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00:06:00

At The Movies - Morbius

At The Movies ·

2022/04/06

Morbius is proof that the words "Marvel Comics" are not always a guarantee of success. The title character is a "human vampire" played by Jared Leto (House of Gucci). Also along for the ride is friend Jared Harris (Chernobyl) and foe Matt Smith (Dr Who).

00:05:54

Review: Benedetta

At The Movies ·

2022/04/06

Benedetta sees the return of Paul Verhoeven (Basic Instinct) in the story of a real life nun in Renaissance Tuscany who's accused of scandalous behaviour at the height of a plague.

00:06:14

Movie review - Nowhere Special

At The Movies ·

2022/03/30

One of the most moving films in last year's International Film Festival was the British-Italian co-production Nowhere Special. It stars James Norton as an ailing window-cleaner trying to bring up a four-year-old boy on his own.

00:06:01

Review - Drive My Car

At The Movies ·

2022/03/30

The multi-award winning Drive My Car is about a man throwing himself into work after the sudden death of his wife. He rebuilds his life with the unexpected help of his new driver.

00:22:40

At the Movies for 30 March 2022

At The Movies ·

2022/03/30

Simon Morris looks back on the Academy Awards - after the dust settled what were the results? He also looks at Oscar-winner Drive my car, and two from last year's Film Festival, including a New Zealand/Canadian sci-fi feature.

00:05:40

Movie review - Night raiders

At The Movies ·

2022/03/30

A totalitarian government kidnaps indigenous children and brainwashes them in the NZ-Canadian sci-fi Night Raiders.

00:22:35

At The Movies for 23 March 2022

At The Movies ·

2022/03/23

AT THE MOVIES - WHAT WOULD ROGER MICHELL DO? Simon Morris reviews one of the last films by the late director Roger Michell, as well as two others from directors at different stages in their journey.

00:06:31

Review - The Duke

At The Movies ·

2022/03/23

The Duke is the true story of a man who stole a famous painting of the Duke of Wellington, planning to give the proceeds to charity. Starring Jim Broadbent and Dame Helen Mirren, and directed by the late Roger Michell.

00:05:56

Movie Review - Dog

At The Movies ·

2022/03/23

Dog is the debut directing gig for movie star Channing Tatum. He also takes the lead as a burnt-out ex-army man babysitting a neurotic dog.

00:05:54

Movie Review - It Snows in Benidorm

At The Movies ·

2022/03/23

It snows in Benidorm sees Timothy Spall (Mr Turner) as a repressed ex-banker in search of his missing brother at the well-known Spanish holiday resort. Directed by Isabel Coixet (The Bookshop).

00:05:38

Review - Bergman Island

At The Movies ·

2022/03/16

Bergman Island, sees two married film-makers (Tim Roth and Vicky Krieps) go to stay at the former home of the late Swedish legend Ingmar Bergman. Will they be inspired, or will it destroy their marriage?

00:05:28

Movie Review - Blind Ambition

At The Movies ·

2022/03/16

Blind ambition is a documentary about four unlikely contestants in the prestigious World Wine Tasting Championships. Just a few years before, Joseph, Tinashe, Pardon and Marlvin had been refugees from Zimbabwe who knew nothing about any sort of wine!

00:22:06

At the Movies for 16 March 2022

At The Movies ·

2022/03/16

RETURN OF THE AWARD SHOWS Simon Morris welcomes back the Baftas, and looks at three small films whose virtue is mostly their own reward - a minor Brit-com, a documentary about African wine-buffs and a salute to an art-film legend

00:06:01

Movie Review - Off the Rails

At The Movies ·

2022/03/16

Off the rails is a routine tale of middle-aged women attempting to retrieve their youth, with some unexpected cameos. Stars Sally Phillips (Bridget Jones) and Kelly Preston (Jerry Maguire).

00:05:35

Review - Carbon

At The Movies ·

2022/03/09

Carbon: The Unauthorized Biography is a documentary about "the least understood element on Earth". Featuring a parade of big-name scientists, and Sarah Snook (Succession) as the voice of Carbon.

00:07:24

Review - The Batman

At The Movies ·

2022/03/09

Robert Pattinson takes on the mask and cowl in The Batman. After years of nocturnal misery in Bat Land, Simon Morris is nostalgic for the campy '60s TV series.

00:05:26

Review - Skies of Lebanon

At The Movies ·

2022/03/09

Skies of Lebanon is the romantic story of a young Swiss woman who went to Beirut to work and fell in love - with a professor and the land of Lebanon.

00:22:55

At The Movies for 9 March 2022

At The Movies ·

2022/03/09

Simon Morris plays the hand he's dealt - one of the biggest films of the year, an environmental documentary, narrated by the element Carbon, and a sweet little romance that remembers Lebanon in happier times.

00:22:24

At the Movies for 3 March 2022

At The Movies ·

2022/03/02

Simon Morris reviews three movies with international flavours - a Danish documentary about an Afghani refugee, a Kosovo drama, and an American film based on a French play.

00:06:01

Review: Hive

At The Movies ·

2022/03/02

Hive tells the true story of a group of war widows in a village in Kosovo attempting to go into business, despite the objections of the local men.

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