Simon Morris

Journey's End is a new version of R C Sheriff's classic play about World War I, following a small group of men on the eve of the 1918 Spring Offensive. Stars Sam Claflin (Their Finest, My Cousin… Video, Audio

Review - When Stieg Larssen died, the new author of the "Millenium" novels decided Lisbeth was by far the most interesting character - which is true - and the story would benefit from concentrating on… Video, Audio

Vermilion stars Jennifer Ward-Lealand as a composer whose life undergoes a dramatic change, affecting her and her friends and family. Directed by Dorthe Scheffmann. Video, Audio

Big in the 1970s and then relegated to the craft section thereafter - recently, pottery - or ceramics as it has come to be known - has once again become fashionable. Major surveys of leading figures… Audio, Gallery

Here in New Zealand, we pride ourselves on our connection with the land. Our name spells it out - Aotearoa, Land of the Long White Cloud. We tend to forget that we're just as defined by the sea - or… Audio, Gallery

Illustrator Robyn Belton last week was the recipient of the Excellence Award at the inaugural Ignition Children's Book Festival in Dunedin. She picked up the award for her extraordinary body of work… Audio, Gallery

Performance art covers such a wide range of disciplines - dance, music, visual art, political confrontation, street theatre - but it's often hard to nail down. Many of us remember it from the 1970s… Audio, Gallery

The 2018 Huawei Mate20 New Zealand Television Awards are on November 22 and the main finalists have been announced, others the New Zealand Television Craft Awards were awarded earlier this week… Audio

Bohemian Rhapsody - co-written by New Zealand's Anthony McCarten - tells the story of Freddy Mercury and Queen. Starring Rami Malek as Freddy. Video, Audio

American Animals cuts between real life and dramatization, telling the true story of a heist that went wrong. Directed by Bart Layton (The Imposter). Audio

Mandy is a revival of the old "video nasties" of the Eighties. It stars Nicolas Cage and Andrea Riseborough (Death of Stalin). Video, Audio

Hunter Killer is an old-fashioned submarine thriller featuring a very unlikely take on modern US-Russian relations. Starring Gerard Butler and Gary Oldman. Video, Audio

Whoever picked the five stars of the Kiwi documentary She Shears deserves some kind of award, says Simon Morris. The film is an appealing look at some highly competitive female shearers. Video, Audio

The Seagull is a new adaptation of the Anton Chekhov play that emphasizes the theme of celebrity culture. If you want to see versatility and talent – and one of the finest actors around – check it… Video, Audio

King of Thieves is a senior heist movie based on a real-life story and starring Sir Michael Caine, Sir Tom Courtenay and Jim Broadbent. Video, Audio

Simon Morris returns in time to review pensioner-heist movie King of Thieves, a new adaptation of Anton Chekhov's famous play The Seagull, and a New Zealand documentary with a title that tells it all… Audio

The Australian director Bruce Beresford talks to Simon Morris about his new comedy-drama film Ladies in Black, which is set in a Sydney department store in the late 1950s. Video, Audio