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00:04:54

Review - Breaking Bread

At The Movies ·

2021/11/24

Breaking Bread covers an Arabic Food Festival in Israel, where pairs of chefs - one Jewish, one Arabic - set out to show that food can bring people together. It was the brainchild of Nof Atamna-Ismaeel, the first Muslim Arab to win Israel's Masterchef.

00:22:34

At The Movies for 24 November

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2021/11/24

Simon Morris goes to a couple of improving documentaries and finds them rather more entertaining than their fictional rivals.

00:05:05

Movie Review - A Boy Called Christmas

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2021/11/24

A boy called Christmas is based on a popular children's book, and stars Dame Maggie Smith, Sally Hawkins, Jim Broadbent and Toby Jones.

00:04:51

Review - Falling for Figaro

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2021/11/17

Falling for Figaro is the story of a successful bank executive who drops it all for opera. With Danielle Macdonald (Unbelievable), Hugh Skinner (Fleabag) and Joanna Lumley (The New Avengers). Directed by Ben Lewin (The Sessions).

00:22:20

At The Movies for 17 November

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2021/11/17

Simon Morris is inspired by the Swinging Sixties, and looks at half a dozen potential Next Big Things in three often nostalgic movies.

00:06:06

Movie Review - Passing

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2021/11/17

And from Netflix, Passing, directed by actor Rebecca Hall (Professor Marston and the Wonder Women). Set in 1929, it tells of a Black woman passing for white in racist New York. Staring Tessa Thomson (Avengers: Endgame) and Ruth Negga (Loving).

00:06:59

Review- Last Night in Soho

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2021/11/17

Last Night In Soho is director Edgar Wright's tribute to swinging London, starring New Zealander Thomasin McKenzie, with Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen's Gambit), Matt Smith (Dr Who) and the late Dame Diana Rigg (The Avengers).

00:05:51

Review - The Garden of Evil

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2021/11/10

The Garden of Evil goes behind the scenes of the tragic murder of legendary New Zealand yachtsman Sir Peter Blake in 2001. Was it just a robbery gone wrong, or was it connected to Sir Peter's environmental work?

00:22:41

At The Movies for 10 November

At The Movies ·

2021/11/10

Simon Morris warns against trusting the taste of film reviewers - one person's triumph is another's turkey! He also looks at three films that have divided the pundits - from Marvel Comics, from Dame Jane Campion and from the Doc Edge Festival.

00:06:13

Revierw - The Eternals

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2021/11/10

And from Marvel, The Eternals are ten semi-divine superheroes, responsible for thousands of years of human progress. But is time up? Stars Gemma Chan (Humans), Richard Madden (Game of Thrones), and Angelina Jolie (Maleficent). Directed by Oscar-winner Chloe Zhao (Nomadland).

00:06:13

Review - The Power of the Dog

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2021/11/10

The Power of the Dog is a western shot in Otago that's already won Dame Jane Campion a Best Director award at the Venice Film Festival.

00:05:29

Movie review - Antlers

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2021/11/03

Antlers tells the story of an Oregon teacher concerned about one of her pupils. What's Lucas got hidden at his home? Stars Keri Russell (Waitress) and Jesse Plemons (Power of the Dog). Produced by Guillermo del Toro.

00:05:30

Movie review - Ron’s gone wrong

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2021/11/03

Ron's gone wrong is an animated feature about what happens when Barney finally gets his coveted B*Bot, only to find it's a faulty version called Ron. Stars Zach Kalifianakis (The hangover) and Olivia Colman (The Crown).

00:06:31

Review - The Green Knight

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2021/11/03

The Green Knight tells one of the earliest recorded stories of King Arthur and his nephew Gawain 's perilous quest. Features Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire) and Alicia Vikander (Ex machina), directed by David Lowery (Pete's Dragon).

00:07:28

Review : The Last Duel

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2021/10/27

The Last Duel is the true story of the last 'trial by combat', where the truth depended on which combatant was victorious. Stars Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, who also wrote the script, and Jodie Comer. Produced and directed by Sir Ridley Scott.

00:04:45

Review: The Rose Maker

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2021/10/13

The Rose Maker features French star Catherine Frot as a rose-grower on the verge of bankruptcy who gets assistance from an unexpected quarter.

00:06:44

Review: Annette

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2021/10/13

Annette is the long-awaited rock opera from art-rock duo, Sparks. It premiered this year at Cannes, and stars Adam CDriver, Marion Cotillard and then-6-year-old Devyn McDowell. Directed by Leos Carax (Holy Motors).

00:07:24

Review: No Time To Die

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2021/10/13

No Time to Die is the final Bond film starring Daniel Craig as 007. It features Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch, Ana de Armas Ralph Fiennes and a song from Billie Eilish.

00:23:05

At The Movies for 13 October

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2021/10/13

Simon Morris welcomes the long-awaited James Bond film No time to die, and one of the artier hits of the Cannes Film Festival. And he also checks out a less challenging French story about rose-growers.

00:23:41

At The Movies for 6 October

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2021/10/08

Simon Morris welcomes the belated return of the New Zealand International Film Festival, and invites director Marten Rabarts for an overview of the 2021 Festival, which opens - Covid willing - around the country in November.

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