Screentime: Conan O'Brien Must Go, The Surfer, Mountainhead,
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Film and TV correspondent Tom Augustine joins Kathryn to look at New Zealand's part in
Conan O'Brien Must Go
, the new incarnation of horror flick
Final Destination
, Nicolas Cage's performance in mind-bending Aussie thriller
The Surfer
, tech-bro series
Mountainhead
and new Kiwi series
The Sender
.
Tom Augustine is a Tāmaki based filmmaker and critic. He writes for Rialto Channel's View Magazine and Metro Magazine. Tom is the co-programmer of the Capitol Cinema Film Club, which shows rare and underseen gems from throughout cinema history monthly
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