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At The Movies

Join Simon Morris in the best seat in the house as he reviews the latest movies. At The Movies also plays at 1.30pm on Sunday afternoons on RNZ National.

tv & film

All Episodes

00:06:40

Review - Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning

At The Movies ·

2025/05/21

Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning seems to imply this is Tom Cruise’s last hurrah in the franchise. Though never say “final”. This features old hands Ving Rhames and Simon Pegg, newer hands Hayley Atwell and Pom Klementieff and very old hand Rolf Saxon, last seen in the very first Mission Impossible. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:22:59

Place Your Bets

At The Movies ·

2025/05/21

Simon Morris tests the two methods of movie financing – betting a few dollars on small films like Mexican art-film La Cocina and English real-life memoir The Salt Path… or taking a huge plunge on a blockbuster like Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:04:36

Review: The Wedding Banquet

At The Movies ·

2025/05/14

The Wedding Banquet is a remake of the 1993 crowd-pleaser, written and directed by Ang Lee. This one stars Bowen Yang (Saturday Night Live), Kelly Marie Tran (Star Wars), Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon) and Joan Chen (Twin Peaks).Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:04:13

Review: Lies We Tell

At The Movies ·

2025/05/14

Lies We Tell tells the story of an heiress whose shady uncle plans to get hold of her fortune by forcing her to marry his son. It was a big winner at the Irish Film Awards, including best actress for star Agnes O’Casey (Small Things Like These).Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:10:19

French Film Festival Aotearoa

At The Movies ·

2025/05/14

Fergus Grady, Director of the French Film Festival Aotearoa, previews this year’s programme – a star-studded affair featuring Sarah Bernhardt, Charles Aznavour, Marie Antoinette, the Count of Monte Cristo, Laure Calamy, two films about art thieves and the story behind Ravel’s “Bolero”!Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:22:34

FULL SHOW: I've heard of it

At The Movies ·

2025/05/14

Simon Morris checks out two films based on well-known material - just not well-known by him! Irish film Lies We Tell is a 19th century thriller, The Wedding Banquet is a remake of one of Ang Lee’s first films. He also previews the upcoming French Film Festival Aotearoa.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:06:19

Review: The Accountant 2

At The Movies ·

2025/05/07

The Accountant 2 sees the return of Ben Affleck as the eccentric, former criminal accountant who sets out to avenge the murder of his best friend. Also stars Jon Bernthal (The Amateur) and Cynthia Addai-Robinson (Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power). Directed by Gavin O’Connor (Mare of Easttown).Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:06:35

Review: Thunderbolts*

At The Movies ·

2025/05/07

Thunderbolts* are the B-Team you summon when Marvel superstars The Avengers are unavailable. Ironically, or not, it’s proving a big hit after a few Marvel misfires. Starring Florence Pugh (Oppenheimer), Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice) and Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Seinfeld). Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:23:05

FULL SHOW: Homework

At The Movies ·

2025/05/07

Simon Morris has one of those weeks where you need to do your own research. Looking up the minor villains that make up Thunderbolts*…. Brushing up his knowledge of Kiwi household name Marlon Williams…. And struggling to remember an eight-year-old thriller about an autistic accountant. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:06:10

Review: Marlon Williams: Ngā Ao E Rua (Two Worlds)

At The Movies ·

2025/05/07

Marlon Williams: Ngā Ao E Rua (Two Worlds) is a documentary about the Kiwi alt-country star and his journey to make his first album entirely in te reo. Spoiler alert: that album went on to top the New Zealand charts first week out. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:23:11

FULL SHOW: Off the Beaten Track

At The Movies ·

2025/04/30

Simon Morris goes off the beaten track this week, including two features found on streaming services – Netflix’s Havoc and Prime Video’s My Old Ass. He also finds a surprising number of self-funded New Zealand movies this month, including romantic comedy The People We Love. He talks to director Mike Smith about the pros and cons of independence.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:15:34

Interview: The People We Love director Mike Smith

At The Movies ·

2025/04/30

Independent film The People We Love is that very rare thing, a Kiwi romance. Writer-director Mike Smith (TV’s My Life Is Murder and Siege) wonders we’re so reluctant to make such a popular genre, and how to negotiate the perils of the indie film-maker. The People We Love stars Neill Rea (Brokenwood Mysteries) and Alison Bruce (Tinā).Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:07:07

Review: My Old Ass/Havoc

At The Movies ·

2025/04/30

Prime Video’s My Old Ass and Netflix’s Havoc have one thing in common – neither was exactly what their trailers promised. The first promises more of TV favourite Aubrey Plaza (White Lotus) than it delivers, while the latter offers rather more Tom Hardy (Venom) than anyone asked for.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:24:29

FULL SHOW: The horror, the horror

At The Movies ·

2025/04/23

Dan Slevin reviews three new films in local cinemas: In Sinners, Black Panther director Ryan Coogler tells a Southern Gothic horror story with Michael B. Jordan playing identical twins; in Warfare, Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza collaborate on what’s been described as the most authentic modern war film ever, and in Small Things Like These, Cillian Murphy plays a family man troubled by the secrets being kept by his community.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:05:49

Review: Small Things Like These

At The Movies ·

2025/04/23

Dan Slevin reviews an adaptation of Claire Keegan's 2021 novella about an Irish family man prompted to confront his community about the secrets that they have been keeping (starring Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy).Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:06:42

Review: Warfare

At The Movies ·

2025/04/23

Civil War director Alex Garland collaborates with that film’s military advisor – and real-life Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza on the story of a platoon of Navy SEALS having a bad day in Ramadi.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:08:26

Review: Sinners

At The Movies ·

2025/04/23

Ryan Coogler writes and directs a Southern Gothic horror film featuring gangsters, vampires and the Klan, reviewed by Dan Slevin.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:06:10

Review: The Amateur

At The Movies ·

2025/04/16

The Amateur sees a back-room boffin in the CIA turn himself into an avenging killer when terrorists kill his wife. Starring Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody) and Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix), it’s directed by James Hawes (TV’s Slow Horses).Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:05:57

Review: The Penguin Lessons

At The Movies ·

2025/04/16

The Penguin Lessons is based on an unlikely true story of an English teacher in Argentina who finds himself stuck with a penguin at the height of a military coup. Written by Jeff Pope (Philomena) it stars Steve Coogan. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:22:51

Comfort Zones

At The Movies ·

2025/04/16

Simon Morris occasionally finds himself out of his comfort zone - but not this week. Three films right up his alley – a true story of a journalist arrested for doing his job, The Correspondent… a straight, old-fashioned thriller, The Amateur… and The Penguin Lessons, a blend of Steve Coogan, a military coup in Argentina and a penguin.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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