Movies
Review : Together
Together features real-life husband and wife Dave Franco and Allison Brie as a couple who find themselves getting closer than they intended, with horrific consequences. Co starring Damon Herriman… Audio
Review : Riviera Revenge
Riviera Revenge is another popular comedy from French comedy master Ivan Calbérac (The Tasting). A long-married couple's lives are upended when some 40-year-old letters prove the wife had a brief… Audio
Review : When Fall Is Coming
When Fall Is Coming is a Hitchcock-style thriller about a woman who finds herself accused of planning to murder her own daughter to get custody of her grandson? She enlists an unlikely ally to clear… Audio
Genre Specific
Simon Morris looks at three films that aim at very specific audiences - horror film Together, and from France, an elegant mystery thriller called When Fall Is Coming, and a traditional French sex… Audio
The good, the bad and the wonderfully weird
Dan Slevin reviews three films in local cinemas: In Superman, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn reboots the Man of Steel legend; in Bride Hard, Australian comic Rebel Wilson plays a secret… Audio
Review : Superman
Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn reboots the Man of Steel legend, reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
Review : Bride Hard
Dan Slevin reviews an action comedy in which Australian comic Rebel Wilson plays a secret agent bridesmaid saving a wedding from a gang of terrorists. Audio
Review : Universal Language
Dan Slevin reviews an absurdist Canadian comedy about a depressed man who returns home to snowy Winnipeg to try and find himself. Audio
Review : Merchant Ivory
Merchant Ivory tells the story of one of the longest ever movie-making partnerships, between Indian producer Ismail Merchant, American director James Ivory - and German-Jewish born writer Ruth Prawer… Audio
Review : Elio
Elio is the latest from Pixar Films - the story of a lonely, space-obsessed boy who dreams of being abducted by aliens. With an original story by Adrian Molina (Coco), Elio features the voices of Zoe… Audio
What Do Men Want ?
Simon Morris takes a look at an unusually blokey collection of movies this week, including the return of the "infected" in Danny Boyles's 28 Years Later, a documentary about the films of long-time… Audio
Review : 28 Years Later
28 Years Later sees the return of director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland to the zombie apocalypse they created 23 years ago. Now survivors settle on a small island, leaving the mainland to the… Audio
Review : The Assessment
The Assessment finds a couple in a dystopian future trying to get permission to have a baby. But first they need to pass an assessment. Stars Elizabeth Olsen (WandaVision), Himesh Patel (Yesterday)… Audio
Review : Chuck Chuck Baby
Chuck Chuck Baby sees a woman in the production line of a chicken farm of the same name, suddenly confronted by her school crush. A winner at last year's Welsh Baftas, it features a string of director… Audio
Wishing On A Star
Simon Morris regrets the passing of the old-fashioned film star, and reviews two movies featuring one-time "stars of tomorrow" - Ana de Armas in Ballerina, and Prime Video's The Assessment, starring… Audio
Review : Ballerina
Ballerina - now prefaced From the world of John Wick - sees a new face at the Continental Hotel for assassins. A young dancer seeks revenge for the death of her father. Joining John Wick regulars… Audio
Review : La Cucina
La Cucina is one day in the life of popular restaurant The Grill. Although it's set in New York, it's based on a 1961 English play and it's written and directed by Mexican Alonso Ruizpalacios. Stars… Audio
Review : The Salt Path
The Salt Path is the story of real-life couple Raynor and Moth Winn who set out to walk the gruelling track around Devon and Cornwall after they lose everything in a bad investment. Based on Raynor's… Audio
Review : Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
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… Audio
Place Your Bets
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… Audio