Simon Morris

Trap finds serial killer The Butcher trapped with 10,000 teenage fans at a pop concert. Stars Josh Hartnett (Black Hawk down) and Hayley Mills (Pollyanna). Directed by M Night Shyamalan (The Sixth… Audio

Another French swashbuckler, The edge of the blade tells the true story of feminist and occasional duellist Marie-Rose Astié as she joins forces with a fencing master for justice and honour. Written… Audio

Simon Morris goes to the first French version of The three Musketeers in 30 years, and another film involving Parisian duels, The edge of the blade. The first part of The three Musketeers -… Audio

French hit Mr Blake at your service sees John Malkovich (Dangerous liaisons) play a British businessman (entirely in French!) who takes a job as a butler in a French stately home. Also starring… Audio

Deadpool & Wolverine sees two Marvel Comics mavericks combine to save Disney's beleaguered MCU. Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are joined by a dazzling array of cameos, including Emma Corrin (The… Audio

Simon Morris realizes there are several worlds of movies around this week - from Marvel's Multiverse in Deadpool & Wolverine to the popular French hits, typified by The President's wife with Catherine… Audio

From the French Film Festival, Divertimento, based on a real-life young woman from the Parisian projects who became one of France's great woman conductors. "Divertimento" is the name of Zahia… Audio

Horizon: An American saga - Chapter 1 is a typically epic Kevin Costner (Dances with wolves) western - at three hours it's not even halfway finished apparently. Written, produced and directed by… Audio

Longlegs is a hugely popular, serial killer horror film. A sensation on social media, it's reignited the career of Nicolas Cage as the titular villain - with a voice inspired by his mother! Also stars… Audio

Simon Morris wonders if genre is always a good guide to a movie's quality. Just because you usually like that sort of film. Horizon: An American saga - Chapter 1 is a typically epic Kevin Costner… Audio

Fly me to the moon sees Scarlett Johanssen and Channing Tatum in a romantic romp that wonders what if the moon landing really was faked? Co-starring Woody Harrelson as President Nixon's hatchet man. Audio

Kinds of kindness is a typically opaque collection of loosely-connected short stories by UK-Greek film-maker Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor things). Starring Emma Stone (The favourite), Willem Dafoe (The… Audio

Twisters - 28 years after the original Twister a new crew is chasing storms in Oklahoma's notorious "Tornado Alley". Starring Glen Powell (Hit man) and Daisy Edgar-Jones (Where the crawdads sing)… Audio

Simon Morris is confronted by an embarrassment of good, entertaining movies. And about time too… Audio

Coup de chance is Woody Allen's 50th movie - and his first entirely in the French language. A chance meeting - a stroke of luck or the worst thing that could happen? Audio

Ka whawhai tonu: Struggle without end tells the famous story of Rewi's Last Stand in the Land Wars of the 1860s. Directed by Michael Jonathan, it features Tem Morrison (Aquaman), Cliff Curtis… Audio