Movies

Simon Morris finds himself on the wrong side of history - or at least the general, critical opinion of the new Stephen King movie, The Long Walk, and millennial sex-comedy Splitsville. Though he… Audio

The Long Walk, based on Stephen King's first novel, is set in a dystopian future where 50 young men compete to be the last one standing. If they slow down they're shot. Directed by Francis Lawrence… Audio

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale is the third and final Downton movie, we're told. It features all the old favourite characters - and, frankly old favourite plotlines. With added Noël Coward, and… Audio

How To Make A Killing sees Laure Calamy (Call My Agent) caught up in a tangle of gangsters, refugees, a big bundle of money - and a gigantic black bear. French farce at its most farcical - and French… Audio

The Roses is a gentler remake of the pitch-black Eighties divorce comedy The Ear Of The Roses. But stars Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch turn out to be worthy successors. Directed by Jay Roach… Audio

Simon Morris looks at three films that use comedy in different ways to make a point - the divorce comedy The Roses, a film about a traumatic event, Sorry, Baby, that uses humour as a healing tool and… Audio

Sorry, Baby was a big hit when it debuted at Sundance - the story of a young woman getting over a traumatic event. Star, writer and director Eva Victor had never made a feature film before. Produced… Audio