Movies

Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman joins Jesse Mulligan to preview tonight's show and producer Sam Hollis joins to talk about a US cinema chain taking a novel approach to screening silent movies.

Alien: Romulus is the latest entry in the space-horror franchise that goes back to basics, and is all the better for it. Directed by Fede Álvarez (Don't breathe) and starring Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla)… Audio

Ghostlight is a critically acclaimed indie film about a construction worker and his family who heal when he is bullied into joining a community theatre. Featuring a scene-stealing performance by Dolly… Audio

Action-comedy Jackpot! stars Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians) as a woman who wins a billion dollar lottery, only to find she has to stay alive until sundown if she wants to keep it. Co-starring John Cena… Audio

Simon Morris investigates the dark art of casting - which gives you the best value for money, a star, a real actor or a trendy celebrity? He checks three contrasting films - Alien: Romulus, a little… Audio

Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan for his weekend picks. Audio

Dominic Corry reviews the latest films including the new Aliens movie, the 1960 Michael Powell classic Peeping Tom, Menus-Plaisirs - Les Troisgros, the new four-hour film from legendary documentarian… Audio

Here's a B-movie video-game adaptation with an A-List cast - Jack Black and Kevin Hart (Jumanji), Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere All At Once) and, playing her first inter-planetary bounty… Audio

Bookworm is about an 11-year-old girl's quest to find New Zealand's mythical Canterbury Panther with the unwilling help of her long-lost father. Directed by Ant Timpson (Come To Daddy) it stars Elijah… Audio

It Ends With Us is based on a romantic novel that went viral a couple of years back. The film version may do even better, thanks to a star performance by Blake Lively (The Shallows). It's directed by… Audio

Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan to feature Bookworm (2024), Cirque du Soleil: Without a Net (2022) screening on Prime Video tracking the famous performing arts company's… Audio

Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin is in with some suggested weekend viewing. Audio

A slow week for new releases due to the start of the film festival, so Sam Hollis is going to recommend a few underrated classics!  Audio

The President's Wife sees the unstoppable Catherine Deneuve (Belle de Jour) portray another force of nature - Bernadette Chirac, wife of President Jacques Chirac, who became more popular than her… Video, Audio