Simon Morris

Simon Morris discovers the true purpose of The A Team, looks at yet another film about immigrants to America"Amreeka"and talks to the Incredibly Strange Film Festival director Ant Timpson. Audio

Simon Morris and New Zealand International Film Festival director Bill Gosden pick through some of the highlights of the 2010 festival. Audio

Simon Morris investigates Sex and the City 2, and the French biopic Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky. He also looks at the Oscar-nominated story of Leo Tolstoy - The Last Station, starring Helen Mirren… Audio

Simon Morris checks out the latest Hollywood blockbuster, Prince of Persia, starring Jake Gyllenhall, and talks to academic Marian Evans about how women directors are only responsible for 16 percent… Audio

Simon Morris gets out of his comfort zone with action comedy The Losers, a sweet little French-American romance, Every Jack Has A Jill, and a curious little mockumentary about love called Paper Heart. Audio

Simon Morris goes to the new Robin Hood, from the old team of director Ridley Scott and star Russell Crowe. There's a new French farce, Please Please Me, and the winner of this year's Oscar for Best… Audio

In our books section, why is it that when a great novel ends up on the big screen, something often gets lost in translation? We investigate the challenges of adaptation. Audio

Simon Morris looks at two award winners; Sandra Bullock's Oscar winning performance in Blindside, and Colin Firth, who picked up the Bafta as A Single Man. And yet another post apocalyptic western… Audio

Simon Morris ushers in this year's blockbuster season with Iron Man 2. He also reviews two rather smaller films - New Zealand docudrama Home By Christmas and, from France, The Hedgehog. Audio

Simon Morris looks at two movies with the year's most self-evident titles - the comedy Hot Tub Time Machine and the romantic tear-jerker Dear John. He also visits a new French thriller - Anything For… Audio

Simon Morris looks at two movies from stars in need of a hit - Bruce Willis in Cop Out and Ethan Hawke in Daybreakers, and another European film about World War Two - from the Netherlands, Winter in… Audio

Simon Morris goes to three holiday movies - superhero takeoff Kick Ass, a family trip to the Italian city Genova,and Steve Carrell and Tina Fey go on an eventful Date Night. Audio

Simon Morris reviews Oscar-winner The Hurt Locker, a drama about the young John Lennon - Nowhere Boy - and the latest 3D blockbuster, Clash of the Titans. Audio

Simon Morris reviews the new comedy by New Zealand writer-director Taika Waititi, Boy, the French drama Leaving, and that rare thing, a comedy set in the Iraq War - The Men Who Stare At Goats. Audio

Simon Morris looks at the latest from the Jason Bourne team - Green Zone, starring Matt Damon - and a film based on Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Road. He also wonders at the… Audio

Simon Morris asks the Director of the upcoming World Cinema Showcase, Bill Gosden, to give us a sneak preview of the festival's highlights - including Oscar-winner The Hurt Locker and Bafta-winners A… Audio

Simon looks at the OSCARs, Crazy Heart, Alice in Wonderland, and Mao's Last Dancer. Audio

Simon Morris looks at the latest films from two world-class directors - Martin Scorcese's Shutter Island, and Jane Campion's Bright Star. He also looks at two smaller films - from Australia Balibo and… Audio

Simon Morris talks to the directors of the Documentary Edge Festival. Dan Shanan and Alex Lee look at the current state of documentaries, and preview some of the highlights some of this year's… Audio

Time to join Lynn Freeman and Simon Morris for an update from the arts scene. Audio