Film
Film review with Dr Richard Swainson
Richard Swainson reviews Eye in the Sky and The Boss. Audio
Eye in the Sky
Simon reviews a film about modern drone-warfare, starring Helen Mirren and - in his final screen role - the late Alan Rickman. Audio
Phoenix
Simon reviews the new drama from the star/director team Nina Hoss and Christian Petzold (Barbara), about a woman returning to Berlin after years in a concentration camp. Audio
The Boss
Simon reviews the Melissa McCarthy comedy, The Boss, about the richest woman in America. Audio
At the Movies for 21 April 2016
Simon Morris looks three films with women stars. The Boss is a Melissa McCarthy comedy, Phoenix is a drama with a Hitchcockian twist, starring German favourite Nina Hoss and Helen Mirren leads a… Audio
Viewing with Paul Casserly
Paul Casserly's been watching Louis CK's glorious pay per view folly, Horace and Pete, Series 3 of the Scandinavian crime hit The Bridge, on DVD, and TV1's version of Coast New Zealand. Audio
Nicole Ma on Putuparri and the Rainmakers
Australian filmmaker Nicole Ma talks about her documentary Putuparri and the Rainmakers. The film has been ten years in the making and spans twenty years of Tom "Putuparri" Lawford's long fight for… Video, Audio
Flashdance The Musical - Tom Hedley
First when there's nothing but a slow, glowing dream. So begins the song What a Feeling, theme to the movie Flashdance about an 18 year old girl who works in a steel mill but dreams of joining the… Audio
Iranian film maker shut out of visiting NZ
The guest speaker at next month's Documentary Edge film festival has been told she isn't welcome in New Zealand. Audio
Andrea Bosshard and Shane Loader
Simon talks to the writer-director-producers of the independent New Zealand film, The Great Maiden's Blush. Audio
Zootopia
Simon reviews the endlessly surprising animated comedy-drama from Disney Animation. Audio
The Huntsman: Winter's War
Simon reviews the sequel to Snow White And The Huntsman, starring Charlize Theron, Emily Blunt and Chris Hemsworth. Audio
At the Movies for 14 April 2016
Simon Morris looks at two holiday films - The Huntsman - Winter's War, with its high-powered cast, led by Charlize Theron and Emily Blunt, and Zootopia, the latest smash hit from Disney Animation. He… Audio
TV Reviewer Paul Casserly
Paul Casserly reviews David Farrier's documentary Tickled, the drone warfare film Eye In The Sky, with Helen Mirren and the late great Alan Rickman, and the new local current affairs show The Hui. Audio
NZIFF's Autumn Events serves up classic films
The New Zealand International Film Festival is the once-a-year celebration of cinema for the cognoscenti - festival fare, challenging art-films and the occasional gob-smacking spectacular. But… Audio
NZ On Screen – Taika Waititi
To say Taika Waititi's new film Hunt for the Wilderpeople is a hit is putting it mildly. It's broken the record for an opening weekend in New Zealand - a record previously held by Taika's own Boy. … Audio
Bridget Ikin: Sherpa
An angry brawl a few years ago between European climbers and a gang of disgruntled Sherpas contradicted everything we thought we knew about the friendly, loyal mountain guides who selflessly assisted… Audio
Alex Reed: Decades in Colour
Prime TV's Decades in Colour is a documentary series charting New Zealand's social history through three decades of home movies - from the 1950s to the 1970s. Presented by Judy Bailey and features… Audio, Gallery
Michael Moore: Where To Invade Next
Colin Peacock interviews American documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, whose first film in six years, Where To Invade Next, looks at social welfare programmes across Europe, Scandinavia and the Middle… Audio
At the Movies for 31 March 2016
On At The Movies, Simon Morris gets repeat helpings of some old favourites. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 took over 10 years to get here. Batman versus Superman - Dawn of Justice manages to be a sequel… Audio