Simon Morris
Review: The Gardener
The Gardener is a love-letter to the late Frank Cabot and the Quebec garden he devoted much of his life creating, Les Quatre Vents.
Video, AudioReview: The Card Counter
Martin Scorsese produces the new film by writer Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver). The Card Counter stars Oscar Isaac (Dune, Star Wars) as a poker player trying to forget his past. Featuring Tiffany Haddish…
Video, AudioAt The Movies - Nude Tuesday
Nude Tuesday is the latest from Kiwi comedy dream team, star Jemaine Clement (What we do in the shadows) and writer-star Jackie Van Beek (The Breaker Upperers). So why is it so nude and so… Audio
At The Movies - Terence Davies
Distinguished English writer-director Terence Davies talks about his new film Benediction, the life of poet and war hero Siegfried Sassoon. Stars Jack Lowden and Peter Capaldi as Sassoon. Audio
At The Movies for 22 June
Simon Morris looks at three films that respond to - or negotiate their way through - popular taste. There's a Pixar prequel, a more quirky than usual New Zealand comedy, and a heartfelt tribute to a… Audio
Review: Lightyear
Lightyear is the film that inspired the action figure in the Toy Story films, Buzz Lightyear, we're told. But who exactly is it aimed at, we wonder? Featuring the voices of Chris Evans and Taika… Video, Audio
Review: Lightyear
Lightyear is the film that inspired the action figure in the Toy Story films, Buzz Lightyear, we're told. But who exactly is it aimed at, we wonder? Featuring the voices of Chris Evans and Taika…
Video, AudioReview: The Informer
The Informer is a Netflix film about an ex-con working undercover for the FBI. It stars Joel Kinnaman (Suicide Squad), Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) and Clive Owen (Children of Men). Audio
At The Movies for 15 June
Simon Morris compares an over-busy blockbuster with an award-winning Japanese art film, that seems to be stripped to the bone. Audio
Review: Jurassic World Dominion
Jurassic World Dominion is the latest - and probably final - in the "Jurassic" series. This time the dinosaurs share space with Jurassic World stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, and Jurassic… Video, Audio
Review: Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy is the award-winning film based on three short stories written and directed by this year's Oscar winner Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car). Video, Audio
Review: Jurassic World Dominion
Jurassic World Dominion is the latest - and probably final - in the "Jurassic" series. This time the dinosaurs share space with Jurassic World stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, and Jurassic…
Video, AudioReview: Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy is the award-winning film based on three short stories written and directed by this year's Oscar winner Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car).
Video, AudioAt The Movies for 8 June
Simon Morris discovers that some events are often too depressing to revisit - like the years after a war or a pandemic. And he's pleased to go off the beaten track with movies from Finland and the… Audio
At The Movies - Hatching
Hatching is a bizarre and disturbing tale from Finland about a teenage girl, bullied by her mother, who cares for an egg that eventually hatches something unexpected. Video, Audio
At The Movies - Lunana
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom is the story of the cynical teacher learning life lessons in a Himalayan mountain village. Video, Audio
At The Movies - Mothering Sunday
Mothering Sunday is ostensibly a story of a 1920s affair between a housemaid and a friend of her employer. But there's more to it than there appears. Video, Audio
At The Movies - Lunana
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom is the story of the cynical teacher learning life lessons in a Himalayan mountain village.
Video, AudioAt The Movies - Mothering Sunday
Mothering Sunday is ostensibly a story of a 1920s affair between a housemaid and a friend of her employer. But there's more to it than there appears.
Video, AudioAt The Movies - Hatching
Hatching is a bizarre and disturbing tale from Finland about a teenage girl, bullied by her mother, who cares for an egg that eventually hatches something unexpected.
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