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00:22:28

At The Movies for Wednesday 3 April 2024

At The Movies ·

2024/04/03

Simon Morris looks at three films, all based on journeys - to safety, to a better life, to some sort of happy ending.

00:06:09

Review : Io Capitano

At The Movies ·

2024/04/03

Io Capitano is an Oscar-nominated Italian film about two boys who run away from their village in Senegal in search of fame and fortune in Europe. Directed by Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah).

00:05:46

Review : The Mountain

At The Movies ·

2024/04/03

The Mountain sees three plucky kids attempt to get to the top of Taranaki to save the life of one them. Debut directing feature of actress Rachel House (Cousins, Boy, Moana).

00:22:15

At The Movies for Wednesday 27 March 2024

At The Movies ·

2024/03/27

Simon Morris reviews three films all dependent, more or less, on audiences already softened up to like them.

00:05:55

Review: Ghostbusters Frozen Empire

At The Movies ·

2024/03/27

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire sees the return of the new cast - and most of the old cast - of the rebooted franchise. Stars Paul Rudd (Antman) and Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things) join old favourites Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray as the Ghostbusters get back to the Big Apple.

00:06:06

At The Movies - Immaculate

At The Movies ·

2024/03/27

Immaculate sees teen favourite Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria) play an American nun in Italy, who finds that her new spiritual home isn't as safe as they thought. Produced by Sweeney herself.

00:05:29

At The Movies - Road House

At The Movies ·

2024/03/27

Road House is a reboot of an Eighties thriller starring Patrick Swayze, no stranger to ghosts himself. Stars Jake Gyllenhaal, with guest appearances by MMA star Conor McGregor and singer Post Malone. Available on Prime Video.

00:05:59

Review: Wicked Little Letters

At The Movies ·

2024/03/20

Wicked Little Letters is based on a real-life event in 1920s England, in which a small town is terrorised by abusive poison pen letters. Stars Olivia Colman (The Favourite), Jessie Buckley (Wild Rose) and Timothy Spall (Mr Turner).

00:22:25

At The Movies for Wednesday 20 March 2024

At The Movies ·

2024/03/20

Simon Morris looks at three films based on real life, but wonders if that necessarily means a good story.

00:06:27

Review: Goodbye Julia

At The Movies ·

2024/03/20

Goodbye Julia is an award-winning drama set in Sudan, North East Africa, just before it split into two separate countries. A tragedy unexpectedly brings two women together in an unlikely friendship.

00:05:38

Review: The Convert

At The Movies ·

2024/03/20

The Convert is that rare thing, a New Zealand costume drama, this time set during the notorious Musket Wars of the early 1800s. Directed by Lee Tamahori (Once Were Warriors), it stars Guy Pearce (L A Confidential) and Lawrence Makoare (Fellowship of the Ring).

00:06:16

Review: American Ficton

At The Movies ·

2024/03/06

American Fiction is a multi-Oscar nominated satirical comedy about racism, expectations and giving the public what it wants. Written and directed by first-time film maker, TV writer Cord Jefferson (Watchmen, The Good Place), it features an acclaimed performance by Jeffrey Wright (Asteroid City). Available on Prime Video.

00:07:58

At The Movies - Dune Part Two

At The Movies ·

2024/03/06

Dune Part Two continues Denis Villeneuve's epic based on the Frank Herbert classic. It features an all-star cast including Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Javier Bardem, Christopher Walken and Florence Pugh.

00:22:20

At The Movies for Wednesday 6 March

At The Movies ·

2024/03/06

Simon Morris welcomes a continuing run of good American movies - including a smarter than the average sci-fi blockbuster, a multi-Oscar nominated satire about the state of the literary world, and from South America, an Argentine road movie about a tango group's last ride.

00:04:40

Review: Let The Dance Begin

At The Movies ·

2024/03/06

Argentinian romantic drama Let the Dance Begin finds the one-time "Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers of Tango" get back together for a road trip full of surprises and secrets revealed.

00:06:47

At The Movies - Drive Away Dolls

At The Movies ·

2024/02/28

Drive-away dolls is a road movie where two lesbians take a drive-away car down to Florida, only to discover it's the wrong car and some crooks want it back. Stars Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan, with guest appearances from Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal and Miley Cyrus. Directed by Ethan Coen (The big Lebowski) and his editor wife Tricia Cooke.

00:04:52

At The Movies - Baghead

At The Movies ·

2024/02/28

Baghead is a straight-ahead horror film about a woman who inherits a deserted hotel with something unexpected hiding in the basement. Stars Freya Allen (The witcher) and Peter Mullan (After the party).

00:06:09

Review: The Zone of Interest

At The Movies ·

2024/02/28

The Zone of Interest is a harrowing film about the commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp and his family - the pictures are almost home movies, the sound is pure horror. Stars Sandra Hüller (Anatomy of a Fall) and directed by Jonathan Glazer (Under the Skin, Sexy Beast).

00:22:11

At The Movies for Wednesday 28 February 2024

At The Movies ·

2024/02/28

Simon Morris checks a highly-favoured Oscar nominee, a successful horror short turned into a less successful feature film, and a lesbian romp from one of the masters of sweet and sour movies. Nobody blends comedy and drama like the Coen brothers.

00:06:01

Review: Bob Marley: One Love

At The Movies ·

2024/02/21

Bob Marley: One Love is a year in the life of the reggae legend, from the attempted murder of Marley and his family to the recording of the Exodus album and the famous One Love peace concert. Stars Kingsley Ben-Adir (One night in Miami), directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green (King Richard).

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