Simon Morris
Review: Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy is the award-winning film based on three short stories written and directed by this year's Oscar winner Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car). Video, Audio
Review: Jurassic World Dominion
Jurassic World Dominion is the latest - and probably final - in the "Jurassic" series. This time the dinosaurs share space with Jurassic World stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, and Jurassic…
Video, AudioReview: Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy is the award-winning film based on three short stories written and directed by this year's Oscar winner Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car).
Video, AudioAt The Movies for 8 June
Simon Morris discovers that some events are often too depressing to revisit - like the years after a war or a pandemic. And he's pleased to go off the beaten track with movies from Finland and the… Audio
At The Movies - Hatching
Hatching is a bizarre and disturbing tale from Finland about a teenage girl, bullied by her mother, who cares for an egg that eventually hatches something unexpected. Video, Audio
At The Movies - Lunana
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom is the story of the cynical teacher learning life lessons in a Himalayan mountain village. Video, Audio
At The Movies - Mothering Sunday
Mothering Sunday is ostensibly a story of a 1920s affair between a housemaid and a friend of her employer. But there's more to it than there appears. Video, Audio
At The Movies - Mothering Sunday
Mothering Sunday is ostensibly a story of a 1920s affair between a housemaid and a friend of her employer. But there's more to it than there appears.
Video, AudioAt The Movies - Hatching
Hatching is a bizarre and disturbing tale from Finland about a teenage girl, bullied by her mother, who cares for an egg that eventually hatches something unexpected.
Video, AudioAt The Movies - Lunana
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom is the story of the cynical teacher learning life lessons in a Himalayan mountain village.
Video, AudioMovie review - The Tuesday Club
The Tuesday Club is a Swedish film about disgruntled middle-aged women who look for a new lease on life at a weekly cooking class, run by a Swedish chef, played by Peter Stormare (Fargo). Audio
Movie review - Top Gun Maverick
Top Gun: Maverick is the long-delayed follow-up to the 1986 Tom Cruise smash hit. Thirty years on, Pete "Maverick" Marshall (Cruise) is summoned to train a new generation of Top Guns. Also starring… Audio
At the Movies for 1 June 2022
Simon Morris realizes that not all films are aimed at him - this week being a prime example. Two films are aimed at the popular Girls' Night Out market, while the Tom Cruise blockbuster is a sequel to… Audio
Review: How to Please a Woman
How to Please a Woman is an Australian film about a middle-aged woman who sets up a combination house-cleaning and sex-worker business. Stars Sally Phillips (Bridget Jones's Diary) and Erik Thomson… Video, Audio
Review: How to Please a Woman
How to Please a Woman is an Australian film about a middle-aged woman who sets up a combination house-cleaning and sex-worker business. Stars Sally Phillips (Bridget Jones's Diary) and Erik Thomson…
Video, AudioAt The Movies for 25 May
Simon Morris looks at three films, all with one thing in common - Scandinavia. One tells an old Viking saga, one is a modern Norwegian horror film, while the third is a biopic of a beloved… Audio
At The Movies - To Olivia
Beloved children's author Roald Dahl (Hugh Bonneville) and his actress wife Patricia Neal (Keeley Hawes) are struck by family tragedy in To Olivia. Video, Audio
Review: The Northman
The Northman is a chilly, violent retelling of a traditional Icelandic story that was later the inspiration for Shakespeare's Hamlet. Starring Alexander Skarsgård (Godzilla vs Kong) and Anya… Video, Audio
At The Movies - The Innocents
The Innocents is a critically acclaimed Norwegian horror film about a small group of children who gain strange powers. Written and directed by Eskil Vogt (The worst person in the world). Video, Audio
At The Movies - To Olivia
Beloved children's author Roald Dahl (Hugh Bonneville) and his actress wife Patricia Neal (Keeley Hawes) are struck by family tragedy in To Olivia.
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