Movies
Review: Vanessa Kirby rivetting in taut thriller
Tucked away on Netflix is the smart, classically plotted thriller Night Always Comes, based on a book by novelist/musician Willy Vlautin.
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review action-packed crime thriller Caught Stealing, the biggest film in the world last weekend K Pop Demon Hunters and the classic cult film The… Audio
Review: Mr Burton and how 'the 'voice' was born
One hundred years since actor Richard Burton was born, this film tells the tale of how he emerged from a Welsh working class town, and the man who helped him on his way to international stardom.
Review : Night Always Comes
Night Always Comes sees Vanessa Kirby (The Fantastic Four) as a struggling woman who desperately needs $25 thousand to buy her flat. She just has 12 hours to pull it off. A Netflix thriller, it's… Audio
Review : The Naked Gun
The Naked Gun sees Liam Neeson take the role of Leslie Nielson in the remake of the Eighties cop spoof. Co-starring Pamela Anderson, it's written and directed by Akiva Schaffer (Saturday Night Live)… Audio
Not From Around Here
Simon Morris wonders what you gain, or lose, when you cast a film with people who have to do an accent? This week he looks at three films set in America, but starring English, Australian and Irish… Audio
Review : Relay
Relay is a thriller in which a modern Robin Hood uses primitive technology to dodge detection by high-tech bad guys. Directed by David Mackenzie (Hell Or High Water) it stars Riz Ahmed (The Sound Of… Audio
Bookmarks with author Naomi Arnold
It's time for Bookmarks and today award-winning nature and science writer Naomi Arnold joins Jesse. Naomi is a keen tramper, last year she fulfilled a 20-year dream of walking Te Araroa - the hiking… Audio
Not a white hat in sight in Ari Aster's scorched earth satire 'Eddington'
Set in New Mexico during the dark days of the 2020 pandemic, Eddington shows a country losing its mind.
Three films that bound them - LOTR cast reunite
Lord of the Rings cast members still hold New Zealand close to their hearts after 25 years, and several are making plans to return
Rings fellowship making tracks to NZ
Lord of the Rings cast members still hold New Zealand close to their hearts after 25 years, and several are making plans to return. Audio
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic joins Mark Leishman to review the new film Eddington by Ari Aster, Gut Instinct which was produced, written, directed and edited by Auckland filmmaker Doug Dillaman and… Audio
KPop Demon Hunters a huge hit for Netflix - what you need to know about it
The Netflix animated film KPop Demon Hunters is the streamer's most-watched original film.
The Naked Gun: Do Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson live up to the original?
This may fall slightly short of the original, but it remains a fun comedy very much worth seeing. In a packed theatre.
Movie review - Eddington
Eddington is a satire about the year of Covid 19, with Joaquin Phoenix as an anti-mandate sheriff at odds with the Mayor, angry protest groups and conspiracy-nut influencers. Directed by Ari Aster… Audio
Movie review - Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life is, surprisingly, a French film about a fan of the great novelist, who goes to England as part of an Austen residency. And soon her life starts to echo an Austen romance… Audio
Movie review - Nobody 2
Nobody 2 sees the return of that most unlikely of action heroes, Bob Odenkirk (TV's Better Call Saul). His family demands that he take time off beating up bad guys to take a holiday. But trouble seems… Audio
At the Movies for 24 August 2025 FESTIVAL NOVELTIES
Simon Morris welcomes two films from two festivals, both offering some originality. From the International Festival comes Ari Aster's Covid thriller Eddington, while from the French one comes the… Audio
Quentin Tarantino on what he thinks his ‘best’ movie is
Hollywood filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has revealed which of his movies he thinks is the best -and it's probably not the one you'd expect.
Samoan director celebrates debut feature film success
New Zealand-based Samoan director, Miki Magasiva's debut feature film "Tina" has pipped iconic Whale Rider at the box office to become the fifth most successful Kiwi film. Audio
