Simon Morris

Simon Morris looks at a documentary about the most opinionated - and some say the greatest - film critic ever, the late Pauline Kael. He also checks out two films Kael would have turned her nose up at… Audio

Crawl sends a young woman under a house during a Florida hurricane, only to find she's got unwelcome company! Produced by horror king Sam Raimi. Audio

Camino skies follows six veteran trampers from New Zealand and Australia as they challenge themselves on the famous "Camino de Santiago" - the pilgrimage to the shrine of St James in Spain. Audio

Despite the success of sequels to The Avengers and Toy Story, "sequel fatigue" is setting in this year. But what was the secret of the success of the first films in franchises like Men In Black… Audio

Simon Morris investigates the story that this year's movie sequels are somehow substandard, and wonders what makes a sequel-worthy first episode. He also checks out two other standard features this… Audio

Sometimes always never stars Bill Nighy in a made-to-measure story about obsession, families - and Scrabble. Co-stars Sam Riley, Jenny Agutter and 80s comedian Alexei Sayle. Audio

Men In Black: International revives the alien invaders comedy with a brand new cast. Can Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson neuralyze away memories of Will Smith and Tommy lee Jones? Audio

Simon Morris looks at films that are sold purely on the strength of their names - whether it's a further instalment of an old franchise, or casting can't-fail actors. And he finds one movie that… Audio

Who knew that the Next Big Thing in Kiwi Komedy was Filipino? There's award-winning standup James Roque of Legal Alien fame. There's that guy from the comedy trio Frickin' Dangerous Bro, not to… Audio

Gloria Bell is an American remake of the Chilean art-house favourite Gloria. Starring Julianne Moore and John Turturro, it's directed by the original film-maker, Sebastian Lelo. Audio