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  • Nights: Short Cuts with Dan Slevin
    Apr 3 2026

    Nights’ resident screen critic Dan Slevin marks 10 years of the Kiwi classic Hunt for the Wilderpeople, back in cinemas this weekend. He also reviews Resurrection, a delirious Chinese sci-fi arthouse film on AroVision, and revisits Housebound, starring Rima Te Wiata, now streaming free on Māori+.

    Nights’ resident screen critic, Dan Slevin celebrates the 10th anniversary of the classic kiwi movie, Hunt for the Wilderpeople which is back on the big screen in cinemas this weekend

    He also takes a look at Resurrection the delirious Chinese sci-fi arthouse epic by one of the most exciting directors in the world and streaming on AroVision.

    Plus, Housebound, another local feature that got full value out of national treasure, Rima Te Wiata, streaming free on Māori+

    Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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    15 mins
  • Culture 101: Pillion, Peaky Blinders and The Magic Faraway Tree with Michelle Langstone
    Mar 29 2026

    Michelle Langstone reviews three films: a tender, graphic love story, the final Peaky Blinders chapter, and a big-budget children's adaptation that got everything wrong. Pillion, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, and The Magic Faraway Tree, on Culture 101.

    Pillion – https://youtu.be/aTAacTUKK00

    Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man – https://youtu.be/lcvUGs3xaDM

    The Magic Faraway Tree – https://youtu.be/3aHYFwvoGek

    Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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    19 mins
  • Nights: Short Cuts with Dan Slevin
    Mar 27 2026

    Dan Slevin reviews horror highlights, including Alexandra Heller-Nicholas’ 1000 Women in Horror documentary. He also notes The Babadook streaming free on Brollie, and the cinema release They Will Kill You, where a maid uncovers a deadly cult.

    Nights’ resident screen critic, Dan Slevin, takes a look at horror films including Alexandra Heller-Nicholas’ book 1000 Women in Horror which has been made into a documentary on AMC+/Shudder.

    Also, one of the key examples chosen in that film, Jennifer Kent’s The Babadook, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdmZABM_9H0is streaming for free on Brollie.

    And in cinemas, They Will Kill You is a comedy horror about a woman (Zazie Beetz) who takes a job as a maid in a mysterious hotel to try and find her missing sister, but realises that she’s now required to be a human sacrifice for a group of immortal devil worshippers.

    Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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    21 mins
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