Simon Morris
At The Movies for Weds 14 February 2024
Simon Morris welcomes the revival - films that don't depend on tired old formulae - and hopes it's a lasting trend. He looks at two new one-offs, while Dan Slevin talks to American indie auteur Todd… Audio
At The Movies - Argylle
From the man who gave us Kick Ass and Kingsman - producer-director Matthew Vaughn - comes Argylle, a thriller about a spy novelist who comes face to face with her creation. Stars Bryce Dallas Howard… Audio
At The Movies for 7 February 2024
Simon Morris reminds us that opinions are very rarely unanimous and this week is no exception. Three movies that are likely to divide opinion include a celebrity biopic, a spy thriller with more than… Audio
Review: Riceboy Sleeps
Riceboy Sleeps is an oddly-titled award-winning Canadian-Korean production about a solo mother and her child setting up a new life across the Pacific. Directed by Anthony Shem. Video, Audio
Review: Priscilla
Priscilla is the story of the woman behind the legend - Elvis's child bride Priscilla Presley. Written and directed by Sofia Coppola (Marie Antoinette) and produced by Priscilla herself. Video, Audio
At the Movies for 31 January 2024
Simon Morris returns and discovers that mere size doesn't constitute "a great big movie". He compares films about wrestling superstars, based on smash hit Broadway musicals and a little art film that… Audio
Review: Perfect Days
Perfect Days is a sweet Japanese character study, directed by German auteur Wim Wenders (Paris Texas), about a middle aged man content to clean Tokyo's famous public toilets. Starring Koji Yakusho (… Video, Audio
Review: The Iron Claw
The Iron Claw is based on the real-life story of a family of superstar wrestlers, the Von Erichs, and the astonishing run of tragedy that stalked them. Stars Zac Efron (The Greatest Showman), Lily… Video, Audio
Review: The Color Purple
Tony-winning musical of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Color Purple returns to the big screen. Produced (but not directed) by Steven Spielberg, it features Oscar nominee Danielle Brooks. Video, Audio
Pasta la Vista with Julie Biuso
Simon Morris presents a new show about food - what we eat, why we eat it, where it came from and when we started trying it. In the final episode, Julie Biuso returns to talk about pasta - did Marco… Audio
Cheese with Paul Broughton
Simon Morris presents a new show about food - what we eat, why we eat it, where it came from and when we started trying it. Today, Paul Broughton of Featherston's beloved cheese emporium C'Est Cheese… Audio
Recipe Books with Kathy Paterson
Simon Morris presents a new show about food - what we eat, why we eat it, where it came from and when we started trying it. Today, editor of The RNZ Cookbook Kathy Paterson looks back on the start of… Audio
Salt & Pepper with Martin Bosley
Simon Morris presents a new show about food - what we eat, why we eat it, where it came from and when we started trying it. Today, salt and pepper, what are they, what do they do, why are they so… Audio
The Columbian Exchange with Lauraine Jacobs
Simon Morris presents a new show about food - what we eat, why we eat it, where it came from and when we started trying it. Today, everyone knows about the many foods discovered in the Americas - from… Audio
Spice Wars with Sid Sahrawat
Simon Morris presents a new show about food - what we eat, why we eat it, where it came from and when we started trying it. Today, Auckland chef Sid Sahrawat on the subject of spices. Why did pepper… Audio
Kiwi Kookery with Ray McVinnie
Simon Morris presents a new show about food – what we eat, why we eat it, where it came from and when we started trying it. In this episode, chef and food writer Ray McVinnie declares that dry-roasted… Video, Audio
At The Movies: The year in review
Simon Morris looks back on 2023, and notices two big changes. A lot of long-running series and franchises are coming to a close, and the biggest movies of the year are individual and rule-breaking. Audio
Solving the World's Problems with Simon Wilson
Today NZ Herald senior writer Simon Wilson looks at the suggestion to build a gondola network to help ease traffic woes around Aotearoa. Audio
At The Movies - Jack Mimoun
Jack Mimoun and the secrets of Val Verde is a romp about a fake survival-expert who's hired to find the lost treasure of the pirate known as The Buzzard. Written, directed and starring French movie… Audio
At the Movies for Wednesday 29 November 2023
Simon Morris reviews a trio of films "based on real life". They may be historically suspect, but their subjects were all equally unreliable when they told their own stories - the most famous leader of… Audio