Immaculate sees teen favourite Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria) play an American nun in Italy, who finds that her new spiritual home isn't as safe as they thought. Produced by Sweeney herself.

Road House is a reboot of an Eighties thriller starring Patrick Swayze, no stranger to ghosts himself. Stars Jake Gyllenhaal, with guest appearances by MMA star Conor McGregor and singer Post Malone. Available on Prime Video.

Simon Morris reviews three films all dependent, more or less, on audiences already softened up to like them.

Goodbye Julia is an award-winning drama set in Sudan, North East Africa, just before it split into two separate countries. A tragedy unexpectedly brings two women together in an unlikely friendship.

Simon Morris looks at three films based on real life, but wonders if that necessarily means a good story.

Wicked Little Letters is based on a real-life event in 1920s England, in which a small town is terrorised by abusive poison pen letters. Stars Olivia Colman (The Favourite), Jessie Buckley (Wild Rose) and Timothy Spall (Mr Turner).

The Convert is that rare thing, a New Zealand costume drama, this time set during the notorious Musket Wars of the early 1800s. Directed by Lee Tamahori (Once Were Warriors), it stars Guy Pearce (L A Confidential) and Lawrence Makoare (Fellowship of the Ring).

Simon Morris enjoys the best Academy Awards show in ages, then checks out three films for very different audiences - old, young and American faith-based. The great escaper is the last film by two Oscar-winning greats - Sir Michael Caine who's officially retired, and Dame Glenda Jackson who died shortly after making it. The true story of a Second World War veteran who takes off for the Normandy Beach 70th anniversary, sees both actors enjoying themselves - and each other. How to have sex is a...

Cabrini - the inspiring story of a Catholic nun who built an astonishing number of orphanages in New York, and later around the world. Mother Cabrini later became the first US citizen to be made a saint by the Pope. Directed by Alejandro Monteverde (The sound of freedom).

The great escaper is the last film by two Oscar-winning greats - Sir Michael Caine who's officially retired, and Dame Glenda Jackson who died shortly after making it. The true story of a Second World War veteran who takes off for the Normandy Beach 70th anniversary, sees both actors enjoying themselves - and each other.

How to Have Sex is a comedy-drama of three teenager best friends, off to have "the best holiday ever" in Crete. Sun, sea, booze and multiple hook-ups - that's the plan. What could go wrong? Stars Bafta Rising Star 2024 Mia McKenna-Bruce.

Argentinian romantic drama Let the Dance Begin finds the one-time "Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers of Tango" get back together for a road trip full of surprises and secrets revealed.

Dune Part Two continues Denis Villeneuve's epic based on the Frank Herbert classic. It features an all-star cast including Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Javier Bardem, Christopher Walken and Florence Pugh.

Simon Morris welcomes a continuing run of good American movies - including a smarter than the average sci-fi blockbuster, a multi-Oscar nominated satire about the state of the literary world, and from South America, an Argentine road movie about a tango group's last ride.

American Fiction is a multi-Oscar nominated satirical comedy about racism, expectations and giving the public what it wants. Written and directed by first-time film maker, TV writer Cord Jefferson (Watchmen, The Good Place), it features an acclaimed performance by Jeffrey Wright (Asteroid City). Available on Prime Video.

The Zone of Interest is a harrowing film about the commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp and his family - the pictures are almost home movies, the sound is pure horror. Stars Sandra Hüller (Anatomy of a Fall) and directed by Jonathan Glazer (Under the Skin, Sexy Beast).

Baghead is a straight-ahead horror film about a woman who inherits a deserted hotel with something unexpected hiding in the basement. Stars Freya Allen (The witcher) and Peter Mullan (After the party).

Simon Morris checks a highly-favoured Oscar nominee, a successful horror short turned into a less successful feature film, and a lesbian romp from one of the masters of sweet and sour movies. Nobody blends comedy and drama like the Coen brothers.

Drive-Away Dolls is a road movie where two lesbians take a drive-away car down to Florida, only to discover it's the wrong car and some crooks want it back. Stars Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan, with guest appearances from Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal and Miley Cyrus. Directed by Ethan Coen (The Big Lebowski) and his editor wife Tricia Cooke.

Red Mole: A romance is a documentary about the underground New Zealand theatre group that set out to conquer New York - and very nearly did! Directed by Annie Goldson (Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web.

Simon Morris checks out three films with something in common. They all take place in the mid Seventies. They include an Amazon explorer, a Jamaican superstar and an eccentric New Zealand theatre troupe whose influence long outlasted them.

Madame Web is the comic book heroine who's inspired a thousand memes. Can it really be as bad as everyone says? Stars Dakota Johnson (50 shades of Grey)

Bob Marley: One Love is a year in the life of the reggae legend, from the attempted murder of Marley and his family to the recording of the Exodus album and the famous One Love peace concert. Stars Kingsley Ben-Adir (One night in Miami), directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green (King Richard).

Charcoal sees an impoverished Brazil family and a wealthy Argentine fugitive see if they can solve each other's problems. From the recent New Zealand International Film Festival.

Force of Nature: The Dry 2 is another Aussie cop story starring Eric Bana as Aaron Falk. Not dry this time, it's set in the decidedly wet bush, where one of a group of women campers goes missing.