Episodes

  • What don't you want?

    What don't you want?
    Nov 20 2024
    Simon Morris finds himself getting picky at the end of the year as Christmas movies start to clog up the cinemas. Instead he checks out Ridley Scott’s second blockbuster in a year, Gladiator II, a French film that sees a couple stranded at the bottom of the world – Suddenly - and a New Zealand documentary directed by Warrior Queen Lucy Lawless.
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    22 mins
  • Review: Gladiator II

    Review: Gladiator II
    Nov 20 2024
    Gladiator II sees Paul Mescal take over Russell Crowe’s (unhistoric) leather wrist-straps as Son of Maximus. Directed by the tireless 86-year-old Sir Ridley Scott, it co-stars Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal and from the first movie, Connie Nielsen.
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    8 mins
  • Review: Suddenly

    Review: Suddenly
    Nov 20 2024
    Suddenly sees two married adventurers sail round the world, but come adrift when they’re stranded on an Antarctic island when their boat is swept away in a storm. Written and directed by the award-winning Thomas Bidegain (A prophet) it stars Mélanie Thierry (Da 5 Bloods) and Gilles Lellouche (Farewell Mr Haffman).
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    4 mins
  • Review: Never look away

    Review: Never look away
    Nov 20 2024
    Never Look Away is the story of one of CNN’s first war camerawomen, Margaret Moth. Reckless, courageous and dedicated, the New Zealander’s story is almost as exciting as the events she covered. Directed by actress turned director Lucy Lawless (Xena Warrior Princess)
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    6 mins
  • Review: Saturday Night

    Review: Saturday Night
    Nov 13 2024
    Jason Reitman’s comedy focuses on the chaotic 90 minutes leading up to the debut of the famous television variety show Saturday Night Live. Dan Slevin reviews.
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    5 mins
  • Review: Music by John Williams

    Review: Music by John Williams
    Nov 13 2024
    Dan Slevin reviews a documentary about the legendary screen composer, John Williams, and his seven decade career in Hollywood.
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    10 mins
  • Uplift

    Uplift
    Nov 13 2024
    Dan Slevin reviews Music by John Williams, a Disney+ documentary about the legendary film composer; Australian animated tragicomedy, Memoir of a Snail, and Saturday Night, a comedy about the birth of the entertainment juggernaut, Saturday Night Live.
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    24 mins
  • Review: Memoir of a Snail

    Review: Memoir of a Snail
    Nov 13 2024
    Oscar-winning Australian animator Adam Elliot’s latest feature is a tragicomedy about twins separated after the death of their father and their eventual recovery. Reviewed by Dan Slevin.
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    6 mins