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Tomorrowland - film review
4 Jun 2015Simon Morris reviews Tomorrowland, an old-fashioned look back on the future…
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At The Movies: Tomorrowland, San Andreas, Noble
4 Jun 2015Simon 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…
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Spy - film review
28 May 2015Simon Morris reviews the alleged spy spoof comedy Spy, starring Melissa McCarthy and Jason Statham.
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Gemma Bovery - film review
28 May 2015Simon Morris reviews a frothy French "you had to be there" deconstruction/ literary joke Gemma Bovery.
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Slow West - film review
28 May 2015Simon Morris reviews snails-pace Scottish-New Zealand western Slow West, starring Michael Fassbender and Central Otago.
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At The Movies: Slow West, Gemma Bovery, Spy
28 May 2015On 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…
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Mad Max: Fury Road - film review
21 May 2015Simon Morris reviews Mad Max: Fury Road, which sees Max return 30 years after his last outing. Veteran director George Miller shows how it's done.
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Wild Tales - film review
21 May 2015Simon Morris reviews Wild Tales, an Oscar-nominated Argentinian collection of short, dark stories of revenge, and surprise…
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A Royal Night Out - film review
21 May 2015Simon Morris reviews A Royal Night Out, which puts princess Elizabeth into a frothy comedy, giving the future queen - if not us - a good time…
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At The Movies: A Royal Night Out, Wild Tales, Mad Max: Fury Road
21 May 2015Simon Morris goes to three very different films: A Royal Night Out puts the future Queen Elizabeth into a frothy comedy… Wild Tales is an Oscar-nominated Argentinian collection of short, dark stories……
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Beyond Clueless - director interview
14 May 2015Simon Morris talks to Charlie Lyne, an English documentary maker who made Beyond Clueless a film about the high school movies of the 1990s and 2000s.
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Paper Planes - film review
14 May 2015Simon Morris reviews Australian feelgood flick Paper Planes.
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At The Movies: Paper Planes, Pitch Perfect 2, Beyond Clueless
14 May 2015On At The Movies, Simon Morris looks at teen movies, including the sequel to the popular a cappela vocal movie Pitch Perfect. He also talks to Charlie Lyne, an English documentary maker, who's made a…
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Perfect Pitch 2 - film review
14 May 2015Simon Morris reviews the sequel to the popular a cappela vocal movie Pitch Perfect.
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It Follows - film review
7 May 2015Simon Morris reviews It Follows which writes the next chapter in the history of horror, and is creating a buzz among fans of the genre.
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Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck - film review
Simon Morris reviews a documentary about Nirvana front-man, the late Kurt Cobain. Montage Of Heck is not quite all you ever wanted to know about Nirvana.
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Boychoir - film review
7 May 2015Simon Morris reviews the latest in a new genre - the choir movie. In Boychoir another troubled kid meets another inspirational teacher…
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At The Movies: Boychoir, Montage Of Heck, It Follows
7 May 2015On At The Movies, Simon Morris looks at two films about music: Boychoir, starring Dustin Hoffman and Eddie Izzard, is the latest in a new genre - the choir movie; Montage Of Heck is a documentary…
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Testament of Youth - film review
30 Apr 2015Testament of Youth is a film version of a famous First World War novel… can it do justice to a classic memoir?
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Avengers: Age of Ultron - film review
30 Apr 2015Avengers: Age Of Ultron starts off with good intentions, and tackles trendy Artificial Intelligence.
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Leviathan - film review
30 Apr 2015The award-winning Leviathan takes a critical look at Putin's Russia, and what better metaphor than the Biblical monster?
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At The Movies: Avengers Age Of Ultron, Testament of Youth, Leviathan
30 Apr 2015Simon Morris welcomes the blockbuster season - or at least big films. Avengers Age Of Ultron tackles trendy Artificial Intelligence… Testament of Youth is a film version of a famous First World War…
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Of Mice and Men - film review
23 Apr 2015Simon Morris reviews the hit Broadway production of John Steinbeck's classic 1937 play, Of Mice and Men.
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The Age of Adaline - film review
23 Apr 2015Simon Morris reviews old-fashioned fantasy romance tale The Age of Adaline.
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