Simon Morris
Movie review - Oscars 2020
The 2020 Oscars were all about diversity, with awards for a South Korean film, a Maori script-writer and a female Icelandic composer. Audio
At The Movies for 12 February 2020
Simon Morris looks at the winners and losers of the Academy Awards 2020, then reviews three movies, all with a decidedly female slant. Audio
Tim O'Brien
Double Grammy winning musician Tim O'Brien speaks to the Matinee Idle team ahead of his visit to New Zealand. He is set to headline the 47th Auckland Folk Festival at the Kumeu Showgrounds 24-27… Audio
At the Movies for 18 December 2019
Simon Morris looks back on 2019. It was a year of franchise endings - The Avengers, Star Wars, Toy Story and several others - and diversity. Certainly there were more movies starring women and… Audio
Review - The Good Liar
The good liar teams up Dame Helen Mirren and Sir Ian McKellen for the first time in a movie in a mystery thriller that starts with an on-line date. Audio
Review - The Dead Don't Die
Zombie spoof The dead don't die features an eccentrically diverse cast, including Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton and Iggy Pop. Directed by Jim Jarmusach (Only lovers left alive) Audio
Review - After the Wedding
After the wedding is a remake of an acclaimed Danish film, starring Michelle Williams (My week with Marilyn), Julianne Moore (Gloria Bell) and Billy Crudup (Almost famous). Audio
At The Movies for 11 December 2019
Simon Morris suggests that most of us go to a movie because of the cast, and reviews three movies all, more or less, dependent on who's in them. Audio
Movie review - Knives Out
Knives Out is a twist on the traditional whodunit, featuring Daniel Craig moonlighting from James Bond movies to play detective Benoit Blanc. Featuring Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans and Christopher… Video, Audio
Movie review - Knives Out
Knives Out is a twist on the traditional whodunit, featuring Daniel Craig moonlighting from James Bond movies to play detective Benoit Blanc. Featuring Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans and Christopher…
Video, AudioMovie review - Mrs Lowry and son
Timothy Spall plays English painter L S Lowry and Vanessa Redgrave his mother in Mrs Lowry and son. Audio
Movie review - Frozen 2
Frozen 2 is unlikely to scare off fans of the original Disney animated favourite. All the original elements are present and correct - all but one. Audio
At The Movies for 4 December 2019
On At The Movies, Simon Morris reviews another Disney sequel, Frozen 2, another Timothy Spall painter biopic, Mrs Lowry and son, and a unique twist on the old whodunit genre, Knives out. Audio
From Abbey Road to Masterton
Simon Morris talks with Masterton's David Hedley, co-publisher of Blinds and Shutters. He discovers this is by no means David's first brush with the Beatles. Audio, Gallery
Review - Ford verses Ferrari
Ford versus Ferrari - the (mostly) true story of a famous motor-race at Lde Mans in 1966. Stars Matt Damon and Christian Bale. Audio
Review - Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Cannes Film Festival winner Portrait of a Lady on Fire takes the female gaze in a new direction, in the story of an 18th century woman portrait painter and a reluctant model. Video, Audio
Review - Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Cannes Film Festival winner Portrait of a Lady on Fire takes the female gaze in a new direction, in the story of an 18th century woman portrait painter and a reluctant model.
Video, AudioReview - Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels returns with three new Angels and a new Bosley, who also wrote and directed it, Elizabeth Banks. Co-starring Kristen Stewart and Patrick Stewart. No relation… Audio
At The Movies for 20 November 2019
Simon Morris considers a year with a high proportion of women-driven films - including two this week. And as a corrective, he looks at one of blokiest car movies of the year. Audio
Movie review: The King
Despite being bold, unexpected, and that rare thing - an attempt to improve on Shakespeare - The King never got a cinema release and had to settle for playing on Netflix. It's a film of confidence… Video, Audio
