Simon Morris
A Quiet Place - review
A quiet place sees a family under threat from creatures with highly-developed hearing. If you make any sort of noise you die. Starring director John Krasinski and his real-life wife Emily Blunt. Audio
The Divine Order - review
The divine order is a Swiss suffragette movie - except Switzerland women didn't get the vote until well into the 1970s. Audio
At the Movies
Simon Morris looks at A Quiet Place, the story of a world where talking can be fatal,The Divine Order, on Swiss women's battle for the vote, and wilderness movie Walking Out. Video, Audio
Early Man - review
From beloved animation studio Aardman (Wallace and Grommit) comes Early man, in which Stone Age Dug challenges a Bronze Age tyrant to a winner-take-all football match. Featuring the voices of Eddie… Audio
Lost in Paris - review
Lost in Paris is an independent comedy from writer-directors Fiona Gordon and Dominique Abel that remembers the classic comedies of Chaplin, Keaton and Jacques Tati. Audio
Ready Player One - review
Ready Player One is set in a future that reveres the Popular Culture of the Eighties. Directed by Steven Spielberg, it's a treasure hunt that takes place in Virtual Reality. Audio
At The Movies
Simon Morris reviews Steven Spielberg’s retro thriller Ready Player One, the latest Aardman animation, Early Man, and a modern – and female - Jacques Tati in Lost in Paris. Video, Audio
Review - Pacific Rim 2
The follow-up to Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim promises to be even bigger, with John Boyega (The Force awakens) piloting the gargantuan Jaeger robots this time. Audio
Review - The Square
The Square won the Palme D'Or at last year's Cannes Film Festival with its sardonic look at the European art world. Stars Claes Bang and Elisabeth Moss. Audio
Review - The Greatest Showman
The greatest showman has been around for months, and it's high time to find out why. Stars Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron and Michelle Williams. Audio
At the Movies
On At The Movies, Simon Morris looks Cannes Film Festival winner, The Square and the sequel to Guillermo del Toro's other rubber monster film, Pacific Rim. And he also belatedly investigates why… Video, Audio
The stop-motion world of Antony Elworthy
Antony Elworthy's latest stop-motion animation work is the acclaimed Wes Anderson film Isle of Dogs. He’s setting up base in Christchurch again after travelling the world to work. Video, Audio
Mary Magdalene
Director Garth Davis talks about his film about one of the most controversial characters in the New Testament - Mary Magdalene. Audio
The Death of Stalin
The death of Stalin sees TV satirist Armand Ianucci do to 1950s Russian politics what he did with the modern English and American versions (Veep, The thick of it). Stars Steve Buscemi, Paul Whitehouse… Audio
Tomb raider
Tomb raider is a reboot of the old Angelina Jolie series based on a video game. Stars Alicia Vikander, Dominic West and Kristen Scott Thomas. Audio
At the Movies
Simon Morris looks at two films about historic figures who’ve often been sidetracked by history. And once again a movie based on a popular video-game proves a loser on the big screen. Video, Audio
Movie review - Kobi
Kobi is a New Zealand documentary about one of our great jewellers, Kobi Bosshard, made by his daughter Andrea. Audio
Movie review - The Mercy
The Mercy is the true story of a solo, round-the-world sailor who tried to cheat the system. Starring Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz. Audio
At the Movies
Simon Morris reviews the remake of the Death Wish vigilante thriller starring Bruce Willis, The Mercy, and New Zealand documentary Kobi. Video, Audio
Movie review - Death Wish
Death Wish is a revival of a right-wing fantasy movie of the 1970s - this time starring Bruce Willis. Audio