Simon Morris

Blade Runner 2049 returns to Ridley Scott's dystopian future 35 years on, and the critics, generally, are wildly supportive. Stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, and directed by Denis (Sicario, The… Video, Audio

Simon Morris goes to the sequel to the classic Blade Runner - 30 years later. He also reviews the rather smaller Final Portrait, directed by Stanley Tucci, and Another Mother's Son, the often… Video, Audio

Lady Macbeth – another hit from the NZ Film Festival – has been described as "Wuthering Heights as directed by Alfred Hitchcock". It stars the riveting Florence Pugh. Video, Audio

Flatliners is a remake of the old Julia Roberts-Keifer Sutherland thriller from the nineties. This time around, it stars Ellen Page and Diego Luna. Video, Audio

The Changeover is a New Zealand film with lots of promise based a book by Margaret Mahy. Its stars include Melanie Lynskey, Timothy Spall and Lucy Lawless and it's directed by Miranda Harcourt and… Video, Audio

Simon Morris checks out the new New Zealand film The Changeover, starring Timothy Spall and based on a Margaret Mahy book. He also looks at the remake of the '90s hit Flatliners and another NZIFF… Video, Audio

A Ghost Story features a traditional sheet-clad ghost, but the end result is touching rather than comedic. Stars Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck. Video, Audio

Kingsman: The Golden Circle takes newly dapper spy Eggsy to America. Co-starring Channing Tatum, Jeff Bridges and Halle Berry. Video, Audio

The Lego Ninjago Movie is more from the plastic brick company - though "more" doesn't necessarily mean better. Video, Audio

Simon Morris goes to two holiday films - The Lego Ninjago Movie and the second Kingsman comedy-actioner The Golden Circle. By contrast, he also reviews one of the favourites at the recent film… Video, Audio