Simon Morris
At The Movies for 7 December 2022
Simon Morris pops into the British Film Festival as the cinemas take a big breath before the holiday blockbuster and awards seasons. And he wonders if a disappointing Disney film is as bad as American… Audio
Review: Bones and All
Bones and All is the Venice Film Festival-winning horror film by Italian director Luca Guadagnino (Call Me by Your Name). It stars Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell as two young people on the run… Video, Audio
Review: The Menu
The Menu is a dark comedy about a gala night at an exclusive restaurant run by a chef with a hidden agenda. Starring Ralph Fiennes (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Anya Taylor-Joy (Last night in Soho), and… Video, Audio
At The Movies - Poker Face
Poker face stars Russell Crowe - who also wrote and directed it - as a billionaire gambler. Featuring Liam Hemsworth (The hunger games). Audio
At The Movies for 30 November
Simon Morris warns against assuming an audience shares your enthusiasms, whether it's haute cuisine, high stakes poker or cannibalism! Audio
Fiona Samuel on screenwriting in the age of streaming
This is undeniably a new Golden Age of television drama - both in quantity and quality. So much drama, so much variety of drama and - most important - so many outlets to play your drama. But how much… Audio
At The Movies for 23 November 2022
Simon Morris is reassured by three reliable movie formats - the newspaper story, the Brontë-esque melodrama, and the tale of two lost souls stranded in Central America. Audio
Review: Emily
Emily is a "fictionalized biography" of the three Brontë sisters, Charlotte, Anne and Emily. In particular it's about how Emily's masterpiece Wuthering Heights was created. Starring Emma Mackey… Video, Audio
Review: She Said
She Said tells the story of how two New York women journalists took on Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. Stars Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman), Zoe Kazan (The Big Sick) and real-life… Video, Audio
At The Movies - Stars at Noon
French auteur Claire Denis won the Grand Prix at Cannes for this romantic thriller set in Africa. Video, Audio
Black Panther: Wakanda For Ever
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever struggles to match the power of the 2018 Black Panther film without original star Chadwick Boseman. Audio
Mister Organ
Maverick documentary-maker David Farrier tackles his toughest and longest assignment, the notorious Mr Organ who first made headlines by clamping Auckland illegal parkers and charging them hundreds of… Video, Audio
Compartment Number 6
The award-winning movie Compartment Number 6 puts a Finnish twist on the old Strangers on a Train format. Video, Audio
At The Movies for Wednesday 16 November
Simon Morris compares a big, crowded blockbuster with two smaller but rather more focused films from Finland and New Zealand. Audio
Review: The Wonder
The Wonder is set in the Nineteenth Century. A nurse is brought to Ireland to confirm that a young girl is staying alive miraculously. Stars Florence Pugh (Lady Macbeth) and directed by Sebastián… Video, Audio
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front is the first German adaptation of the famous novel about World War I. Produced by and featuring Daniel Brühl (Good bye Lenin), it's currently showing on Netflix. Video, Audio
At The Movies for Wednesday 9 November
Simon Morris looks at three movies where the story is the point, not the star. All but one… Audio
Review: My Policeman
My Policeman, available on Prime Video, is the story of a fraught romance, over a forty-year period, with an interesting cast. It stars Emma Corrin (The Crown), David Dawson (The Last Empire), and in… Video, Audio
Decision to Leave
Decision to Leave is a brilliantly complex South Korean thriller about a policeman who finds himself falling for a murder suspect. Video, Audio
At The Movies for Wednesday 2 November
Simon Morris wrestles with challenging storylines, and wonders if you have to understand everything to enjoy them. Audio