Simon Morris
At the Movies - 609
On At The Movies, Simon Morris reviews Straight Outta Compton, the hit biopic about gangsta-rap pioneers NWA. He also goes to the first Transporter film without Jason Statham, The Transporter… Audio
Straight Outta Compton - Film review
Simon Morris reviews the hit film about hiphop legends, NWA - Straight Outta Compton - featuring Ice Cube's son playing his rapper father. Audio
The Transporter Refuelled - Film review
Simon Morris reviews The Transporter Refuelled, a reboot of the franchise with Game of Throne's Ed Skrein replacing Jason Statham. Audio
A Walk in the Woods - Film review
Simon Morris reviews the film version of the Bill Bryson best-seller, A Walk In The Woods, starring Robert Redford, Nick Nolte and Emma Thompson. Audio
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl - film review
Simon Morris reviews Sundance smash hit Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, which is rather more than a sum of the parts of the title. Video, Audio
Ricki and the Flash - film review
Simon Morris reviews Ricki and the Flash, starring Meryl Streep as a failed rocker, written by Juno's Diablo Cody - and co-starring Rick Springfield. Video, Audio
Last Cab to Darwin - film review
Simon Morris reviews Australian film Last Cab to Darwin, starring The Castle's Michael Caton as the cab-driver determined to die with dignity. Video, Audio
At The Movies: Last Cab To Darwin, Ricki and the Flash, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Simon Morris takes a box of tissues to three tear-jerkers - Australian right-to-die drama Last Cab To Darwin... Ricki and the Flash, starring Meryl Streep as the fading rocker... and the… Audio
She's Funny That Way - film review
Simon Morris reviews Peter Bogdanovich's attempt to revive the old Forties "screwball comedy" in She's Funny That Way, starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston. Video, Audio
Vacation - film review
Simon Morris reviews a belated sequel to the 1980s gross-out comedy, National Lampoon's Vacation, featuring Ed Helms, Christina Applegate and star of the first film, Chevy Chase. Video, Audio
Southpaw - film review
Simon Morris reviews boxing drama Southpaw, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, and Forrest Whitaker. Video, Audio
At The Movies for 27 August 2015
Simon Morris reviews Southpaw, starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a troubled boxer; Vacation - a sequel/remake of the old 80s comedy; and She's Funny That Way, Peter Bogdanovich's tribute to the classic… Audio
Women He's Undressed - film review
Simon Morris reviews the documentary Women He's Undressed, about the hugely successful Hollywood costume designer Orry-Kelly. Video, Audio
The Man From Uncle - film review
Simon Morris reviews the update of Sixties TV series, The Man From Uncle. Video, Audio
Trainwreck - film review
Simon Morris reviews hit comedy Trainwreck, starring Amy Schumer. Video, Audio
At The Movies: Trainwreck, The Man From Uncle, Women He's Undressed
Simon Morris reviews Trainwreck, written by and starring woman of the moment, Amy Schumer, and the movie version of the old TV series The Man From Uncle. He also looks at Women He's Undressed, a… Audio
At The Movies: Fantastic Four, Amy
On At The Movies Simon Morris wonders what went wrong with the new Marvel Comics movie Fantastic Four and sees exactly what happened to poor Amy Winehouse in the documentary Amy. He also looks at… Video, Audio
NZIFF NZ Short Film review
A survey of the six finalists in the International Film Festival short film competition. Audio
Suicide Squad review
A new kind of superhero team - a gang of super-villains - runs into problems with the comics crowd it was meant to be aimed at. Audio
Poi E review
The crowd-pleasing documentary about "New Zealand's unofficial national anthem", the Patea Maori Club's 1984 smash hit. Audio