla, which is available free… Audio
Screentime: Dissidents, Hit Man, Buying London
Film and TV reviewer Perlina Lau joins Kathryn to talk about Dissidents, a documentary by Chen Yi that's screening as part of the DocEdge film festival. It follows three dissidents in America who are… Audio
At The Movies - Coup De Chance
Coup de chance is Woody Allen's 50th movie - and his first entirely in the French language. A chance meeting - a stroke of luck or the worst thing that could happen? Audio
At The Movies - Ka Whawhai Tonu
Ka whawhai tonu: Struggle without end tells the famous story of Rewi's Last Stand in the Land Wars of the 1860s. Directed by Michael Jonathan, it features Tem Morrison (Aquaman), Cliff Curtis… Audio
At The Movies - The Road to Patagonia
The road to Patagonia is the story of a couple who travel from Alaska to the southernmost tip of Patagonia, and along the way shoot enough footage to make a great love story. Directed, photographed… Audio
At The Movies - Print the Legend
Simon Morris looks at the conflicting demands of history and a good story. When the truth becomes legend, should you always print the legend? Audio
Total Recall: Turbinium from the planet Mars
In Total Recall Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a construction worker who recovers memories as life as secret agent trying to stop the mining of Turbinium on the planet Mars. Audio
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin takes a look at the Doc Edge festival playing in Christchurch now before moving to Wellington and Auckland next month. He's also revisiting the 2016 comedy… Audio
The Ghostbusting Proton Pack
The Ghostbusters would never have caught their prey without proton packs. Emily Kendall talks to Bryan Crump about how they worked in the movies and whether they could work in real life. Audio
At The Movies - Outside Hollywood
Simon Morris discovers three old-fashioned movies mostly from outside the Hollywood mainstream. Audio
At The Movies - The Watchers
The Watchers is the directorial debut of Ishana Shyamalan, produced by her rather more famous father M Night Shyamalan. In it, a young woman (Dakota Fanning) finds herself trapped in the Irish woods… Video, Audio
At The Movies - The Promised Land
The Promised Land is a historical drama set in Denmark in the early 18th century. A retired army captain (Mads Mikkelson) plans to turn a barren heath into successful farmland but makes a powerful… Video, Audio
Review: Mothers' Instinct
Mothers' Instinct is a Hitchcock-style suspense thriller produced by its stars Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain. (Now streaming on Prime Video) Video, Audio
How to pick the right film at the Doc Edge Film Festival
In the mood for some big emotions? Want to feel better about the environment? Film critic Dan Slevin serves up his pick of what's on offer at this year's festival.
Spiderman's Web
Spiderman swings from the top of New York's high-rises, fighting crime and beating super-villains. But could spider silk really hold up a full-grown man? Dr Paul Hume and Bryan Crump discuss the super… Audio
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins us for some weekend recommendations. Audio
The Terminator
Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator is a cyborg sent back in time to change the future. Duncan McGillvray discusses the metal that makes up the murderous robotic endoskeleton. Audio
Meet the new Moana
17-year-old Catherine Laga'aia will star as Moana in Disney's live-action remake of the 2016 original film.
