Movies
Film Critic: Emma John
Regular Afternoons Film Critic Emma John brings some films to watch this summer. Today she talks about: The Lost Daughter, Don't Look Up, Juliet, Naked. Audio
Book Review: The Gosden Years
Dan Slevin salutes a book surveying the late film festival director’s erudite and gracious programme notes and introductions and pays tribute to a life dedicated to bringing audiences to great movies.
…Ironman's Suit
Tony Starks's Iron Man suit enables him to fly, it has weapons and it's basically indestructible. What on earth (or space) is it made of? Audio
The Appeal of Christmas Movies
Lorna Piatti-Farnell, Professor of Film and Popular Culture at Auckland University of Technology joins once again - this time she'll take a look at the enduring appeal of Christmas movies. Audio
Film Review: Graeme Tuckett
Movie reviewer Graeme Tuckett talks to Karyn about the latest Spiderman film, No Way Home and the Westside Story remake, directed by Stephen Spielberg Audio
A time traveling DeLorean & Hovercars
From a time-travelling DeLorean to a future where hovercars are everywhere, the movie Back to the Future is a dream for sci fi-loving petrol heads - but could it be a reality? Audio
At The Movies for 15 December 2021 - Getting Back
Simon Morris looks back in 2021, a year where much of the time we relied on streaming services for our movie hit. It saw the return of the big blockbusters, an Academy Awards ceremony dominated by… Audio
Adamantium
Adamantium is the indestructible material infused onto the skeleton of mutant X-men hero - Wolverine. But what is it really? Audio
Dilithium Crystals
Dilithium Crystals have been around since the origins of Star Trek. They regulate matter and anti-matter in the Starship Enterprise's warp core. But what are they? Audio
Flubber
Flubber has been around since 1961 when the mad scientist Professor Brainard discovered the flying rubber. It got a re-vamp with Robin Williams in the late 90s, but how realistic is it? Audio
Introducing Sci Fi Sci Fact
Sci Fi / Sci Fact is a new podcast series in which scientists from New Zealand's MacDiarmid Institute talk to RNZ host Bryan Crump about whether some of science-fiction's most popular concepts could… Audio
Introducing Sci Fi Sci Fact
Sci Fi / Sci Fact is a new podcast series in which scientists from New Zealand's MacDiarmid Institute talk to RNZ host Bryan Crump about whether some of science-fiction's most popular concepts could…
AudioMovie Review - Encanto
Encanto is set in an exotic Latin American town, where all the Madrigal family but one have magical powers. Can Mirabel save the town when the powers start to fade? Songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the… Audio
At The Movies for 8 December 2021
Simon Morris looks at three films that are all out of the ordinary - an adaptation of a sci-fi book that's defied filming, an animated musical set in Latin America and a biopic of an eccentric… Audio
Review - Dune
Dune has defeated the best efforts of Hollywood in the past. Can Denis Villeneuve (Arrival) and an all-star cast triumph where others have failed. Stars Timothée Chalamet, Oscar Isaac, Zendaya and… Video, Audio
Review - The Electrical World of Louis Wain
The Electrical World of Louis Wain is an Amazon Prime feature about a Victorian English illustrator whose whimsical pictures of cats entranced the nation. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy… Video, Audio
Review - Dune
Dune has defeated the best efforts of Hollywood in the past. Can Denis Villeneuve (Arrival) and an all-star cast triumph where others have failed. Stars Timothée Chalamet, Oscar Isaac, Zendaya and…
Video, AudioReview - The Electrical World of Louis Wain
The Electrical World of Louis Wain is an Amazon Prime feature about a Victorian English illustrator whose whimsical pictures of cats entranced the nation. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy…
Video, AudioTRAILER: Getting to the science behind the fiction
Listen in to hear New Zealand's brightest scientific minds discuss the merits of pop culture plot-drivers. From Wolverine's adamantium-fused skeleton to Star Trek's dilithium crystals. Audio
Review - Titane
French film Titane was a sensation when it won the Palme D'Or at Cannes this year. An erotic dancer moonlights as a serial killer, and has closer than normal feelings for American muscle cars -… Video, Audio
