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The brilliance of Yayoi Kusama
Contemporary Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is known around the world for her large bright polka-dotted canvas works, mirrored immersive spaces and large distinctive scultpures. She turns 90 next year… Video, Audio, Gallery
Death in popular culture
Death is one of the most ubiquitous settings and plot devices in the TV, films and theatre we consumer, and has been since antiquity. Audio
At The Movies for 3 October 2018
Film reviewers Sarah Watt and Doug Dillaman host At the Movies while Simon Morris is on leave. This week, they look at: 'House with a Clock In Its Walls', 'RBG' - a documentary about Ruth Bader… Audio
Film subsidy payoff?
The Government's decided not to cap subsidies for our film industry, after concerns taxpayers were forking out millions without much benefit. Economic Development Minister David Parker reckons… Audio
Silencing stereotypes in pursuit of ballet dreams
A new documentary sheds light on the challenges faced by male ballet dancers in pursuit their dreams. Danseur by Scott Gormley examines the experience of American male dancers - but their experiences… Audio
Film Review with Richard Swainson
Today Richard reviews Ladies in Black and Leave No Trace. Audio
Story of the day for 27 September 2018
Wonder Woman is the new favourite superhero for kids. Audio
Comedy Pilots and New Blood
Tamar Munch reviews this week's series of comedy pilots being aired on TV3. The five shows are by established performers and TV3 is inviting the audience to pick the one they like the look of… Audio
Review - Mirai
Dan Slevin reviews a new Japanese anime told from the point of view of a four-year-old boy forced to confront the arrival of a new baby sister. Audio
Review - Searching
John Cho plays a widowed father whose daughter goes missing, reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
'Johnny English Strikes Again': Lethargic performance in a tired franchise
Britain alone is worthy of a whole chapter in the 2018 Planet Earth Joke Book - but this film seems blissfully unaware of it all, going through the motions as if repeating the same old tired clichés… Video, Audio
Christopher Robin: More poignant for an older audience
In this live-action Winnie the Pooh spinoff, the story boffins at Disney wonder what would happen if the adult Christopher was ever to meet up again with his adorable beloved stuffed animal friends. Video, Audio
At The Movies for 26 September 2018
Dan Slevin is filling in for Simon Morris and this week he reviews Christopher Robin, Johnny English Strikes Again, Searching, and Mirai. Audio
The Children of Kiribati
The impact of climate change is already being seen on the island of Kiribati. The children that live there are faced with what their home might become. Their story has been told in a new short… Audio
Film Review with Richard Swainson
Richard reviews The Miseducation of Cameron Post and Spitfire. Audio
Australian director Bruce Beresford on his new film 'Ladies in Black'
The Australian director Bruce Beresford talks to Simon Morris about his new comedy-drama film Ladies in Black, which is set in a Sydney department store in the late 1950s. Video, Audio
'A Simple Favour': a little too self-consiously cute
Review - Despite the star power of Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick and the smart, women-led comedy director Paul Feig, A Simple Favour packs in too many tonal switches for its own good, says Simon… Video, Audio
The Predator: self-destructed by plot
Maverick film-maker Shane Black attempts to breathe new life into the '80s monster movie in The Predator, but the twists and turns lose the simplicity that made the original a true action hit. Video, Audio
At The Movies for 19 September 2018
Simon Morris tries not to be disappointed by three promising films - from a talented film-maker, from a talented cast, and from a book that inspired a hit Australian musical. Audio
