Simon Morris

Simon Morris caught up with the very busy Casey taking an hour off from post-production on her first film as a director. Audio

Red Sparrow sees former Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence spread her wings as a Russian spy, and co-stars Joel Edgerton, Jeremy Irons and Charlotte Rampling. Audio

Chilean film A Fantastic Woman, starring transgender actor and singer Daniela Vega, won an Oscar for Best Foreign Film. Audio

Film stars don't die in Liverpool,  the story of an unlikely affair between a young Liverpool actor and Hollywood legend and Oscar-winner Gloria Grahame, stars Annette Bening and Jamie Bell. Audio

Simon Morris reviews movies with an Oscar connection: Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool, Chile’s A Fantastic Woman, and Jennifer Lawrence's thriller Red Sparrow. Video, Audio

Annabelle Sheehan talks with Simon Morris about her background, the challenges faced in the film industry as more audiences go on-line for their content, and where New Zealand films fit on the new… Audio

Simon Morris reviews three comedies all about parties and celebrations; Sally Potter's The Party sees Kristen Scott Thomas invite some friends round, in Game Night reality crashes a couples' quiz… Video, Audio

It's taken two years of work so far and there'll be more years ahead as archaeologists sort though almost 10,000 objects unearthed from a swamp at the Waitaki River mouth more than 50 years ago… Audio, Gallery

And another Oscar nominee, the extraordinary, hand-painted animated feature Loving Vincent. Audio

Lady Bird is the spectacular directing debut of actor-writer Greta Gerwig. It's currently up for five Oscars. Audio

Black Panther breaks new ground as Marvel Comics' first African headliner. Audio

Simon Morris checks out Marvel Comics' latest superhero Black Panther, Oscar nominated comedy-drama Lady Bird and the animated film Loving Vincent. Video, Audio

Simon Morris previews next month's Academy Awards, assessing the chances of a diverse line-up of films vying for best picture. Favourites include Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, The Shape Of… Video, Audio

Simon Morris looks back on 2017 - a year of two Star Wars films, two Lego films and two films mostly about Dunkirk. It was also a year that finally did a little more than pay lip-service to the idea… Audio

2017 has been an extraordinary one for New Zealand films. Say what you like about the quality of 2017, the sheer quantity of titles has been extraordinary. It's across the board too - documentaries… Audio

Simon Morris checks out James Franco's tribute to a one-of-a-kind director in The Disaster Artist, assesses festive fare The Man Who Invented Christmas and bemoans a lack of surprises in Wonder. Video, Audio

Wonder tells of a brave little kid whose parents are the generally adorable Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson. What could possibly go wrong? Video, Audio

Charles Dickens at first struggles to name his leading man in The Man Who Invented Christmas, Starring Dan Stevens and Christopher Plummer.​ Video, Audio

The Disaster Artist is a tribute to Tommy Wiseau, writer-director-star of the notoriously bad movie The Room. Directed by and starring James Franco with Seth Rogen, Bryan Cranston and Sharon Stone. Video, Audio