Movies

Simon Morris looks at the most famous double feature of the year - the guys who invented the atom bomb in Oppenheimer and the doll that caused the almost as huge upheaval in the toy box - Barbie. Audio

Simon Morris looks at three small-scale comedies - two American on Prime Video and Netflix, one French - and discovers that the secret is to take it seriously. Audio

Joy ride sees four Chinese-American women have an eventful holiday in China. An R-rated comedy directed by Adele Lim (Crazy rich Asians), produced by Seth Rogen (Knocked up) and starring Stephanie Hsu… Audio

Sugar and stars is the based-on-real-life story about a French-Arab orphan who decides to become one of the world's great pastry chefs. Another hit from the recent French Film Festival. Audio

Simon Morris notices an increasing number of franchise blockbusters reaching the end of the road - including the latest Mission Impossible. He also checks out a French foodie movie, and the latest… Audio

My sailor my love sees James Cosmo (Game of Thrones) as an unlikely romantic lead in an Irish tear jerker about love finding two people late in life. Audio

Simon Morris looks at three contrasting stories - from a comic-book time traveller and a grumpy retired sailor finding love late in life to an author shocked to discover what her husband actually… Audio