At The Movies
At the Movies for 15 July 2020
Simon Morris finds himself missing the once sneered at blockbusters, and consoles himself with three smaller, and mostly nicely done, movies. Audio
Movie review: The Burnt Orange Heresy
The Burnt Orange Heresy finds a corrupt art critic trying to get an interview with a famously reclusive painter. Stars Claes Bang (The square), Elizabeth Debicki (Widows) and Mick Jagger. Video, Audio
Greed
Greed stars Steve Coogan as a fashion multi-millionaire, throwing himself a wildly expensive birthday party at his tax-haven Mediterranean mansion. Co-stars Isla Fisher, David Mitchell and a lion… Video, Audio
White Riot
White Riot is a documentary set in Britain's 'winter of discontent' in the late 70s - the era of punk, the rise of the National Front, and the Rock against Racism movement. Video, Audio
At the Movies for 8 July 2020
Simon Morris looks at an unusually diverse collection of school holiday attractions, but decides to look closer at three films aimed at more adult audiences. Audio
At the Movies for 1 July 2020
Simon Morris gets ready for the new-look, on-line and virtual International Film Festival. He asks the new Director, Marten Rabarts how it’s likely to work, and more important, what’s on the… Audio
At the Movies for 17 June 2020
Simon Morris welcomes two hugely respected film-makers to the big and small screens, and checks out a feelgood food movie, starring veteran British actress Celia Imrie. Da 5 Bloods is a Netflix… Video, Audio
Movie review: Burden
Burden tells the story of Mike Burden’s real-life struggle to escape his Ku Klux Klan past. It stars Forest Whitaker, Andrea Riseborough and Garrett Hedlund. Video, Audio
Movie review: In Fabric
In Fabric is a surreal horror film, featuring a red dress and a very strange department store. It's directed by Peter Strickland and stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Secrets and Lies) and Gwendoline… Video, Audio
Movie review: Resistance
Resistance tells an unlikely story - famous French mime as action hero. It stars Jesse Eisenberg, Ed Harris and Bella Ramsey. Video, Audio
At the Movies for 10 June 2020
Simon Morris returns to At the Movies just as the cinemas start inviting audiences in again. He reviews the drama Resistance, In Fabric and Burden. Video, Audio
Movie review - A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood
Dan Slevin reviews the new film from director Marielle Heller (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) in which Tom Hanks plays the beloved children's TV host Mr. Rogers. Audio
Movie review - Seberg
Kristen Stewart plays the iconic screen actress Jean Seberg who in the late 60s and early 70s was hounded by the FBI for her political views (reviewed by Dan Slevin). Audio
Movie review - Underwater
Kristen Stewart plays a marine engineer trapped at the bottom of the Mariana Trench after a drilling rig unleashes a new kind of terror (reviewed by Dan Slevin). Audio
At the Movies for 29 January 2020
Dan Slevin is filling in for Simon Morris and he reviews two films starring Kristen Stewart (the submerged horror Underwater and Seberg, about the screen actor Jean Seberg) and A Beautiful Day in the… Audio
Review - Bellbird
New Zealand film Bellbird is a sweet, rural dramedy about love, loss and life on a dairy farm. Stars Marshall Napier, Cohen Holloway and Rachel House. Video, Audio
Review - Unicorn Store
Dan Slevin reviews Unicorn Store, the directorial debut of Oscar-winning actress (and Marvel movie star) Brie Larson. Audio
Review - Breaking Habits
Dan Slevin reviews a documentary about a former corporate success story who, after her disastrous marriage ends, reboots herself as an anarcho-feminist medical marijuana dealer. Audio
Review - Avengers: Endgame
After 22 films, the story of the Avengers that started with Iron Man in 2008 finally reaches its climax - reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
At The Movies for 1 May 2019
Dan Slevin is filling in for Simon Morris and this week he reviews two new films in cinemas - Avengers: Endgame and Breaking Habits and Unicorn Store. Audio