Simon Morris

Simon Morris looks at three small-scale comedies - two American on Prime Video and Netflix, one French - and discovers that the secret is to take it seriously. Audio

In a world of endless spin, alternative facts, post-truth influencers and conspiracy theorists, it's getting so you don't know who to believe any more. Usually that doesn't matter much. "Don't believe… Audio

Today NZ Herald senior writer Simon Wilson joins Jesse to solve the world's problems. Today he's looking at the specific issue on when 'a bit of fun' is really a cover for someone being offensive and… Audio

Joy ride sees four Chinese-American women have an eventful holiday in China. An R-rated comedy directed by Adele Lim (Crazy rich Asians), produced by Seth Rogen (Knocked up) and starring Stephanie Hsu… Audio

Sugar and stars is the based-on-real-life story about a French-Arab orphan who decides to become one of the world's great pastry chefs. Another hit from the recent French Film Festival. Audio

Simon Morris notices an increasing number of franchise blockbusters reaching the end of the road - including the latest Mission Impossible. He also checks out a French foodie movie, and the latest… Audio

What do these people have in common? Elvis Presley and Scarlett Johansson? The Bee Gees and the Proclaimers? Liberace and Kiefer Sutherland? They're all twins. Twins wrote the classic movie… Audio

Country Cabaret is a French - a very French! - feelgood movie about a real-life farmer who decided to raise money by creating a cabaret, complete with dancers, jugglers, burlesque artists and… Audio

Simon Morris is philosophic about the built in let-downs in so many movies - whether it's an over-extended franchise, a once-reliable studio or simply a film that fails to match expectations. But… Audio