Simon Morris
Hot Pursuit - film review
Simon Morris reviews minor hit Hot Pursuit, the old "cop escorting the witness" story, with one difference. Video, Audio
Jurassic World - film review
Simon Morris reviews the all-conquering Jurassic World, which ups the stakes for the competition. Video, Audio
At The Movies: Jurassic World, Hot Pursuit, Marshlands
Simon Morris reviews the all-conquering Jurassic World, and the rather more minor hit Hot Pursuit, starring Reese Witherspoon. And the Spanish Oscar-nominated Marshlands delivers to the True Detective… Audio
Tangerines - film review
Simon Morris reviews the Estonian Oscar nominee Tangerines - one house, three nationalities, one great film. Video, Audio
Entourage - film review
Simon Morris reviews the movie spin-off of the TV series Entourage, which explains how films like Entourage get made. Video, Audio
Aloha - film review
Simon Morris reviews under-performing American comedy-drama Aloha, in which everyone seems to be having fun... except the audience. Video, Audio
At The Movies: Aloha, Entourage, Tangerines
Simon Morris reviews two under-performing American comedy-dramas - Aloha, starring Bradley Cooper, and the movie spin-off of the TV series Entourage. He also discovers the Estonian Oscar nominee -… Audio
Noble - film review
Simon Morris reviews an Irish film Noble based on real-life philanthropist, Christina Noble. Does a great person automatically mean a great film? Video, Audio
San Andreas - film review
Simon Morris looks at old-fashioned disaster movie San Andreas, starring Duane Johnson. Is it any great shakes? Video, Audio
Tomorrowland - film review
Simon Morris reviews Tomorrowland, an old-fashioned look back on the future… Video, Audio
At The Movies: Tomorrowland, San Andreas, Noble
Simon Morris looks at two revivals - old-fashioned disaster movie San Andreas, starring Duane Johnson, and a nostalgic look back on Walt Disney's 1950s view of the future in Tomorrowland starring… Audio
Music review with Colin Morris
Colin Morris reviews Leonard Cohen's 'I've got a little secret' from his Can't Forget: The Grand Tour album; and Boz Scaggs' 'Hell to Pay' featuring Bonnie Rait, from his Fool to Care album. Audio
Spy - film review
Simon Morris reviews the alleged spy spoof comedy Spy, starring Melissa McCarthy and Jason Statham. Video, Audio
Gemma Bovery - film review
Simon Morris reviews a frothy French "you had to be there" deconstruction/ literary joke Gemma Bovery. Video, Audio
Slow West - film review
Simon Morris reviews snails-pace Scottish-New Zealand western Slow West, starring Michael Fassbender and Central Otago. Video, Audio
At The Movies: Slow West, Gemma Bovery, Spy
On At The Movies, an ailing Simon Morris loses his temper with three films - spy spoof Spy, starring Melissa McCarthy and Jason Statham… a frothy French literary joke - Gemma Bovery… and Scottish-New… Audio
Katherine Mansfield's Urewera Notebook
When we think of Katherine Mansfield, we tend not to think of her as a good, keen, outdoors-woman. Rather more Bloomsbury than Barry Crump. But a camping trip into the Ureweras in 1907 had a lasting… Audio
Finding comedic Success with Jeremy Elwood and Stephen Sinclair
Not that long ago the idea of a New Zealand standup comedian making it in America would once have been a particularly big stretch. But that's the premise of Success - a tale of plagiarism, the price… Audio
National Geographic photography
One of the world's best photography exhibitions has come to Expressions Whirinaki Arts and Entertainment Centre in Upper Hutt, and is coming to Te Manawa in Palmerston North. 50 Greatest Photographs… Audio
Huhu Studios take on the world
New Zealand was stunned to hear about a co-production of a New Zealand studio with China, reportedly worth nearly one billion dollars, that's nothing to do with Weta Workshop. It's Auckland's Huhu… Audio