Simon Morris
Movie review: In Fabric
In Fabric is a surreal horror film, featuring a red dress and a very strange department store. It's directed by Peter Strickland and stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Secrets and Lies) and Gwendoline… Video, Audio
Movie review: Resistance
Resistance tells an unlikely story - famous French mime as action hero. It stars Jesse Eisenberg, Ed Harris and Bella Ramsey. Video, Audio
At the Movies for 10 June 2020
Simon Morris returns to At the Movies just as the cinemas start inviting audiences in again. He reviews the drama Resistance, In Fabric and Burden. Video, Audio
Movie review - Downhill
Downhill is an American version of a popular Swedish festival hit comedy, Force Majeur starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell. Video, Audio
Movie review - Bloodshot
Bloodshot sees Vin Diesel as soldier repeatedly brought back from the dead by shadowy forces working for the military. Based on a best-selling comic-book. Video, Audio
Movie review - Dark Waters
Dark Waters tells the true story of a lawyer who takes on a giant chemical company and stars Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway and Tim Robbins. Video, Audio
At the Movies for 18 March 2020
Simon Morris looks at three films that attempt to make up for all the blockbusters postponed because of the coronavirus scare. Audio
Stained-glass window to honour Reverend Arnold Spencer-Smith
This is not something you hear about too much these days - the commissioning of a new stained-glass window. Audio, Gallery
Short stories of love from Dame Fiona Kidman
To celebrate her 80th birthday, Dame Fiona Kidman has brought together 13 of her short stories to explore what it means to love. Audio
Indigenous story-telling celebrated at Maoriland Film Festival
This week indigenous story telling through film will be showcased at the Maoriland Film Festival in Otaki, on the Kapiti Coast. Audio, Gallery
Burt Bacharach's hits brought to life by Ali Harper
He's been described as the King of Love Songs - composer Burt Bacharach whose songs dominated the charts from the 50s to the 80s, but perhaps most powerfully in the Sixties. Audio
'Phenomenal virtuoso' Cameron Carpenter to play with NZSO
American organist and composer Cameron Carpenter is about to perform with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in Christchurch and Dunedin. Audio
Exhibition created by Muslim community
A year after the tragic events in Christchurch how does the New Zealand Muslim community feel about living here? Audio
How Covid-19 is affecting New Zealand’s art scene
When the Prime Minister made her announcement yesterday about the steps being made in the light of the coronovirus threat, it was clear that it was going to affect any large gatherings of people in… Audio
Review - Guns Akimbo
Guns Akimbo sees Daniel Radcliffe on the run, with guns bolted to his hands. He has 24 hours to kill or be killed. Directed by Jason Lei Howden (Deathgasm). Video, Audio
Review: The Legend of Baron To'A is a funny film with heart
At the Movies - In The Legend of Baron To'A, Fritz returns to his South Auckland neighbourhood to try and live up to the legacy of his late wrestling-star dad. Video, Audio
Review - Military Wives
Military wives is about an army social club choir, run by two bickering choir directors. Starring Kristen Scott Thomas and Sharon Horgan. Video, Audio
At The Movies for 11 March 2020
Simon Morris looks at three films - including two New Zealand films - aimed at very different audiences. Audio
Review - The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse is a unique-looking drama that plays like an old folk-tale of two men driven mad in a lighthouse off the coast of New England. Stars the Oscar-nominated Willem Dafoe and Robert… Video, Audio
Movie review: Working Woman
Working Woman is an Israeli film that offers unexpected angles to the old story of sexual harassment in the workplace. Directed by Michal Aviad. Video, Audio