Rnz: At The Movies

Fly me to the moon sees Scarlett Johanssen and Channing Tatum in a romantic romp that wonders what if the moon landing really was faked? Co-starring Woody Harrelson as President Nixon's hatchet man.

On At the Movies, Dan Slevin reviews Jodie Comer, Tom Hardy and Austin Butler in The Bikeriders, a drama about Chicago motorcycle gangs in the 1960s, three competing animated sequels for the school holidays, and Eddie Murphy's fourth outing as Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.

Eddie Murphy returns as the Detroit detective getting into and out of trouble in the posh part of Los Angeles, reviewed by Dan Slevin.

Dan Slevin watches three competing animated sequels - Despicable Me 4, Inside Out 2 and 200% Wolf.

Dan Slevin reviews Jeff Nichols' drama about a Chicago motorcycle gang in the 1960s, based on Danny Lyon's famous book of photojournalism.

Simon Morris talks to the new director of Whānau Mārama, the New Zealand International Film Festival. Paolo Bertolin plucks some highlights from this year's programme, including Cannes sensation The Seed of the Sacred Fig, tributes to musician Paul Simon and one-time Superman, the late actor Christopher Reeves, and New Zealand classics, new and old - Alien Weaponry: Kua Tupu Te Ara and Heavenly Creatures.

Simon Morris looks at the conflicting demands of history and a good story. When the truth becomes legend, should you always print the legend?

The road to Patagonia is the story of a couple who travel from Alaska to the southernmost tip of Patagonia, and along the way shoot enough footage to make a great love story. Directed, photographed and edited by real-life couple Matty Hannan and Heather Hillier.

Ka whawhai tonu: Struggle without end tells the famous story of Rewi's Last Stand in the Land Wars of the 1860s. Directed by Michael Jonathan, it features Tem Morrison (Aquaman), Cliff Curtis (Avatar), Miriama Smith (Love and monsters) and newcomers Paku Fernandez and Hinerangi Harawira-Nicholas.

Coup de chance is Woody Allen's 50th movie - and his first entirely in the French language. A chance meeting - a stroke of luck or the worst thing that could happen?

Simon Morris discovers three old-fashioned movies mostly from outside the Hollywood mainstream.

The Watchers is the directorial debut of Ishana Shyamalan, produced by her rather more famous father M. Night Shyamalan. In it, a young woman (Dakota Fanning) finds herself trapped in the Irish woods by a mysterious group.

The Promised Land is a historical drama set in Denmark in the early 18th century. A retired army captain (Mads Mikkelson) plans to turn a barren heath into successful farmland but makes a powerful enemy in the local magistrate.

Mothers' Instinct is a Hitchcock-style suspense thriller produced by its stars Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain. (Now streaming on Prime Video)

Simon Morris continues to be unimpressed by the so-called "blockbuster season", and finds better - or at least more interesting - stuff on Netflix this week.

Hit Man, from arthouse darling Richard Linklater, tells the true-ish story of a "fake hitman" working for the New Orleans Police Department.

Bad Boys: Ride or Die is the fourth in the buddy-cop franchise starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. Does it have the same magic 30 years after the first episode?

Under Paris is part shark-thriller, part French cop movie and part Greenie parable - which is why it's getting enthusiastic thumbs-up from unexpected quarters.

Simon Morris finds it hard to get much sympathy when he complains about the regular mixed bag of movies currently on display at the cinema!

Unsung hero is the mostly true story of Australia's Smallbone family, who emigrated to America and ended up spawning two leading Christian music acts - Rebecca St James and pop duo For King and Country. Starring Josh Smallbone as his father David and popular Australian actress Daisy Betts (Last Resort) as his mother.