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00:05:03

Review: The Tasting

At The Movies ·

2023/10/04

The Tasting sees two lonely people meet at a wine tasting. So will alcohol bring them together or drive them apart? Directed by Ivan Calbérac, from his hit play.

00:04:54

Review : It Lives Inside

At The Movies ·

2023/09/27

It lives inside - a spooky ghost story from the producers of Get out! Directed and written by Bishal Dutta.

00:06:21

Review: Love At First Sight

At The Movies ·

2023/09/27

Love at First Sight is what it says on the tin - American girl meets cute with English dude, and they struggle to reach the happy ending. Stars Haley Lu Richardson (The White Lotus) and Ben Hardy (Bohemian Rhapsody). Screening on Netflix.

00:05:36

Review: El Conde

At The Movies ·

2023/09/27

El Conde (The Count) satirises Chilean dictator General Pinochet. In this film he's now a 250-year-old vampire with family problems. Directed by Pablo Larraín (Spencer, Jackie).

00:22:52

At The Movies for 27 September 2023

At The Movies ·

2023/09/27

Simon Morris wonders if the latest batch of movies have already been compiled by AI - from teenage krakens and superhero/puppy mashups to a basic love story and a by-the-book monster movie.

00:22:15

At the Movies for 20 September 2023

At The Movies ·

2023/09/20

Simon Morris looks at three movies that each refer to the past - an Agatha Christie whodunit, a remake of a cult TV series from the 1990's, and a real-life event that helped kick-started the Civil Rights movement in the United States. A haunting in Venice sees Sir Kenneth Branagh once again don Hercule Poirot's famous moustache for a case with a touch of the supernatural. Along for the ride are Tina Fey (Only murders in the building), Michelle Yeoh (Everything everywhere all at once) and

00:05:32

Review: A Haunting in Venice

At The Movies ·

2023/09/20

A Haunting in Venice sees Sir Kenneth Branagh once again don Hercule Poirot's famous moustache for a case with a touch of the supernatural. Along for the ride are Tina Fey, Michelle Yeoh Camille Cottin.

00:06:43

Review: Till

At The Movies ·

2023/09/20

Till tells the true story of the teenager whose brutal murder in 1955 helped galvanise the Civil Rights movement in the Deep South of the USA. Featuring the Bafta-nominated performance of Danielle Deadwyler as Emmett Till's mother Mamie. Streaming on Prime Video.

00:06:01

Movie review - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant...

At The Movies ·

2023/09/20

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant mayhem sees yet another revival of the cult heroes in a half-shell, this time from modern day cult heroes Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (Superbad). Directed by Jeff Rowe (The Mitchells vs the Machines). Cowabunga!

00:06:22

Review: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

At The Movies ·

2023/09/13

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 is yet another visit to the Portokalos family - this time on holiday in Greece. Starring, written and directed by Nia Vardalos, with John Corbett (And Just Like That) and Andrea Martin (Only Murders in the Building).

00:05:08

Review: The Innocent

At The Movies ·

2023/09/13

The Innocent is an award-winning French comedy drama, starring, written and directed by Louis Garrel. Co-starring Noémie Merlant (Portrait of a lady on fire) and Roschdy Zem (Chocolat).

00:06:06

Review: Theater Camp

At The Movies ·

2023/09/13

Theater Camp is an independent, semi-improvised mockumentary about a run-down school for child actors. Starring, written and directed by Molly Gordon and Noah Galvin (Booksmart), co-starring Ayo Edebiri (The Bear) and Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen).

00:22:23

At The Movies for 13 September 2023

At The Movies ·

2023/09/13

Simon Morris is confronted with several movies that come with a pre-booked audience, you'd think - a popular ethnic comedy, one for anyone who's been to theatre school, and another hit French comedy thriller.

00:06:24

Review - Scrapper

At The Movies ·

2023/09/06

Scrapper tells the story of 12-year-old Georgie who's quite happy fending for herself, until the unexpected appearance of someone claiming to be her father. Stars Harris Dickinson (Triangle of Sadness) and first-timer Lola Campbell. Written and directed by Charlotte Regan.

00:07:36

Review - Past Lives

At The Movies ·

2023/09/06

Past Lives is another debut - playwright-director Celine Song's touching tale of first love and homesickness for a South Korean childhood. A Film Festival sensation, it is already gathering Oscar predictions.

00:22:31

At The Movies for 6 September 2023

At The Movies ·

2023/09/06

Simon Morris reviews three movies inspired by childhood - one based on a Disneyland ride, one featuring a plucky North London kid and a story of the power of first love.

00:04:51

At The Movies - Haunted Mansion

At The Movies ·

2023/09/06

Haunted Mansion is a comedy inspired by the popular fairground attraction, starring LaKeith Stanfield (Get out!), Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween), Rosario Dawson (Sin City) and Danny DeVito (Batman returns).

00:05:24

Movie Review - A Great Friend

At The Movies ·

2023/08/30

A Great Friend is a typically French character comedy, that takes the old city clicker/country bumpkin formula and adds some unexpected twists. Starring Lambert Wilson (Mrs Harris goes to Paris) and Grégory Gadebois (Délicieux).

00:06:22

Review - Sound of Freedom

At The Movies ·

2023/08/30

Sound of Freedom is an American surprise success - a low-budget real-life thriller about rescuing kidnapped children from traffickers in Colombia. Stars Jim Caviezel (Passion of the Christ) and co-produced by Mel Gibson (Passion of the Christ).

00:05:57

Movie Review - Retribution

At The Movies ·

2023/08/30

Retribution sees Liam Neeson in Speed territory - trapped in a car with a bomb primed to go off under the driver's seat. Co-starring Noma Dumezweni (The Little Mermaid) and Matthew Modine (Stranger Things).

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