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At the Movies for Wednesday 20 December 2023

At The Movies ·

2023/12/20

On At the Movies, Dan Slevin reviews WONKA, the origin story of the magical musical confectionery maker, starring Timothée Chalamet; CHICKEN RUN: DAWN OF THE NUGGET, the long-awaited sequel to the 2000 fowl animated classic from Aardman Studios, streaming on Netflix; and SHOWING UP, the new film from director Kelly Reichardt and actor Michelle Williams about a struggling sculptor who finds that life keeps getting in the way of her work.

00:06:19

Review : Showing Up

At The Movies ·

2023/12/20

Dan Slevin reviews the new film from director Kelly Reichardt and actor Michelle Williams about a struggling sculptor who finds that life keeps getting in the way of her work.

00:08:04

Review : Wonka

At The Movies ·

2023/12/20

Dan Slevin reviews the origin story of the magical musical confectionery maker, starring Timothée Chalamet.

00:24:03

At The Movies: The year in review

At The Movies ·

2023/12/13

Simon Morris looks back on 2023, and notices two big changes. A lot of long-running series and franchises are coming to a close, and the biggest movies of the year are individual and rule-breaking.

00:06:30

Movie review - Godzilla Minus One

At The Movies ·

2023/12/06

Godzilla Minus One, the famous Japanese radioactive lizard reimagined for post-war Japan.

00:07:56

Review: The Old Oak

At The Movies ·

2023/12/06

The Old Oak, 87-year-old director Ken Loach's latest film about a clash of cultures in an English village.

00:24:03

At the Movies for 6 December 2023

At The Movies ·

2023/12/06

On At the Movies, Dan Slevin reviews The Old Oak, 87-year-old director Ken Loach's latest film about a clash of cultures in an English village; Godzilla Minus One, the famous Japanese radioactive lizard reimagined for post-war Japan; and Trolls Band Together and Renaisance: A Film By Beyonce - two very different films about the music business.

00:07:16

Movie review - Trolls Band Together and Renaissance A...

At The Movies ·

2023/12/06

Trolls Band Together and Renaisance: A Film By Beyonce - two very different films about the music business.

00:07:19

Review: Napoleon

At The Movies ·

2023/11/29

Sir Ridley Scott's Napoleon is a spectacular attempt to portray the enigmatic Corsican soldier who ended up ruling most of Europe. Starring Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) as Bonaparte and Vanessa Kirby (The Crown) as Josephine.

00:05:13

At The Movies - Jack Mimoun

At The Movies ·

2023/11/29

Jack Mimoun and the secrets of Val Verde is a romp about a fake survival-expert who's hired to find the lost treasure of the pirate known as The Buzzard. Written, directed and starring French movie star Malik Bentalha, it's another comedy from the recent French Film Festival.

00:06:04

Review: Nyad

At The Movies ·

2023/11/29

Nyad tells the (mostly) true of long-distance swimmer Diane Nyad who failed to swim from Cuba to Florida, then decided to try again 30 years later at the age of 60. Starring Annette Bening and Jodie Foster.

00:22:49

At the Movies for Wednesday 29 November 2023

At The Movies ·

2023/11/29

Simon Morris reviews a trio of films "based on real life". They may be historically suspect, but their subjects were all equally unreliable when they told their own stories - the most famous leader of the 19th century, the reputed wealthiest pirate in history, and an athlete whose Guinness World Record was taken from her.

00:05:17

Movie review - Thanksgiving

At The Movies ·

2023/11/22

Thanksgiving is a horror film that started out as a parody Grindhouse trailer before turning in to the real thing. Starring Patrick Dempsey (Grey's Anatomy), it's directed by Eli Roth (Hostel).

00:06:44

Review: Saltburn

At The Movies ·

2023/11/22

Saltburn finds a penniless student invited to the country house of the aristocratic Catton family. Starring Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin), Rosamund Pike (Gone girl) and Archie Madekwe (Gran Turismo), it's written and directed by Emerald Fennell (Promising young woman).

00:05:38

Review - The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds...

At The Movies ·

2023/11/22

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, the prequel to the popular series, sees the young Coriolanus Snow fall in love with a Tribute - one of the contestants in the lethal Games. Stars Rachel Zegler (West Side Story), Tom Blyth (TV's The Gilded Age) and Viola Davis (The Woman King).

00:22:22

At the Movies for 22 November 2023

At The Movies ·

2023/11/22

Simon Morris looks at three films that all revisit familiar ideas - a prequel to a popular franchise, a horror film inspired by a joke trailer and a modern day take on the English upper classes of Downton Abbey and Brideshead Revisited. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, the prequel to the popular series, sees the young Coriolanus Snow fall in love with a Tribute - one of the contestants in the lethal Games. Stars Rachel Zegler (West Side Story), Tom Blyth (TV's The Gilded

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At The Movies for Wednesday 15 November 2023

At The Movies ·

2023/11/15

Simon Morris once again faces the challenge of making a radio show about a visual medium, including this week a comic book spectacular, a documentary about great - and indescribable - paintings, and a dialogue-free story of a runaway donkey.

00:05:30

Review : EO

At The Movies ·

2023/11/15

The multi-award winning EO finally arrives in New Zealand, the story of a lone donkey travelling through modern day Europe in search of a home. Written and directed by 86-year-old Polish auteur Jerzy Skolimowski (The shout, Moonlighting).

00:07:09

Review : The Marvels

At The Movies ·

2023/11/15

The Marvels sees the MCU attempt to win over the teenage girl market, with mixed success. Starring Brie Larsen (Room) as Captain Marvel and Samuel L Jackson (Snakes on a plane) as Nick Fury.

00:05:33

Review: Eric Ravilious: Drawn To War

At The Movies ·

2023/11/15

Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War is the story of Eric Ravilious, a half-forgotten English war artist who 70 years later was rediscovered and hailed as one of English art's greats. Featuring Ravilious fans Alan Bennett, Ai Weiwei and Grayson Perry.

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