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

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Nights’ resident screen critic, Dan Slevin, reviews Cold Storage, a fun splatter movie about a space fungus; Secret Mall Apartment, about a group of artists who live in a mall undetected for years and the acclaimed 2024 National Theatre production of The Importance of Being Earnest.

Nights’ resident screen critic, Dan Slevin, reviews Cold Storage, a fun splatter movie about a space fungus that escapes from containment due to global warming. Only veteran bioterror expert Liam Neeson can save the world - with the help of the minimum wage night security at the storage facility, Joe Keery and Georgina Campbell. In cinemas now.

On paid streaming, DocPlay has Secret Mall Apartment, about a group of Rhode Island artists who discovered a vacant space in their grand new local mall and decided to live in it, managing to go undetected for four years.

Dan’s free streaming option is on YouTube: The acclaimed 2024 National Theatre production of Oscar Wilde’s timeless comedy The Importance of Being Earnest is available for free on YouTube for five days only. Stars former Doctor Who, Ncuti Gatwa, and Olivier Award-winner Sharon D. Clarke.

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Kate Rodger joins Jesse Mulligan to review Ryan Gosling's latest and indulge in a quick Oscars preview.

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Nights’ resident screen critic, Dan Slevin, reviews the new Spanish road trip drama Sirāt, the second season of the John le Carré adaptation, The Night Manager and the four-time academy award nominated courtroom thriller, A Few Good Men.

Nights’ resident screen critic, Dan Slevin, reviews the new Spanish road trip drama Sirāt, about a father searching for his missing daughter with the help of a group of travelling ravers in North Africa. That’s in cinemas now.

On paid streaming, Prime Video has the second season of the John le Carré adaptation, The Night Manager, starring Tom Hiddleston as the once reluctant and now professional MI6 agent, Jonathan Pine. His quiet life observing the after hours activities of British intelligence targets is disturbed by the reemergence of surprising old faces.

Dan’s free streaming option is on TVNZ+: the four-time academy award nominated courtroom thriller, A Few Good Men. Ambitious military lawyer (Tom Cruise) defends two Guantanamo Marines accused of murder. Also starring Jack Nicholson.

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Michelle Langstone looks at three films making waves internationally, including The Bride, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s punk inspired retelling of the Bride of Frankenstein story, South Korean director Park Chan-wook’s dark satire No Other Choice, and the Cannes Grand Prix winning drama Sentimental Value from Norwegian director Joachim Trier.

Sentimental Value Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKbcKQN5Yrw

The Bride Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhgcUArO3Uo

No Other Choice Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKZpuG_ezvY

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Is there too much plot in The Bride? Should some ideas be left on the page aka Charlie XCX The Moment? Heartwarming goodness from Tenor: My Name is Pati. Film critic Dominic Corry has some thoughts on these new releases.

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Boris Jancic joins Culture 101 to unpack Baz Luhrmann’s latest Elvis documentary, revisiting the life and cultural legacy of Elvis Presley through archival material and newly assembled footage. He also reflects on key moments from this year’s BAFTA Awards and what they signal for the rest of awards season. Plus, a look at streaming platform MUBI, its curated approach to cinema, and why it continues to attract audiences seeking international and independent film.

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert Movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s_dCvUgOBI

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Nights’ resident screen critic, Dan Slevin, previews the 2026 Wellington and Auckland film societies' programmes. He also reviews The Swedish Connection; a drama about the Swedish and; One Title: Football in Greenland a short documentary about the 2025 Greenland Football Championship from the BBC.

Every Friday Nights' film and television critic Dan Slevin joins the programme to talk about the best new releases, what's streaming and something you can watch for free.

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