Simon Morris
Movie review: Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace is a documentary about the best-selling gospel album ever, featuring the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. Video, Audio
Movie review: Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace is a documentary about the best-selling gospel album ever, featuring the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin.
Video, AudioAt The Movies for 11 September 2019
Simon Morris takes advantage of Spring Cleaning season, by capitalizing in rather more choice than usual. He sees two films directed by women, looking at stories from different cultures - a… Audio
Movie review: The Kitchen
The Kitchen is a classic '70s gangster film told from a female point of view. Writer-director Andrea Berloff has made an entertaining concoction by adding a few new ingredients to an old recipe, says… Video, Audio
Movie review: The Kitchen
The Kitchen is a classic '70s gangster film told from a female point of view. Writer-director Andrea Berloff has made an entertaining concoction by adding a few new ingredients to an old recipe, says…
Video, AudioMovie review - Danger Close
Danger Close is a dramatized account of a famous Anzac battle during the Vietnam War. Stars Travis Fimmel (Vikings). Audio
Movie review - Apollo 11
If you want to know why everyone on Earth walked a little taller, and felt a little braver and better on 20 July 1969, watch this spectacular documentary. Video, Audio
Movie review - Apollo 11
If you want to know why everyone on Earth walked a little taller, and felt a little braver and better on 20 July 1969, watch this spectacular documentary.
Video, AudioAt the Movies for 4 September 2019
Simon Morris looks at three films that look back to 1969 - the year of the Moon landing, the Vietnam War, and the publication of that definitive gangster novel, The Godfather. Audio
Review - Angel has Fallen
Angel has fallen follows thrillers Olympus has fallen and London has fallen as Gerard Butler once again sets out to protect the President of the United States (Morgan Freeman). Audio
Review - 2040
2040 looks optimistically towards the future with some potential solutions to global warming. Directed by Damon Gameau (That sugar film.) Audio
Review - Blinded by the Light
Blinded by the light sees a young Asian British kid falling in love with the song-book of American star Bruce Springsteen. Audio
At The Movies for 28 August 2019
Simon Morris looks at three films whose fate doesn't simply depend on their quality - a movie relying on the hits of Bruce Springsteen, another documentary about the fate of the planet, and the third… Audio
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Review - Support The Girls
Support the girls is a day in the life of a bunch of young female waitresses at a bar strongly reminiscent of the real-life Hooters chain. Stars Regina Hall (Girls Trip, Little) Audio
Review - Here Comes The Grump
Here comes the Grump is a remake of a forgotten TV series from the Sixties. Features the voice talent of Ian McShane and Lily Collins. Audio
Review - Hobbs and Shaw
Hobbs and Shaw features action stars Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham, but they're in danger of having the film stolen from them by Idris Elba, Dame Helen Mirren and Vanessa Kirby (The Crown). Audio
At The Movies for 7 August 2019
Simon Morris wonders whether the current climate of "big titles, not big stars" always works. He looks at a new movie starring the two current biggest names in action thrillers, a minor children's… Audio
Alone again, naturally: Tahi Festival
It's the most cost-effective drama there is, and often the most riveting. Solo Performance - one person on stage for an hour or so with no visible support - has a noble tradition in New Zealand - from… Audio
Paul Cleave's gritty overseas crime story
Thriller writer Paul Cleave is one of our best-selling authors - responsible for even more fictional murders than fellow Cantabrian, whodunnit queen Dame Ngaio Marsh. But his latest - Whatever it… Audio
