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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.
Movies we can't wait to see in 2025
Queer, Alien Weaponry: Kua Tupu Te Ara, and Superman - the flicks we can't wait to see in 2025. Video
Summer film review with Kate Rodger
Film buff Kate Rodger joins Anna with some top picks for your summer viewing pleasure. Audio
Movie review - The Room Next Door
In Pedro Almodóvar's first English-language film, Tilda Swinton plays a dying woman who asks a final favour from a friend (played by Julianne Moore). Dan Slevin reviews. Audio
Movie review - Conclave
The Pope has died and 118 cardinals must gather to elect a new leader of the Catholic Church. Mystery, intrigue and politics abound andit us to the Cardinal-Dean (Ralph Fiennes) to lead the process… Audio
Movie review - Nosferatu
Dan Slevin reviews the Robert Eggers' remake of the 1922 vampire classic, which features Bill Skarsgård as the monstrous Count Orlok and Lily-Rose Depp as the object of his affections. Audio
At The Summer Movies - Take Me to Your Leader
Dan Slevin reviews three new films in cinemas and one on digital: in Conclave, Ralph Fiennes and 117 other cardinals attempt to elect a new Pope; Robert Eggers remakes the 1922 horror classic… Audio
Movie review - Juror 2
94-year-old Clint Eastwoods directs a courtroom drama about a man on a jury who discovers he may have an intimate involvement in the death of the murder victim. Dan Slevin reviews. Audio
Golden Globes: The big five moments
With the gongs given out and the red carpet rolled up, these are the moments we're still talking about. Audio
Justin Baldoni sues New York Times over Blake Lively story
Justin Baldoni is firing back after being accused of sexual harassment by his co-star Blake Lively, filing a US$250 million libel suit against The New York Times.
Movie review - A Real Pain
Estranged cousins, played by writer-director Jesse Eisenberg and Succession's Kieran Culkin, travel to Poland to honour their beloved grandmother by taking a Holocaust tour. Dan Slevin reviews. Audio
At the Summer Movies - Happy New Year!
Dan Slevin reviews three new films in cinemas: Paddington in Peru sees our favourite refugee bear visiting his Aunt Lucy at the Home for Retired Bears and stumbling across a mystery; in All We Imagine… Audio
Movie review - Paddington in Peru
The third film in the popular franchise sees the most famous refugee bear in the world finally get a UK passport so he can visit his beloved Aunt Lucy at the Home for Retired Bears in Peru. There he… Audio
Movie review - All We Imagine as Light
Dan Slevin reviews the winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes in 2024, an Indian drama about three women navigating love and friendship in modern Mumbai. Audio
'Romeo and Juliet' movie star dies
Olivia Hussey Eisley, star of the 1968 film Romeo and Juliet and the slasher classic Black Christmas, has died at home in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was 73.
What movies got plane travellers buzzing this year?
Air New Zealand's tally of their most popular in-flight viewing for the year shows their passengers want their ride comfortable, but their viewing full of thrills and spills.
Blake Lively accuses movie costar of sexual harassment, destroying reputation
In a civil rights complaint, Lively alleges Justin Baldoni and his team designed a "plan" to "destroy" her reputation.
Review: Does Mufasa pack a lion's roar?
Review - Disney's latest release Mufasa: The Lion King, a prequel to a monumental classic, has hit theatres, but is it all Hakuna Matata?
The animated story of a cat that has captured the world's hearts
The story, which has no dialogue, follows a cat who, after a violent flood, teams up with an unlikely group of animals, a bird, a dog, a lemur, and a capybara to pilot a boat in search of survival and… Audio
