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Dan Slevin

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Gentleman of Silverstream. Writer, broadcaster and sometime CEO. Reviewer of films at funeralsandsnakes.net and RNZ.

Funerals & Snakes
Funerals & SnakesOct 9, 2026
Celebrating 20 years: Picks of the years
Two decades of end-of-year summaries summarised.
fantastic mr foxinto the wild
Funerals & Snakes
Funerals & SnakesOct 7, 2026
Celebrating 20 years: The Whale
The Whale (Chisholm/Parfit, 2011) is available on DVD from Aro Street Video.
capital timesfishhead
Funerals & Snakes
Funerals & SnakesOct 7, 2026
Celebrating 20 years: The Tree of Life
The Tree of Life (Malick, 2010) is available as a digital rental.
terrence malickthe tree of life
Funerals & Snakes
Funerals & SnakesOct 6, 2026
Celebrating 20 years: A Very Rancho Christmas
Rancho Notorious was (and may yet be again) a fun film and TV podcast recorded live in Wellington NZ.
john leighkailey carruthers
Funerals & Snakes
Funerals & SnakesOct 5, 2026
Celebrating 20 years: Day one
L'enfer (Tanovic, 2005) is a DVD rental from Aro Street Video.
aro videocapital times
Funerals & Snakes
Funerals & SnakesSep 15, 2026
Something to watch tonight: Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos
Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos (Gibney, 2024) is streaming on HBO Max.
apple tvbeastie boys
Funerals & Snakes
Funerals & SnakesSep 11, 2026
Something to watch tonight: State of Grace
State of Grace (Joanou, 1990) is available on 4K UHD from Imprint/ViaVision.
gary oldmanphil joanou
Funerals & Snakes
Funerals & SnakesSep 8, 2026
Something to watch tonight: The Quiet Earth
The Quiet Earth (Murphy, 1985) is a digital rental on AroVision.
alison routledgearovision
Funerals & Snakes
Funerals & SnakesAug 24, 2026
Something to watch tonight: Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie Wilson's War (Nichols, 2007) is streaming on Netflix.
aaron sorkincharlie wilson's war
Funerals & Snakes
Funerals & SnakesAug 21, 2026
Something to watch tonight: The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (Puiu, 2005) is streaming on Kanopy.
bill gosdencristi puiu
Funerals & Snakes
Funerals & SnakesAug 19, 2026
Recent releases: Disclosure Day, Masters of the Universe, Backrooms, The Christophers, Scary Movie and Glenrothan
All of these were in cinemas once upon a time.
alan cummingalexandra shipp
Funerals & Snakes
Funerals & SnakesAug 14, 2026
Something to watch tonight: District 9
District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) is a digital rental in Aotearoa NZ.
district 9neill blomkamp