Funerals & Snakes
Dan Slevin, Doug Dillaman“Dan Slevin is consistently, convincingly, unpretentiously, perceptively, thoughtfully and articulately the best film reviewer across all media.” -- Unsolicited RNZ National listener feedback.
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Tuesday new releases: 10 February 2026
We Bury the Dead, Is This Thing On?, Shelter and Scarlet are all in cinemas.
I’m laid low by a heavy cold at the moment so I don’t have it in me to write these up.
Something to watch tonight: Thursday 5 February
Utu Redux (Murphy, 1984/2013)
Tomorrow is a public holiday here in Aotearoa New Zealand — Waitangi Day — so there won’t be a newsletter sent out.
Something to watch tonight: Wednesday 4 February
Becoming (Hallgren, 2020)
Yesterday I mentioned all the attention that the Melania documentary got last weekend — media attention that did not result in tickets sold or box office earnt — and I linked to an article by the Southern Punk Pro...
Tuesday new releases: 3 February 2026
The Choral, Send Help and It Was Just an Accident are in cinemas and The Wrecking Crew is streaming on Prime Video.
The two highest profile releases of the week don’t feature in this newsletter and both are examples of a rapidly changing l...
Something to watch tonight: Wednesday 28 January
Argo (Affleck, 2012)
Long-time readers of this newsletter (and its preceding blog) will know that I have a tendency to go on at length about my trip to the Telluride Film Festival in 2012.
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Gentleman of Silverstream, etc.
I live in New Zealand. I edit and write (tv, film, streaming) for a living. I evangelise about film, books and music for a passion.
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