diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/interfaces/IMovie.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/interfaces/IMovie.cs
index 7a2564b5af..052774fab3 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/interfaces/IMovie.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/interfaces/IMovie.cs
@@ -228,11 +228,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 
 	public static class MovieExtensions
 	{
-		public static bool IsActive(this IMovie movie) => movie?.Mode != MovieMode.Inactive;
+		public static bool IsActive(this IMovie movie) => movie != null && movie.Mode != MovieMode.Inactive;
 		public static bool NotActive(this IMovie movie) => movie == null || movie.Mode == MovieMode.Inactive;
 		public static bool IsPlaying(this IMovie movie) => movie?.Mode == MovieMode.Play || movie?.Mode == MovieMode.Finished;
 		public static bool IsRecording(this IMovie movie) => movie?.Mode == MovieMode.Record;
-		public static bool IsFinished(this IMovie movie) => movie.Mode == MovieMode.Finished;
+		public static bool IsFinished(this IMovie movie) => movie?.Mode == MovieMode.Finished;
 		public static bool IsPlayingOrRecording(this IMovie movie) => movie?.Mode == MovieMode.Play || movie?.Mode == MovieMode.Record;