Simon Morris
Review: The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid is the latest live-action remake of a Disney animated classic. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem and Halle Bailey as Ariel. Directed by Rob Marshall (Chicago, Into the Woods)…
Video, AudioFrench Film Festival
There's always a slight split-personality thing going on with the mighty French film industry. On the one level they make impressive art films, often for the overseas market. You can see many of them… Audio
Justin Lewis
26 years on, after 10 hugely successful plays, the Indian Ink company - writer-performer Jacob Rajan and director Justin Lewis - are still probably best known for one play. Krishnan's Dairy was a… Audio
At The Movies for 24 May 2023
Simon Morris looks at some big franchises that are coming to an end this week, including the beginning of the end for The Fast and the Furious. He also looks at two film with intriguing partnerships… Audio
At The Movies - A Good Person
Can someone who did bad things still be a good person? Writer and director Zach Braff explores this question in a new film starring Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman. Video, Audio
Review: Fast X
Fast X is the tenth, if not quite the final, episode of Vin Diesel's petrol-head epic. Co-starring Rita Moreno, Jason Statham, Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron and, as the film's villain, a showboating… Video, Audio
At The Movies - The Mother
Jennifer Lopez plays a homicidal parent protecting her daughter in this new thriller from Kiwi director Niki Caro. Video, Audio
At The Movies - A Good Person
Can someone who did bad things still be a good person? Writer and director Zach Braff explores this question in a new film starring Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman.
Video, AudioReview: Fast X
Fast X is the tenth, if not quite the final, episode of Vin Diesel's petrol-head epic. Co-starring Rita Moreno, Jason Statham, Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron and, as the film's villain, a showboating…
Video, AudioAt The Movies - The Mother
Jennifer Lopez plays a homicidal parent protecting her daughter in this new thriller from Kiwi director Niki Caro.
Video, AudioBlandine Massiet
One of the undoubted highlights of the Doc Edge International Documentary Film Festival is an exploration of the life and work of one of our most celebrated artists - painter Frances Hodgkins. Simon… Audio
Laura Irish
The big thing in theatre these days is "immersive" - shows like London's Sleep No More, which invited audiences into the world of Shakespeare's Macbeth, and encouraged them to be part of the action… Audio
Jackie goes Prima Diva
She's one of New Zealand's most popular - and versatile - artists: singer Jackie Clarke. On stage in plays like Shirley Valentine, on TV judging NZ Idol, or singing with the famous Lady Killers… Audio
At The Movies - Book Club 2
Book Club 2 The Next Chapter sees four long-time friends take off on a Bachelorette trip to Italy when one of them gets engaged. Starring Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen… Audio
At The Movies for 17 May 2023
Simon Morris looks at three films all, one way or another, about friends. They include an Oscar nominee about childhood friendship, another quartet of senior friends on the road, and a low-budget film… Audio
Review: Hypnotic
Hypnotic is the new film by low-budget thriller maestro Robert Rodriguez. Ben Affleck stars as a burnt-out cop on the search for a bank robber who uses hypnotism to get strangers to do his dirty work.
…Review: Close
Close is the Cannes Film Festival winner, and Oscar nominee about two best friends whose first year at high school causes friction between them. Written and directed by Lukas Dhont (Girl). Video, Audio
Review: Close
Close is the Cannes Film Festival winner, and Oscar nominee about two best friends whose first year at high school causes friction between them. Written and directed by Lukas Dhont (Girl).
Video, AudioReview: Hypnotic
Hypnotic is the new film by low-budget thriller maestro Robert Rodriguez. Ben Affleck stars as a burnt-out cop on the search for a bank robber who uses hypnotism to get strangers to do his dirty work.
… Video, AudioAt The Movies - The Blue Caftan
The blue caftan is an award-winner at last year's Cannes Film Festival. Set in Morocco, it's the complicated love story between two men and a dying woman, played by Lubna Azabal (Incendies). Directed… Audio
