At The Movies

Afternoons movie critic Dominic Corry gives his takes on NZ film, Big Girls Don't Cry - on now at the NZIFF and Spider Man: Brand New Day - in theatres now.
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Dan Slevin previews the NZ International Film Festival: ARCO, Natalie Portman's animated time-travel film; The Ice Tower, with Marion Cotillard as a tyrannical 1960s film star; The Tale of Silyan, a Macedonian documentary about a farmer and a wounded stork; and Rose, with Sandra Hüller.
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Kate Rodger joins Jesse to chat about Olivia Wilde's The Invite, Sam Neill's Dead Calm and what to look forward to at the NZIFF.
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Nights' Dan Slevin, is one of the best film reviewers in any medium, consistently convincing, insightful, unpretentious, perceptive, thoughtful and articulate. He joins us every Friday night, and here's what's caught his eye this week.
Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Susana Lei'ataua to review
IN CINEMAS
I, Object – A family comedy set in Wellington about a 10-year-old boy who not only sees faces in everyday objects but talks to them too... with predictably chaotic results.
PAID STREAMING – Netflix
The Rip – Matt Damon reunites with Ben Affleck in this action thriller about a group of cops who stumble across millions of dollars in cartel cash and must decide how much, if any, they hand over to their bosses.
FREE STREAMING – Beamafilm
The Day Shall Come – A good excuse to highlight Beamafilm, the free streaming service available through many public libraries. This sharp political satire follows an ambitious FBI agent who targets a well-meaning but naive preacher, attempting to manipulate him into becoming the centre of a fabricated terrorist plot. Starring Anna Kendrick.
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Dan Slevin reviews three new films: The Invite, Olivia Wilde's dinner party thriller with Seth Rogen, Edward Norton and Penélope Cruz; Evil Dead Burn, the third reboot instalment filmed in New Zealand; and Islands, a Sam Riley drama where a tennis coach's welcome distraction turns sinister.
The Invite TRAILER
Evil Dead Burn TRAILER
Islands TRAILER
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