Simon Morris
Review - On the Basis of Sex
On the Basis of Sex tells of the early years of gender-equality campaigner - and later Supreme Court Judge - Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Stars Felicity Jones and Armie Hammer. Video, Audio
At The Movies for 20 February 2019
Simon Morris looks at three films based on well-known real-life stories, and complains how predictable they mostly are. Audio
At The Movies for 13 February 2019
On At The Movies, Simon Morris returns to look back on a busy summer and forward to the upcoming Academy Awards. Can The Favourite match its success at this week's British Bafta Awards, or will Oscar… Audio
Former Manfred Mann singer Paul Jones looks back
English band Manfred Mann were big in the 1960s with covers like 'Pretty Flamingo' and 'Mighty Quinn', but the members themselves were something of an anomaly in the music scene – neither Liverpool… Video, Audio
Year in review: At The Movies for 19 December 2018
On At The Movies, Simon Morris looks back on a year of gigantic blockbusters, successful musicals and films that tackled 2018's big issues - race, gender and fake news. Video, Audio
'Roma': Cuaron's masterpiece
Review - A wonderful B&W portrayal of '70s Mexican family life directed by one of the best in the world - Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity, Children of Men) - Roma is a hot favourite to do well at the upcoming… Video, Audio
Review - Rose
Rose is an independent American film about a retired cop - Cybill Shepherd - on a road trip through New Mexico in a motorized wheelchair. Co-stars James Brolin and Pam Grier. Audio
‘Mortal Engines’: Too much steampunk, not enough character
Review - A gigantic blockbuster with franchise ambitions, Mortal Engines has enough detailed gadgets to fill a dozen films, but skimped on big-name actors to carry it, Simon Morris writes. Video, Audio
At The Movies for 12 December 2018
On At The Movies, Simon Morris looks at the surreal Sorry To Bother You and the heroic Creed 2. And he talks to Rupert Everett, star, writer and director of a new film about Oscar Wilde, the acclaimed… Audio
Bringing together the old and new - Orchestra Wellington
These days if you're in the arts you have to be pretty light on your feet, looking for new opportunities and new audiences, while keeping faith with the old ones. It's a balancing act, and one of the… Audio, Gallery
Giving the history of Russell a new home
Russell was once dubbed the "hellhole of the Pacific", then named Kororareka, and the site of the flagpole famously cut down four times by Ngapuhi chief Hone Heke, sparking the Northern War of the… Audio, Gallery
Houses of Aotearoa - Andrew Patterson
The houses of one of our most highly regarded architects Andrew Patterson are the subject of the first monograph to be published internationally of the work of a New Zealand architect. Houses of… Audio, Gallery
Up on the 13th floor - Marty Duda
Marty started 13th Floor in 2011 and changed it (with Reuben Raj, pictured with Marty) to Radio 13 in the middle of this year. Radio 13 is a music site with 24/7 streaming radio station that has a… Audio
Guidelines on getting intimate on stage and screen - Ita O'Brien
The Independent newspaper in the UK dubbed her the world's leading sex scenes director. Ita O'Brien from the UK has the job title of 'Intimacy Cooridnator'. She teaches in some of Britain's premier… Audio, Gallery
'I think his life, even in defeat, is wonderfully inspiring'
Rupert Everett talks about writing, directing and starring in The Happy Prince, the story of the last months of the life of Oscar Wilde. Video, Audio
Movie review - Creed 2
Creed 2 continues the story of Rocky Balboa and the son of his friend Apollo Creed. Adonis Creed is challenged by tbe son of the man who killed his father. Stars Sylvester Stallone, Michael B. Jordan… Audio
'Sorry to Bother You': A little too self-consciously arty
Review - Sorry to Bother You is a surreal satire about capitalism that seems to rejoice in its "cult" status, and while it's done well with the critics it forgot to invite the audience in, writes… Video, Audio
At the Movies for 5 December 2018
Simon Morris notices a split between the critics and the public when it comes to picking hits. And he previews a film about a writer loved by both factions - until it all came crashing down. Audio
Towards a meteorological art - Janine Randerson
As climate change becomes increasingly critical, artists are turning to the weather as both subject and material. We talk and sing about it endlessly but until recently its not been particularly known… Audio, Gallery
Writing your memoir: Jeffrey Paparoa Holman
"Memoir is a perilous journey, where the writer is the subject and the subject is the writer... the potential for self indulgence and narcissism is obvious". So run the words on the back cover of the… Audio, Gallery