Kermode and Mayo's Film Review

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Alfre Woodard, Scoob!, Greyhound and The Way Back Jul 10, 2020

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Sanjeev Bhaskar talked to Alfre Woodard about her stunning performance in Clemency - which is out next week.

Plus all your essential streaming film reviews from Robbie Collin, including Greyhound - the new high seas war film, starring Tom Hanks, Scoob! (Hello to Jason Isaacs), British flick Love Sarah, starring Celia Imrie and The Way Back, which sees Ben Affleck star as an alcoholic ex-high school basketball superstar, returning to the school to coach the team . Sanjeev Bhaskar and Robbie Collin chat through all the films worth seeing on streaming services, we tell you the best and worst films on subscription-free TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week, plus we count down the best films which take place in 24 hours.

00:40:18 Top 10 FILMS SET OVER 24 HOURS 00:51:34 Greyhound review 00:59:50 Alfre Woodard interview 01:16:58 lockdown correspondents 01:19:49 Finding The Way Back review 01:26:33 Love Sarah review 01:33:38 The Old Guard 01:39:22 TV MOVIE OF THE WEEK 01:42:48 Scoob! 01:47:51 DVD OF THE WEEK

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Werner Herzog, Family Romance LLC, Lynn + Lucy and Lost Transmissions Jul 03, 2020

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Mark and Simon are joined by Werner Herzog, who talks about his new film Family Romance LLC. Plus all your essential streaming film reviews including Lost Transmissions, starring Simon Pegg as an acclaimed music producer who goes off his medication for schizophrenia, Lynn + Lucy, about lifelong best friends whose friendship is tested in extreme circumstances.

Mark and Simon chat through all the films worth seeing on streaming services, we tell you the best and worst films on subscription-free TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week, plus we count down the ten best Powell and Pressburger movies.

00:34:21 Top 10 - Powell AND Pressburger 00:51:32 Lynn + Lucy 00:58:03 Back Roads 01:02:30 Lockdown Correspondents 01:10:11 Werner Herzog interview 01:28:42 Family Romance LLC 01:32:18 Lost Transmissions 01:37:45 TV MOVIES OF THE WEEK 01:48:11 DVD OF THE WEEK

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Simon Pegg, Fanny Lye Deliver’d, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga and Irresistible Jun 26, 2020

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Mark and Simon are joined by Simon Pegg who talks about his movie Lost Transmissions. Plus all your essential streaming film reviews including Eurovision Song COntest: The Story of Fire Saga, starring Will Ferrell and Rachel Rachel McAdams as Iceland’s entry to the EBU pop competition and Fanny Lye Deliver’d, about a 17th century puritan woman who learns to transcend her oppressive marriage and discover a new world of possibility.

Mark and Simon chat through all the films worth seeing on streaming services, we tell you the best and worst films on subscription-free TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week, and Hanks for Listening features an inspiring Tom Hanks speech, plus we count down the best hiking and trekking movies.

00:35:08 Top 10 - films that take their plot from a Shakespeare play 00:49:56 The Girl with a Bracelet 00:53:19 Lockdown Correspondents 00:58:22 Ride Like A Girl 01:03:05 Simon Pegg interview 01:18:41 Irresistible 01:25:32 Fanny Lye Deliver’d 01:29:56 TV MOVIES OF THE WEEK 01:34:59 Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga 01:39:54 On The Record 01:41:36 Last ever Hanks for Listening 01:44:19 DVD OF THE WEEK

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Armando Iannucci, White Riot, 7500 and Resistance Jun 19, 2020

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Mark and Simon are joined by Armando Iannucci, who talks about his movie The Personal History of David Copperfield. Plus all your essential streaming film reviews including Bruno Dumont’s Joan of Arc, Jesse Eisenberg in Resistance, The story of a group of Jewish Boy Scouts who worked with the French Resistance during World War II, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a pilot whose aircraft is attacked by terrorists and White Riot, about the Rock Against Racism movement.

Mark and Simon chat through all the films worth seeing on streaming services, we tell you the best and worst films on subscription-free TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week, and Hanks for Listening features an inspiring Tom Hanks speech, plus we count down the best hiking and trekking movies.

00:29:00 Top 10 - Hiking and Walking Movies 00:46:42 Joan of Arc 00:53:24 Lockdown Correspondents 00:58:42 On A Magical Night 01:02:55 White Riot 01:08:55 Armando Iannucci 01:25:53 7500 01:28:40 TV MOVIE(s) OF THE WEEK 01:33:02 Resistance 01:36:46 Hanks for Listening 01:41:47 DVD OF THE WEEK

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Sir Kenneth 'Chuckles' Branagh, Spike Lee, Artemis Fowl, Da 5 Bloods and The King of Staten Island Jun 12, 2020

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Mark and Simon are joined by Sir Ken Branagh and Spike Lee, who talk about their new movies Artemis Fowl and Da 5 Bloods. Plus all your essential streaming film reviews including Judd Apatow’s latest The King of Staten Island, which stars Pete Davidson in this semi-autobiographical comedy drama. Mark also reviews You Don’t Nomi, a documentary about Showgirls, The Australian Dream, a documentary about the inspirational story of sporting hero Adam Goodes.

