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Bank of Dave is the real-life story of a man who defied the establishment to create the first new British bank in 150 years. Starring Rory Kinnear (No Time to Die), Joel Fry (Yesterday) and rock band Def Leppard.

The Little Mermaid is the latest live-action remake of a Disney animated classic. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem and Halle Bailey as Ariel. Directed by Rob Marshall (Chicago, Into the Woods).

Armageddon Time is the story of a young boy in 1980s New York confronted with some harsh realities behind the American Dream. Starring Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong and Sir Anthony Hopkins, it's directed by James Gray.

Simon Morris welcomes this year's blockbuster season, but can't help noticing there's not much competition for this week's big Disney release. There's a small British feelgood movie, and over on Prime, there's an under-achieving coming of age film.

Can someone who did bad things still be a good person? Writer and director Zach Braff explores this question in a new film starring Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman.

Jennifer Lopez plays a homicidal parent protecting her daughter in this new thriller from Kiwi director Niki Caro.

Simon Morris looks at some big franchises that are coming to an end this week, including the beginning of the end for The Fast and the Furious. He also looks at two film with intriguing partnerships, including one with a New Zealand connection.

Fast X is the tenth, if not quite the final, episode of Vin Diesel's petrol-head epic. Co-starring Rita Moreno, Jason Statham, Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron and, as the film's villain, a showboating Jason Momoa.

Book Club 2 The Next Chapter sees four long-time friends take off on a Bachelorette trip to Italy when one of them gets engaged. Starring Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen, and directed by Bill Holderman (Book Club 1).

Hypnotic is the new film by low-budget thriller maestro Robert Rodriguez. Ben Affleck stars as a burnt-out cop on the search for a bank robber who uses hypnotism to get strangers to do his dirty work.

Simon Morris looks at three films all, one way or another, about friends. They include an Oscar nominee about childhood friendship, another quartet of senior friends on the road, and a low-budget film calling on an old friend to star in it.

Close is the Cannes Film Festival winner, and Oscar nominee about two best friends whose first year at high school causes friction between them. Written and directed by Lukas Dhont (Girl).

The blue caftan is an award-winner at last year's Cannes Film Festival. Set in Morocco, it's the complicated love story between two men and a dying woman, played by Lubna Azabal (Incendies). Directed by Maryam Touzani.

Guardians of the Galaxy 3 is, apparently, the final of the franchise, starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and the voices of Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel. Directed by James Gunn before he crosses over to Marvel rival, DC Comics.

Simon Morris welcomes three movies that show a marked improvement on the last few weeks - the first bug blockbuster of the season, and two award winning films from North Africa - one from Egypt, one from Morocco.

Cairo Conspiracy is a thriller set in Al-Azhar university, the centre of Sunni Islam. An innocent young student finds himself being used as a spy to manipulate the election of a new leader. Directed by Tarik Saleh (The Nile Hilton Incident)

Jos is an affectionate film about a half-forgotten West Coast photographer, Czech-born Joseph Divis.

Simon Morris looks at three films depending on audiences sharing their enthusiasms - the crime novels of Raymond Chandler, teen comedies blended with action stunts and elderly female football fans.

80 for Brady sees four octogenarian football fans - Jane Fonda, Sally Field, Lily Tomlin and Rita Moreno - take off on a road trip to the Super Bowl to see their idol, superstar quarterback Tom Brady.

Marlowe sees the Irish team of director Neil Jordan and star Liam Neeson attempt to revive the film noir world of private eye Philip Marlowe. Also starring Diane Kruger and Jessica Lange.