Simon Morris

At The Movies returns, just as most of the Oscar hopefuls hit our cinema screens. Simon Morris looks at the eight Best Film nominations, and wonders why they're so factual, and so backwards-looking… Audio

Sam Neill joins Matinee Idle with Dave Dobbyn and Simon Morris. Audio

On the final At The Movies of the year, Simon Morris looks back at a year when the all-conquering franchise ruled at the box-office, and women dominated for a change - in thrillers like Sicario and… Audio

On At The Movies, Simon Morris looks at In The Heart Of The Sea, the true story that inspired the classic Moby-Dick. And two Festival favourites - Youth, starring Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel, and… Audio

On At The Movies, Simon Morris looks at two sporting movies. Boxing film Creed revives the legacy of the original, Oscar-winning Rocky, while Stephen Frears' The Program re-tells the story of… Audio

The Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards have just been held - a tribute to the range and multiplicity of NZ music. But it was not always like this - Simon Morris with Simon Grigg from AudioCulture looks… Audio

On At The Movies, Simon Morris discovers whether the final Hunger Games is worth the wait, and reviews an American cover version of the Oscar-winning, Argentinean thriller Secret In Their Eyes. And 5… Audio

On At The Movies, Simon Morris looks at the well-received science fiction drama, Ex Machina. And the 24th James Bond movie, Spectre, is an excuse to look back on the inexorable rise of the film… Audio

On At The Movies, Simon Morris looks at three films dominated by women - the documentary 'He Named Me Malala', about a Nobel Peace Prize-winning teenage activist, the true-life drama 'Freeheld', about… Audio

Hedda Hopper is all but forgotten now - the woman with the crazy yats who dished the dirt on the stars. But she was also the most feared person in Hollywood, and one with a political agenda. Now she's… Audio

On At The Movies, Simon Morris reviews '99-Homes' a real-estate eviction thriller from America, the Australian film 'The Dressmaker' starring Kate Winslet, and assesses The 'Last Witch-Hunter' with… Audio

Simon Morris finds this comedy-drama - starring Bradley Cooper as a bad-boy, celebrity chef - a little over-cooked. Audio

Simon Morris looks at a fascinating documentary of the late Marlon Brando - often cited as one of the best movie actors ever - entirely in his own words. Audio

Simon Morris reviews a real-life Cold War drama, directed by Steven Spielberg, and starring Tom Hanks as a man charged with negotiating a spy swap. Audio

On 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… Video, Audio

Simon Morris reviews the recent Sundance favourite, about two brothers fascinated by the United Statres of America - "Umrika". Audio

Simon Morris goes to the long-awaited - in Britain - biopic of East Enders icons, the Kray Twins; The gimmick in this version being that both Ron and Reggie are played by Tom Hardy. Audio

Simon Morris reviews a Gothic ghost story from Guillermo Del Toro, that's haunted by its Victorian ancestors. Audio

On 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… Audio