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At The Movies for 7 September 2016
7 Sep 2016Simon Morris reviews the popular Richie McCaw documentary, Chasing Great, and the new Ricky Gervais comedy about an old character - David Brent: Life On The Road. He also looks at a drama about a…
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At the Movies for 23 June 2016
23 Jun 2016In this web-only At The Movies – an extended version of this week’s interview with Bill Gosden, the director of the New Zealand International Film Festival. More films, more highlights and more…
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At The Movies for 5 May 2016
5 May 2016Dan Slevin (filling in for Simon Morris) reviews 25 April - an animated version of New Zealand's Gallipoli story - and Meryl Streep portraying the "worst singer in the world", Florence Foster Jenkins…
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At the Movies for 29 October 2015
29 Oct 2015On At The Movies, Simon Morris reviews the Steven Spielberg collaboration with the Coen Brothers, Bridge of Spies, and a comedy-drama about celebrity chefs, Burnt. And, straight from the Film…
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At The Movies for 22 October 2015
22 Oct 2015On At The Movies, Simon Morris reviews Crimson Peak, Guillermo Del Toro's tribute to the classic ghost story and Legend, the Kray Twins story, featuring Tom Hardy as both Ron and Reggie. Also an…
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At The Movies for 15 October 2015
15 Oct 2015On At The Movies, Simon Morris reviews Johnny Depp starring as real-life gangster Whitey Bulger in Black Mass. Miss You Already is a tear-jerker, graced by a star performance from Toni Collette, while…
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At The Movies for 8 October
8 Oct 2015Simon Morris reviews The Martian - Sir Ridley Scott's thriller set on the Red Planet, and yet another version of Peter Pan - a prequel this time called simply Pan. He also looks at another…
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At The Movies for 1 October 2015
1 Oct 2015On At The Movies, Simon Morris looks at two contrasting streets – London Road, based on the ground-breaking, stage-show musical, and Tangerine – life on the hustle on Hollywood Boulevard. He also…
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At The Movies for 24 September
24 Sep 2015Simon Morris looks at two award-worthy thrillers - Everest, the movie version of Rob Hall's disastrous clime, Sicario starring Emily Blunt and Benicio del Toro, and he also talks to expat American…
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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl - film review
3 Sep 2015Simon 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.
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Ricki and the Flash - film review
3 Sep 2015Simon Morris reviews Ricki and the Flash, starring Meryl Streep as a failed rocker, written by Juno's Diablo Cody - and co-starring Rick Springfield.
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Last Cab to Darwin - film review
3 Sep 2015Simon Morris reviews Australian film Last Cab to Darwin, starring The Castle's Michael Caton as the cab-driver determined to die with dignity.
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At The Movies: Last Cab To Darwin, Ricki and the Flash, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
3 Sep 2015Simon 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…
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She's Funny That Way - film review
27 Aug 2015Simon 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.
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Vacation - film review
27 Aug 2015Simon 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.
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Southpaw - film review
27 Aug 2015Simon Morris reviews boxing drama Southpaw, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, and Forrest Whitaker.
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At The Movies for 27 August 2015
27 Aug 2015Simon 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…
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Trainwreck - film review
20 Aug 2015Simon Morris reviews hit comedy Trainwreck, starring Amy Schumer.
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Women He's Undressed - film review
20 Aug 2015Simon Morris reviews the documentary Women He's Undressed, about the hugely successful Hollywood costume designer Orry-Kelly.
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The Man From Uncle - film review
20 Aug 2015Simon Morris reviews the update of Sixties TV series, The Man From Uncle.
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At The Movies: Trainwreck, The Man From Uncle, Women He's Undressed
20 Aug 2015Simon 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…
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At The Movies: Fantastic Four, Amy
13 Aug 2015On 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…
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Les Combattants - film review
6 Aug 2015Simon Morris finds a surprise winner in this small French film called Les Combattants (Love at first fight), in which two people fall in love after she beats him up.
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Irrational Man - film review
6 Aug 2015Simon Morris reviews yet another Woody Allen film, Irrational Man, to find out what happens when a neurotic Woody Allen hero suddenly cheers up?
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