Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin: Terminator 2, The West Wing & Mārama

Nights' Dan Slevin, is one of the best film reviewers in any medium, consistently convincing, insightful, unpretentious, perceptive, thoughtful and articulate. He joins us every Thursday night, and here's what's caught his eye this weeNights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Susana Lei’ataua to review:IN CINEMASTerminator 2: Judgment Day (directed by James Cameron, 1991). Back in cinemas for its 35th anniversary - screening in Cameron’s preferred 3D format. Arguably the greatest action film ever made sees Arnold Schwarzenegger return to the Terminator role he played in Cameron’s indie hit from 1984, only this time he has gone back in time to protect John Connor from an even more powerful cyborg (Robert Patrick).PAID STREAMING - HBO MaxThe West Wing (created by Aaron Sorkin, 1999-2006).This show was an acclaimed drama at the time but is now seen by many as an overly romantic ‘competence porn’ portrayal of politicians and their staff. How does it hold up in the era of Trump?FREE STREAMING - Māori+Mārama (directed by Taratoa Stoppard, 2025). This glorious bloody vitriolic take on the cancer of colonialism was released in cinemas earlier this, and now it’s available for free on Māori+.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details