At The Movies
All of Us Strangers
Andrew Haigh’s film about a lonely screenwriter who returns to his family home for inspiration is reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
The Holdovers
Dan Slevin reviews the new film from director Alexander Payne about a curmudgeonly boarding school history teacher who has to babysit the kids who can’t go home for the holidays. Audio
At The Movies for 24 January
Dan Slevin summarises the fifteen mainstream films that featured in cinemas between Boxing Day and Wellington Anniversary, and reviews All of Us Strangers in which a lonely screenwriter who returns to… Audio
A Summer Summary
If you spent the last month on a beach and not in a cinema, what did you miss? Dan Slevin briefly summarises the fifteen mainstream films that featured in cinemas between Boxing Day and Wellington… Audio
Review -The Rescue
The Rescue is the story of the rescue mission that gripped the world in 2018, when a young Thai football team found themselves trapped at the end of an underground river. Directed by Jimmy Chin and… Video, Audio
The Misfits
Pierce Brosnan stars in a heist picture where a group of criminals are enlisted to break into a high-tech prison to steal gold bars from Islamic terrorists. Reviewed by Dan Slevin Audio
Jungle Cruise
Dan Slevin reviews a new Disney adventure based on one of Disneyland’s oldest and best loved attractions and starring Emily Blunt and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson. Audio
The Justice of Bunny King
Essie Davis stars in the debut feature from Gaysorn Thavat about a homeless solo mum battling to be reunited with her kids. Reviewed by Dan Slevin. Video, Audio
At the Movies for 4 August 2021
Dan Slevin is filling in for Simon Morris and watches three new films in cinemas and at home. He reviews the gritty New Zealand drama The Justice of Bunny King; Jungle Cruise, an adventure inspired by… Audio
At the Movies for 9 June 2021
Simon Morris looks at the grey area of truth, lies and films “based on†actual events. There’s one film based on a real-life racehorse, another inspired by a legal defense of "demonic… Audio
Those Who Wish Me Dead
Those Who Wish Me Dead sees Angelina Jolie return to the action genre as a fire-fighter trying to protect a child who witnessed a murder. Featuring Aiden Gillen (Game of Thrones), Nicholas Hoult… Video, Audio
Litigante
Litigante is a sharp character study by Colombian director Franco Lolli. A mother and daughter - played by Lolli's real life cousin and mother Carolina Sanin and Leticia Gomez - argue over work… Video, Audio
The woman at the window
From Netflix, two contrasting films about movie fans - The woman at the window puts Amy Adams in a deliberately Rear window predicament, while The Mitchells vs The Machines interrupts Katie’s trip… Audio
At the Movies for 19 May 2021
Simon Morris sees parallels between the current war against Covid and the Second World War - both featured strong representation of women in their movies, for a start. Like this week’s quartet. Audio
Love and Monsters a familiar formula
Love and Monsters - in a dystopian future, can Joel fight off giant bugs and toads to find true love? Stars Dylan O'Brien (The Maze Runner). Video, Audio
Tom and Jerry - the Movie
Tom and Jerry: The Movie - can a popular cartoon duo of the past win over audiences today? Directed by Tim Story (Fantastic Four) and starring Chloe Grace Moretz (Shadow in the Cloud). Video, Audio
The White Tiger offers no easy answers
Simon Morris reviews The White Tiger, a film that looks at the post-colonial power shift in India and doesn't offer any easy answers to viewers. Video, Audio
At the Movies 21 April 2021 - Climbing out of Debt
Simon Morris checks out the success-rate of recent, bigger movies when it comes to encouraging world audiences back to cinemas. And he looks at the latest would-be crowd pleaser, as well as two more… Audio
At the Movies: This Town
This Town is a comedy about a man rebuilding his life after being acquitted of a murder. Written, directed and produced by star David White. With Robyn Malcolm (Outrageous Fortune) and Rima Te Wiata… Video, Audio
At the Movies for 29 July 2020
Simon Morris looks at two women-led films at the cinemas, and talks to the director of a fascinating Film Festival documentary on a movie legend. Audio