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Three new films: The President's Cake, an Iraqi Cannes winner set during the Gulf War; The North, a quiet Scottish Highlands reunion story; and Thrash, Netflix's hurricane shark film with Phoebe Dynevor. The President's Cake Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIhlE3lfu6w Thrash Trailer: https://youtu.be/hzyOsNyDkbM?si=enPHvbm9g-xaNzmF The North Trailer: https://youtu.be/-SG46PKUCfQ?si=pB6YT76CZaADXVAU Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Nights resident screen critic Dan Slevin reviews: Fuze, a WWII bomb evacuation in London that masks a diamond heist; Blind Panic, a New Zealand thriller about a blind woman and an ex-con, both targeted by a crime lord; and the 90s classic crime thriller Heat, starring Robert De Niro. On this week's edition of Short-Cuts Nights resident screen critic Dan Slevin reviews: IN CINEMAS Fuze, an unexploded World War II bomb in central London sparks an evacuation that turns out to be cover for a diamond heist staring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Theo James, directed by David Mackenzie. PAID STREAMING Blind Panic, a NZ thriller about a blind woman and an ex-con on home detention whose paths are crossed by a local crime lord. FREE STREAMING – TVNZ+ Heat, Michael Mann’s 1995 masterpiece featuring Robert De Niro as Neil McCauley. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Afternoons critic Dominic Corry joins Jesse Mulligan to discuss Fuze and The Mummy, both are in theatres next week. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Film critic Dan Slevin reviews three new films: Undertone, a Canadian horror about a podcast host driven to paranoia by eerie recordings; You, Me & Tuscany, a rom-com with Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page; and Solo Mio, about a groom honeymooning alone in Italy. Undertone Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6uDeBYDHu4 You, Me & Tuscany Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09kuFgvohIU Solo Mio Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvTpQDdZY0k Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Nights resident screen critic Dan Slevin reviews last year’s Caméra d’Or winner at Cannes, the Iraqi Oscar entry The President’s Cake, the Paul McCartney documentary Man on the Run, and MTV Rewind, a site recreating the experience of endless music videos. Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan with his picks for the weekend. Tonight, Winner of the Caméra d’Or at Cannes last year, as well as the Iraqi entry in the Best international Feature category of the Oscars, The President’s Cake; the documentary about Paul McCartney rebuilding his life and music in the immediate aftermath of leaving the Beatles in 1970, Man on the Run and MTV Rewind, a website that recreates what it was like to watch an endless stream of music videos. [picture id="4JQDTQ8_The_Presidents_Cake_jpeg" crop="16x10" layout="full"] Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Critic Kate Rodger shares the best picks for the school holidays, her take on The Drama and reacts to the Emmy nods for Prime Minister. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Kate Rodger explores dark comedy, The Drama, school holiday option Super Mario Galaxy and reflects on ten years of Hunt For The Wilderpeople The Drama movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zmKcUa4Xxk Super Mario Galaxy Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX9kXRRJlPw Hunt For The Wilderpeople: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tICv8QH3oM0 Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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

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

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

Afternoons film critic Kate Rodger gives her take on films 'If I had Legs I'd Kick You' and 'No Tears on the Field'. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Nights’ resident screen critic Dan Slevin is back with three picks: one in cinemas, one on streaming, and one you can watch entirely for free. Nights’ resident screen critic Dan Slevin reviews Project Hail Mary, a science fiction film in which Ryan Gosling plays an unwilling microbiologist, alone on the edge of the galaxy trying to stop all the stars from dying. When he realises he’s not alone, the fun really begins. In cinemas now. On paid streaming, Disney+ has Skeleton Crew, an eight-part adventure set in the Star Wars universe. Four school friends from a supposedly safe planet accidentally hitch a ride on a starship and end up at the mercy of space pirates led by Jude Law. Dan’s free streaming pick is on YouTube: United States of Beauty, a 40-minute meditative film stitched together from still photographs taken aboard the International Space Station. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Film critic Dan Slevin reviews Kiwi doco No Tears on the Field, I Swear, a biography of a Tourette's Syndrome activis and Pixar's animated comedy, Hoppers. I Swear Movie Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeWqQN3snCU No Tears On The Field Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArCkvrgwMRE Hoppers Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PypDSyIRRSs Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Afternoons Critic Dominic Corry is with Jesse Mulligan to share his thoughts on the latest new releases. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Kate Rodger reviews Tenor: My Name is Pati and makes her predictions for this year's Oscars winners and losers Tenor: My Name Is Pati Trailer Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details