Dr. Maria Walls dials in to talk about My Friend Dahmer, the story that tells the of a serial killer. Very spooky stuff. Mike and Maria reckon this one is for a more serious viewing, for the more serious type.
Dr. Maria Walls reviews The Gospel According to André, working closely with Anna Wintour, this documentary tells the tale from the segregated American South to the fashion capitals of the world. And hey, Mike knows a thing or two about fashion as well.
Dr. Maria Walls returns after her psychedelic trance into Mandy, Nicolas Cage's latest endeavour. Where horror melts with heavy metal, scored by Johann Johannsson, the film narrates a trip that takes a turn for the worst after the Red Miller's partner gets kidnapped by cultists. If this thriller is spooky enough for Maria, then it's spooky enough for us, right?
Dr. Maria Walls joins Mikey for a coffee in studio to talk The Other Side of Hope. Director Aki Kaurismäki's new comedy is a crowdpleaser about the friendship between a newcomer to Helsinki and a budding restaurateur. Aww. Rob reckons Maria's a fan, he can tell by her hand gestures.
Thelma is the steamy, sexy and spooky (Maria's words) thriller about a lonely woman who discovers her supernatural powers. Now, if that's not enough, Dr. Maria Walls is a big fan too. Involving education, libraries, powerful seizures and a dangerous attraction, surely that's a recipe for a blockbuster hit, right Dr. Maria?
Dr. Maria Walls is back to review not a DVD today, but an actual, real, film that's even in the cinema (wow). Capernaum follows a streetwise 12-year-old Lebanese boy running away from his negligent parents, committing a violent crime and is sentenced to five years in jail, who sues his parents for giving him life. This is an emotional one, may not have made Dr. Maria cry but the listeners reckon it's a tear-jerker.
Kiran's got a real page turner this week, The Wall by John Lanchester is Time Out's Book of the Month for March. Looking forwards to a dystopia reality where climate change is in full force, this thrilling new novel is about why the young are right to hate the old. And as Kiran said, Tess already can't put it down.
This week on City Counselling News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to councillor for Waitākere Shane Henderson about a recently released 'state of the city' report comparing Auckland to nine cities globally.
She also asked him about the government's plans for 19 new marine protection areas for the Hauraki Gulf, which would nearly triple the area currently covered.
This week on Dear Science Davide Mercadante joins the Tuesday Wire team to talk about proteins repairing chromosomes, linguistics in diverse areas and isolated areas and whether this makes the language more simple, as well as an exciting new enzyme discovery where jet fuel may have just become a little more sustainable.
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