Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin: Glenrothan, Devs and The Way

Dan Slevin reviews Glenrothan, Brian Cox's directorial debut, about two estranged brothers and a whisky distillery. Devs, a cerebral sci-fi series about a tech company trying to predict the future. The Way, Martin Sheen’s emotional Camino pilgrimage drama, back for its 15th anniversaryNights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan to review:IN CINEMASGlenrothan (dir. Brian Cox). This is the first feature to be directed by Brian Cox, star of Succession, and it is the story of two estranged brothers and their family whisky distillery. Cox plays the older brother, and the jazz musician younger brother is played by Alan Cumming (who is also one of the stars of Schmigadoon!).PAID STREAMING - NeonDevs (written and directed by Alex Garland). This eight-episode cerebral sci-fi series was originally on Hulu in the US in 2020 but never on a local streamer until now. Nick Offerman plays the CEO of a mysterious quantum computing company that intends to use its prodigious computing power to predict the future and rewrite the past.FREE STREAMING - BrollieThe Way (dir. Emilio Estevez, 2010). The film is back in cinemas this weekend to commemorate the 15th anniversary of its release, but it's also streaming for free on Brollie. Martin Sheen plays a grieving father determined to complete the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage carrying the ashes of his dead son. The first and best of the (many) Camino films.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details