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Join Simon Morris in the best seat in the house as he reviews the latest movies.

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00:06:05

At The Movies - Catherine Called Birdy

At The Movies ·

2022/10/05

Catherine Called Birdy is a medieval coming-of-age film about a 13th-century girl with a 21st-century attitude.

00:22:40

At The Movies for 5 October

At The Movies ·

2022/10/05

Simon Morris welcomes several new women-driven movies, and wishes the directors would hurry up with their next projects. This week, films from New Zealand's Michelle Savill and the hard-working Lena Dunham, and the latest take on the well-worn story of Marilyn Monroe.

00:06:40

At The Movies - Blonde

At The Movies ·

2022/10/05

Blonde is a "fictional biography" of screen legend Marilyn Monroe. Cuban-born actor Ana de Armas is astonishingly convincing in this uncompromising and tragic take on the American Dream, says Simon Morris.

00:05:42

At The Movies - Fire of Love

At The Movies ·

2022/09/28

Fire of Love remembers Katia and Maurice Krafft - a French volcanologist couple whose passion for volcanoes is only matched by their love of each other.

00:05:33

At The Movies - DC League of Super-Pets

At The Movies ·

2022/09/28

DC League of Super-Pets wonders what would happen if Superman's best friend was a dog called Krypto. The best thing about this film is Dwayne Johnson and his buddy Kevin Hart who are genuinely funny.

00:06:04

At The Movies - Hit The Road

At The Movies ·

2022/09/28

Hit the Road is a family road movie from Iran - and yes, it is a comedy.

00:21:49

At The Movies for 28 September

At The Movies ·

2022/09/28

Simon Morris reviews three films he wouldn't necessarily have gone to by choice - a light-hearted road movie from Iran, a French couple who bonded over their love of volcanoes, and a film about Superman's dog. He really liked two of them…

00:06:08

At The Movies - Ticket to Paradise

At The Movies ·

2022/09/21

George Clooney and Julia Roberts play two warring divorcees who bury the hatchet to break up their daughter's engagement in Ticket to Paradise. Simon Morris's thing about this frothy romcom is the performance of talented young actor Kaitlyn Drever.

00:04:42

At The Movies - Maigret

At The Movies ·

2022/09/21

The legendary French detective Maigret returns - this time with controversial acting veteran Gérard Depardieu playing a role that seems tailor-made for him.

00:06:53

At The Movies - See How They Run

At The Movies ·

2022/09/21

See How They Run – a star-sprinkled comedy whodunit – leaves no Agatha Christie cliché unturned, says Simon Morris.

00:22:27

At The Movies for 21 September 2022

At The Movies ·

2022/09/21

Simon Morris takes in three films mostly dependent on star power to get across, featuring famous performers from France, the United States and the UK. Well, Ireland really…

00:22:23

At The Movies for 14 September

At The Movies ·

2022/09/14

Simon Morris looks nervously at a remake of a childhood favourite, and also reviews a new New Zealand film and a frothy Spanish comedy about two rival actors working together on a prestigious art-film.

00:05:52

At The Movies - Pinocchio

At The Movies ·

2022/09/14

Magic is replaced by technical mastery in Robert Zemeckis' unoriginal remake of an 82-year-old film classic. Tom Hanks should have run for the hills from this turkey, says Simon Morris.

00:05:26

At The Movies - Punch

At The Movies ·

2022/09/14

Punch is a New Zealand coming-of-age film about the unlikely friendship between a schoolboy boxer and a flamboyant, young Māori singer.

00:05:54

At The Movies - Official Competition

At The Movies ·

2022/09/14

Official Competition is a satire about the film business, in which two rival actors make their first movie together. Starring Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas and Oscar Martinez.

00:06:02

Movie review - Three Thousand Years of Longing

At The Movies ·

2022/09/07

Actors Idris Alba and Tilda Swinton and director George Miller are a dream team in this fantastical banquet.

00:05:45

Movie review - Northspur

At The Movies ·

2022/09/07

The New Zealand indie film Northspur is set in a plague-torn future where roaming bandits threaten remote settlements. Starring the late Marshall Napier (Bellbird) and Josh McKenzie (Filthy Rich), it's directed by Aaron Falvey (Rock Bottom).

00:22:54

At the Movies for 7 September 2022

At The Movies ·

2022/09/07

Simon Morris looks at three movies that play with the idea of stories - a fictionalized account of a famous real event, a low budget movie that dreams big, and a variation of the famous tales of the Arabian Nights.Muru is a thriller based on the notorious Tuhoe raids of 2007. Starring Cliff Curtis (The Dark Horse) and Simone Kessell (Obi-Wan Kenobi), it's directed by Tearepa Kahi (Poi E, Mt Zion). Northspur is an indie New Zealand film set in a plague-torn future, when roaming bandits

00:06:20

Review - Muru

At The Movies ·

2022/09/07

Muru is a thriller based on the notorious Tūhoe raids of 2007. Starring Cliff Curtis (The Dark Horse) and Simone Kessell (Obi-Wan Kenobi), it's directed by Tearepa Kahi (Poi E, Mt Zion).

00:22:24

At The Movies for 31 August 2022

At The Movies ·

2022/08/31

Simon Morris reviews three films that have a good idea who their audience is - a traditional feelgood movie from Australia, a tale of a French jeweller hiding from the Nazis, and a thriller described as "Jaws on dry land".

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