Simon Morris
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, AudioAt 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, AudioMovie review - Haute Couture
Haute Couture sees a retiring Dior dressmaker take a stroppy girl from the Paris slums under her wing and teach her the tricks of the trade. Stars Nathalie Baye (Downton Abbey: A new era.) Audio
Movie review - Nobody has to know
Nobody has to know sees a Scottish woman lie to a man with amnesia about their relationship. Stars Michelle Fairley (Game of Thrones). Audio
At the movies for 18 May 2022
Simon Morris discovers that rare thing in an age of endless sequels and prequels - three stories that simply stand alone. They include a British war story, a French tale of a street-kid turned… Audio
Review: Operation Mincemeat
Operation Mincemeat is the extraordinary true story of a fake spy dropped off to fool the Nazis about the Allied battle plans. Stars Colin Firth, Matthew McFadyen and Kelly McDonald. Video, Audio
Review: Operation Mincemeat
Operation Mincemeat is the extraordinary true story of a fake spy dropped off to fool the Nazis about the Allied battle plans. Stars Colin Firth, Matthew McFadyen and Kelly McDonald.
Video, AudioMovie review - After Yang
After Yang - based on a sci fi short story about a future where children can buy an android sibling for company. But what happens when your mechanical best friend breaks down? Starring Colin Farrell… Audio
At the Movies for 11 May 2022
Simon Morris wonders if some movies are sacrificing appealing characters for over-complicated plots. And he looks at a documentary where hardly anything happens, and a film where the lead isn't really… Audio
Review: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness features Benedict Cumberbatch as Marvel Comics' resident sorcerer trying to make sense of several alternate universes. Featuring Benedict Wong (The Martian… Video, Audio
Review: The Velvet Queen
The Velvet Queen sees French author-adventurer Sylvain Tesson travel with wildlife photographer Vincent Munier to the Tibetan wilderness in search of a rare big cat. In competition at Cannes 2021. Video, Audio
Review: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness features Benedict Cumberbatch as Marvel Comics' resident sorcerer trying to make sense of several alternate universes. Featuring Benedict Wong (The Martian…
Video, AudioReview: The Velvet Queen
The Velvet Queen sees French author-adventurer Sylvain Tesson travel with wildlife photographer Vincent Munier to the Tibetan wilderness in search of a rare big cat. In competition at Cannes 2021.
Video, AudioMovie review - Downton Abbey A New Era
Downton Abbey: A New Era sees half of Lord Grantham's family go to the French Riviera, while the other half host a film crew, shooting a silent movie at Downton. Starring Maggie Smith, Michelle… Audio
Movie review - Escape from Mogadishu
Escape from Mogadishu sees a violent civil war break out in Somalia, trapping man y foreign embassies. And the only way the rivals from North and South Korea - long-standing enemies - can get out… Audio
At the Movies for 4 May 2022
Simon Morris discovers that, in the age of post-modern irony and multiverses, there are still movies that believe in telling great stories. Just not always in English. A drama from Iran and a thriller… Audio
Review: A Hero
A Hero is the latest from Iranian master Asghar Farhadi (A Separation, The Salesman). A winner at the Cannes Film Festival last year, it tells of a bankrupt man who gains a popular reputation when he… Video, Audio
Review: A Hero
A Hero is the latest from Iranian master Asghar Farhadi (A Separation, The Salesman). A winner at the Cannes Film Festival last year, it tells of a bankrupt man who gains a popular reputation when he…
Video, AudioAt The Movies - The unbearable weight of massive talent
The unbearable weight of massive talent sees a fictional version of movie star Nicolas Cage going undercover for the CIA at the birthday of his biggest fan. Co-stars Pedro Pascal (Game of Thrones) and… Audio
At The Movies for 27 April
Simon Morris goes to two movies about, in one way or another, celebrity - a comedy that fictionalizes a well-known star, and a documentary about one of the most famous women alive. He also picks a… Audio
