Something to watch tonight: Tuesday 20 May

Lion (Davis, 2016)

May 20, 2025

∙ Paid

Google Earth was the catalyst for Saroo Brierley’s successful search for his family. Dev Patel plays him superbly.

I’ve been looking for free stuff (at least free for local viewers) and I’m delighted to see that Garth Davis’ based-on-a-true-story Lion is now on TVNZ+.

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I reviewed it for RNZ Widescreen when it was released to cinemas back in January 2017 (when At the Movies was on summer…

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