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00:22:58

Size isn't everything

At The Movies ·

2024/10/02

Simon Morris weighs up the relative size of big empty spectacle and smaller stories with gripping characters. Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis is as spectacular as its name, but what’s it about? The Wild Robot is a surprisingly engaging tale of an abandoned appliance looking for a purpose. And Radical is the real-life story of a first-time teacher in a last-chance Mexican school.

00:22:56

Trend or coincidence?

At The Movies ·

2024/09/25

Simon Morris sees plenty of things in common among this week’s films – horror, middle-aged women, French directors - in The Substance, Iris and the Men and Never Let Go. Is it a reflection of the times we live in, or completely random? In other words, is it a trend or just a coincidence?

00:05:43

Review: Never Let Go

At The Movies ·

2024/09/25

Never Let Go is set in a dystopian future where a mother (Halle Berry) and her two young sons are under threat from a mysterious entity in the woods. Their only protection are the ropes attached to their cabin. Directed by Alexandre Aja (Crawl).

00:05:18

Review: Iris and the Men

At The Movies ·

2024/09/25

Iris and the Men sees French favourite Laure Calamy (Antoinette dans les Cévennes) return in a hit from the recent French Film Festival. When her husband seems to ignore her, Iris has an answer – a dating app for dissatisfied marrieds. Suddenly it’s raining men! Written and directed by Antoinette’s Caroline Vignal.

00:06:53

Review: The Substance

At The Movies ·

2024/09/25

The Substance is a Cannes Film Festival winner, starring Demi Moore as an aging film-star who takes a potion that turns her into a younger version. But youth comes at a horrifying price. Written and directed by Coralie Fargeat.

00:23:45

Are we making the right films?

At The Movies ·

2024/09/18

Simon Morris asks Annie Murray, CEO of the New Zealand Film Commission, why local audiences for New Zealand films are currently so low – around just three percent of the total box office? Is it poor promotion and publicity? Do audiences prefer streaming services to cinemas these days? Or are we simply making the wrong movies?

00:22:58

Targets

At The Movies ·

2024/09/11

Simon Morris looks at three specifically targeted films - a sequel to Tim Burton's cult classic Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, a popular documentary from a recent architecture film festival, Maurice and I, and a comedy-drama featuring a 93-year-old grandmother action hero - Thelma. He's interested to see if any of them can reach outside their audiences.

00:06:13

Review: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

At The Movies ·

2024/09/11

Director Tim Burton returns to his 1988 hit comedy about the afterlife. But does it still pack the same punch? It stars old hands Catherine O'Hara, Winona Ryder and Michael Keaton as Beetlejuice, with newcomers Jenna Ortega and Monica Bellucci.

00:05:56

Review: Thelma

At The Movies ·

2024/09/11

Thelma is the year's least-likely action hero on a mission to get back the money she lost to scammers. Starring 90-plus film veteran June Squibb she's out long past her bed-time, and she's not going back empty handed! Co-starring Robert Roundtree, Parker Posey and Malcolm McDowell.

00:06:02

Review: Maurice and I

At The Movies ·

2024/09/11

Maurice and I tells the surprisingly moving story of two of the most successful architects in New Zealand - Sir Miles Warren and Maurice Mahoney - their life, their times and their struggle to save their most famous building after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.

00:06:18

Movie review - Trap

At The Movies ·

2024/08/07

Trap finds serial killer The Butcher trapped with 10,000 teenage fans at a pop concert. Stars Josh Hartnett (Black Hawk down) and Hayley Mills (Pollyanna). Directed by M Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense).

00:07:02

Movie review - The three Musketeers - D’Artagnan

At The Movies ·

2024/08/07

The first part of The three Musketeers - D'Artagnan, is a fresh take on the biggest-selling book after the Bible! Stars Vincent Cassel (Black swan), Romain Duris (Eiffel) and Eva Green (Casino Royale).

00:05:21

Movie review - The edge of the blade

At The Movies ·

2024/08/07

Another French swashbuckler, The edge of the blade tells the true story of feminist and occasional duellist Marie-Rose Astié as she joins forces with a fencing master for justice and honour. Written, directed and featuring Vincent Perez (An officer and a spy).

00:22:27

At the Movies for 7 August 2024

At The Movies ·

2024/08/07

Simon Morris goes to the first French version of The three Musketeers in 30 years, and another film involving Parisian duels, The edge of the blade. The first part of The three Musketeers - D'Artagnan, is a fresh take on the biggest-selling book after the Bible! Stars Vincent Cassel (Black swan), Romain Duris (Eiffel) and Eva Green (Casino Royale). Trap finds serial killer The Butcher trapped with 10,000 teenage fans at a pop concert. Stars Josh Hartnett (Black Hawk down) and Hayley Mills

00:25:15

At the Movies for Wednesday 3 July 2024

At The Movies ·

2024/07/03

Simon Morris talks to the new Director of Whanau Marama, the New Zealand International Film Festival. Paolo Bertolin plucks some highlights from. this year's programme, including Cannes sensation The seed of the sacred fig, tributes to musician Paul Simon and one-time Superman, the late actor Christopher Reeves, and New Zealand classics, new and old - Alien Weaponry Kua Tupu Te Ara and Heavenly Creatures.

00:05:57

At The Movies - Atlas

At The Movies ·

2024/06/05

Atlas is a new scifi thriller on Netflix, starring Jennifer Lopez as a genius scientist on the hunt for her family robot, whose gone rogue and plans to destroy the Earth. Believe it or not, it went straight to Number One on the streaming service.

00:05:47

At The Movies - The Garfield Movie

At The Movies ·

2024/06/05

The Garfield movie sees the big screen return of the sarcastic, overweight marmalade tabby. Now voiced by Chris Pratt (The Lego movie) with Samuel L Jackson as his long-lost father and Snoop Dogg as a cat.

00:05:17

At The Movies - Unsung Hero

At The Movies ·

2024/06/05

Unsung hero is the mostly true story of Australia's Smallbone family, who emigrated to America and ended up spawning two leading Christian music acts - Rebecca St James and pop duo For King and Country. Starring Josh Smallbone as his father David and popular Australian actress Daisy Betts (Last resort) as his mother.

00:22:20

At The Movies for Wednesday 5 June 2024

At The Movies ·

2024/06/05

Simon Morris finds it hard to get much sympathy when he complains about the regular mixed bag of movies currently on display at the cinema!

00:06:07

Movie review - The Way, My Way

At The Movies ·

2024/05/22

The Way, My Way is the film of director Bill Bennett's book about how he walked the 800-kilometre pilgrims' walk - the Camino de Santiago.

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