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

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00:05:24

At The Movies - Farewell Mr Haffmann

At The Movies ·

2022/08/31

French cinema veteran Daniel Auteuil stars in this smart and engrossing story about a Jewish jeweller hiding from the Nazis in his own basement.

00:05:32

At The Movies - A Stitch in Time

At The Movies ·

2022/08/31

This heart-warming Australian film about an elderly dressmaker knows exactly who it's designed for, says Simon Morris.

00:05:57

At The Movies: Beast

At The Movies ·

2022/08/31

Beast pits Idris Alba against a revenge-crazed lion in the African bush. Idris plays a widower hoping that a mini-safari may be just the thing to mend things with his two young daughters. Co-stars Sharlto Copley (District 9), and directed by Iceland's Baltasar Kormakur (Everest).

00:05:04

Review: Quant

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2022/08/24

A new documentary looks back on the career of the fashion designer Mary Quant, who more than anyone created the look of Swinging London in the mid 1960's. Directed by actor and fashion designer Sadie Frost.

00:05:42

The Conference

At The Movies ·

2022/08/24

The Conference - a German film about Nazi officials meeting to, essentially, plan the Holocaust - is an uncomfortable watch, which is a compliment to its accuracy.

00:04:41

Gloriavale

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2022/08/24

Gloriavale is the first ever big-screen documentary about a secretive, fundamentalist commune on New Zealand's West Coast. The film struggles to find a new angle on the story that we haven't heard repeatedly over the years, says Simon Morris.

00:22:14

At The Movies for 24 August 2022

At The Movies ·

2022/08/24

Simon Morris reviews three films that all re-tell rather familiar stories - two documentaries and one German docudrama. Gloriavale is the first big-screen documentary about the secretive, fundamentalist commune on the West Coast. Made by Noel Smyth and Fergus Grady (Camino skies). The conference is German TV movie about the notorious 1942 Wannsee Conference, in which top Nazis planned the details of the "Final solution" - the Holocaust. And a documentary looks back on the career of the fashion

00:05:40

Review: Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

At The Movies ·

2022/08/17

Emma Thompson stars in a comedy drama - Good Luck to You, Leo Grande - about a 60-something widow who hires a sex worker to show her what she's missed in an uneventful life and marriage. Features newcomer Daryl McCormack as Leo.

00:07:24

Review: Nope

At The Movies ·

2022/08/17

Nope is the latest from the Twilight Zone world of writer-director Jordan Peele. It blends sci-fi, westerns and showbiz into a unique whole. Stars Daniel Kaluuya (Get out!) and Steven Yeun (Minari).

00:04:54

Movie review - Employee of the month

At The Movies ·

2022/08/17

Employee of the month is a French smash hit comedy about a civil servant determined to keep his job - no matter where they send him.

00:22:29

At the Movies for 17 August 2022

At The Movies ·

2022/08/17

Simon Morris reviews three films with one thing in common - none of them are remakes, sequels or adaptations. Nope is the latest from the Twilight Zone world of writer-director Jordan Peele. It blends sci-fi, westerns and showbiz into a unique whole. Stars Daniel Kaluuya (Get out!) and Steven Yeun (Minari). Employee of the month is a French smash hit comedy about a civil servant determined to keep his job - no matter where they send him. And Emma Thompson stars in a comedy drama - Good luck to

00:06:12

Review: Bullet Train

At The Movies ·

2022/08/10

Brad Pitt stars in an action-comedy romp, set on a high-speed Japanese express - Bullet Train. Co stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kick Ass), Michael Shannon (The Shape of Water) and Brian Tyree Henry (Eternals).

00:06:12

At The Movies - Bullet Train

At The Movies ·

2022/08/10

Brad Pitt stars in an action comedy romp, set on a high-speed Japanese express - Bullet Train. Co stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kick Ass), Michael Shannon (The Shape of Water) and Brian Tyree Henry (Eternals).

00:22:23

At The Movies for 10 August

At The Movies ·

2022/08/10

Simon Morris wonders when A List directors turned to streaming services like Netflix, while decidedly B List movies get picked up by the cinemas. He checks out three of the latter.

00:05:33

Review: Ruby's Choice

At The Movies ·

2022/08/10

Ruby's Choice is an Australian comedy drama about a family coping with grandmother Ruby as she slips into dementia. Starring Jane Seymour.

00:06:02

Review: The Princess

At The Movies ·

2022/08/10

The Princess is yet another documentary about the late Princess Diana, with the emphasis this time on the changing attitudes of the media and the public at the time.

00:06:57

At The Movies - Thirteen Lives

At The Movies ·

2022/08/03

Thirteen Lives is another film about the rescue of a Thai schoolboy football team that had the world in suspense for weeks. Directed by Ron Howard (Apollo 13) and starring Viggo Mortensen and Colin Farrell.

00:21:59

At The Movies for 3 August 2022

At The Movies ·

2022/08/03

Simon Morris looks at three films that about veteran artists - a documentary about one of the great modern garden designers, Hollywood favourite Ron Howard's dramatization of a famous rescue, and former Martin Scorcese screenwriter Paul Schrader's latest turn in the director's chair.

00:05:07

Review: The Gardener

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2022/08/03

The Gardener is a love-letter to the late Frank Cabot and the Quebec garden he devoted much of his life creating, Les Quatre Vents.

00:05:38

Review: The Card Counter

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2022/08/03

Martin Scorsese produces the new film by writer Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver). The Card Counter stars Oscar Isaac (Dune, Star Wars) as a poker player trying to forget his past. Featuring Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip).

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