At the Movies for 8 November 2023

Simon Morris launches the Spring Cleaning season with the question "Is there an audience for this film?" Among this week's treasures are two New Zealand features, a French film about a famous (in France) politician, and a revenge film told by a psychotic assassin. Simone: Woman of the century is a biopic about former President of the European Union, and Holocaust survivor, Simone Veil. Directed by Olivier Dahan (La vie en rose). Bad behaviour, the debut feature by New Zealand writer-director Alice Englert, explores the mother-daughter relationship of a movie stunt woman and a former actress in search of enlightenment. Stars Jennifer Connolly (A beautiful mind) and Ben Wishaw (Skyfall). Another New Zealand film, Loop track, is the directorial debut of popular comedian Tom Sainsbury (Guns akimbo). He plays a would-be tramper who gets more than he bargained for when he takes the long way round. And The killer is a typically chilling David Fincher tale of a professional assassin who seeks revenge after a hit goes wrong. Stars Michael Fassbender (Assassin's Creed) and Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton).