Simon Morris
Review: Lightyear
Lightyear is the film that inspired the action figure in the Toy Story films, Buzz Lightyear, we're told. But who exactly is it aimed at, we wonder? Featuring the voices of Chris Evans and Taika… Video, Audio
At The Movies - Nude Tuesday
Nude Tuesday is the latest from Kiwi comedy dream team, star Jemaine Clement (What we do in the shadows) and writer-star Jackie Van Beek (The Breaker Upperers). So why is it so nude and so… Audio
At The Movies - Terence Davies
Distinguished English writer-director Terence Davies talks about his new film Benediction, the life of poet and war hero Siegfried Sassoon. Stars Jack Lowden and Peter Capaldi as Sassoon. Audio
At The Movies for 22 June
Simon Morris looks at three films that respond to - or negotiate their way through - popular taste. There's a Pixar prequel, a more quirky than usual New Zealand comedy, and a heartfelt tribute to a… Audio
Review: The Informer
The Informer is a Netflix film about an ex-con working undercover for the FBI. It stars Joel Kinnaman (Suicide Squad), Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) and Clive Owen (Children of Men). Audio
Review: Jurassic World Dominion
Jurassic World Dominion is the latest - and probably final - in the "Jurassic" series. This time the dinosaurs share space with Jurassic World stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, and Jurassic… Video, Audio
Review: Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy is the award-winning film based on three short stories written and directed by this year's Oscar winner Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car). Video, Audio
At The Movies for 15 June
Simon Morris compares an over-busy blockbuster with an award-winning Japanese art film, that seems to be stripped to the bone. Audio
At The Movies - Hatching
Hatching is a bizarre and disturbing tale from Finland about a teenage girl, bullied by her mother, who cares for an egg that eventually hatches something unexpected. Video, Audio
At The Movies - Lunana
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom is the story of the cynical teacher learning life lessons in a Himalayan mountain village. Video, Audio
At The Movies - Mothering Sunday
Mothering Sunday is ostensibly a story of a 1920s affair between a housemaid and a friend of her employer. But there's more to it than there appears. Video, Audio
At The Movies for 8 June
Simon Morris discovers that some events are often too depressing to revisit - like the years after a war or a pandemic. And he's pleased to go off the beaten track with movies from Finland and the… Audio
Review: How to Please a Woman
How to Please a Woman is an Australian film about a middle-aged woman who sets up a combination house-cleaning and sex-worker business. Stars Sally Phillips (Bridget Jones's Diary) and Erik Thomson… Video, Audio
Movie review - The Tuesday Club
The Tuesday Club is a Swedish film about disgruntled middle-aged women who look for a new lease on life at a weekly cooking class, run by a Swedish chef, played by Peter Stormare (Fargo). Audio
Movie review - Top Gun Maverick
Top Gun: Maverick is the long-delayed follow-up to the 1986 Tom Cruise smash hit. Thirty years on, Pete "Maverick" Marshall (Cruise) is summoned to train a new generation of Top Guns. Also starring… Audio
At the Movies for 1 June 2022
Simon Morris realizes that not all films are aimed at him - this week being a prime example. Two films are aimed at the popular Girls' Night Out market, while the Tom Cruise blockbuster is a sequel to… Audio
At The Movies - To Olivia
Beloved children's author Roald Dahl (Hugh Bonneville) and his actress wife Patricia Neal (Keeley Hawes) are struck by family tragedy in To Olivia. Video, Audio
Review: The Northman
The Northman is a chilly, violent retelling of a traditional Icelandic story that was later the inspiration for Shakespeare's Hamlet. Starring Alexander Skarsgård (Godzilla vs Kong) and Anya… Video, Audio
At The Movies - The Innocents
The Innocents is a critically acclaimed Norwegian horror film about a small group of children who gain strange powers. Written and directed by Eskil Vogt (The worst person in the world). Video, Audio
At The Movies for 25 May
Simon Morris looks at three films, all with one thing in common - Scandinavia. One tells an old Viking saga, one is a modern Norwegian horror film, while the third is a biopic of a beloved… Audio