Mark and Simon chat through all the films worth seeing on streaming services, we tell you the best and worst films on subscription-free TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week, and Hanks for Listening features an inspiring Tom Hanks speech.

00:39:04 Top 10 Black and white films from the colour era 00:52:05 Kenneth Branagh interview 01:05:42 Artemis Fowl 01:07:47 Lockdown Correspondents 01:12:57 You Don’t Nomi 01:16:13 The Australian Dream 01:20:02 Spike Lee Interview 01:30:40 Da 5 Bloods 01:34:28 The Ground Beneath My Feet 01:37:24 TV MOVIE OF THE WEEK 01:41:27 The King of Staten Island 01:44:51 Hanks for Listening 01:49:05 What the Hell Were ‘U’ Thinking 01:52:51 DVD OF THE WEEK

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Judd Apatow, Dating Amber and Days of the Bagnold Summer Jun 05, 2020

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Mark and Edith Bowman, sitting in for Simon, are joined by Judd Apatow, who talks about his new film The King of Staten Island. He also gives some tips for what to watch on Lockdown. Plus all your essential streaming film reviews including Simon Bird’s directorial debut Days of the Bagnold Summer, Dating Amber, an Irish film about two school friends who decide to start a relationship in an effort to fit in. They also talk about A Rainy Day in New York, the new Woody Allen film and Echo in the Canyon, about the music scene of Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles.

Mark and Edith chat through all the films worth seeing on streaming services, we tell you the best and worst films on subscription-free TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week, and Hanks for Listening features an inspiring Tom Hanks speech.

00:22:17 Top 10 00:40:46 Dating Amber review 00:44:29 The Uncertain Kingdom review 00:49:29 Lockdown Correspondents 00:59:39 Judd Apatow Interview 01:16:10 Days of the Bagnold Summer 01:20:57 Echo in the Canyon 01:27:32 Women at War 01:29:16 TV MOVIE OF THE WEEK 01:34:23 Hanks for Listening 01:37:18 DVD OF THE WEEK

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Rosamund Pike, The High Note, Only the Animals and Krabi, 2562 May 29, 2020

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Rosamund Pike joins Simran Hans and Edith Bowman to talk about Radioactive. She also gives some tips for what to watch on Lockdown. Plus all your essential streaming film reviews including documentary Mike Wallace is here, about the legendary American reporter, Only the Animals, a French film about a woman who goes missing by director Domink Moll and The High Note, which stars Dakota Johnson as a personal assistant and Tracee Ellis Ross is the pop singer for whom she works.

Edith and Simran chat through all the films worth seeing on streaming services, we tell you the best and worst films on subscription-free TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week, and Hanks for Listening features an inspiring Tom Hanks speech.

00:20:23 Top 10 Swedish Comedies 00:36:38 Mike Wallace Is Here review 00:41:37 Krabi, 2562 review 00:48:48 Lockdown Correspondents 00:55:18 Rosamund Pike interview (Radioactive) 01:11:33 Only The Animals 01:14:04 TV MOVIE OF THE WEEK 01:19:58 The High Note review 01:26:53 Around the World When You Were My Age review 01:31:33 Director of the Week 01:35:34 DVD OF THE WEEK

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Marielle Heller, The Lovebirds, Take Me Somewhere Nice, and The County May 22, 2020

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Marielle Heller drops by to talk It’s A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood, which she directed. Plus all your essential streaming film reviews including action comedy The Lovebirds, about a couple who are unintentionally wrapped up in a murder mystery, drama Take Me Somewhere Nice and Icelandic comedy, The County, about a widowed farmer beginning a new life, fighting corruption. Mark and Simon chat through all the films worth seeing on streaming services, we tell you the best and worst films on subscription-free TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week, and Hanks for Listening features an inspiring Tom Hanks speech.

00:33:17 Top 10 - Greater remakes of Great Films 00:47:36 The Lovebirds review 00:51:52: Monos (new to VOD) review 00:59:25 Take Me Somewhere Nice review 01:02:01 Marielle Heller interview 01:19:22 The Vast of Night review 01:25:25 TV MOVIE(s) OF THE WEEK 01:30:19 The County review 01:45:07 Well Done U 01:53:48 DVD OF THE WEEK Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment

George McKay, Proximity, Cassandro, The Exotico! and Romantic Comedy May 15, 2020

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George McKay drops by to talk Oscar-winning film 1917 and playing Ned Kelly in The True History of the Kelly Gang. He also gives some tips for what to watch on Lockdown. Plus all your essential streaming film reviews including documentary Cassandro, The Exotico! About a gender-bending cross-dressing Mexican wrestler who reinvents himself, sci-fi Proximity and The Orphanage, about a 15-year-old ticket scalper in Kabul who dreams of Bollywood until the Soviets force him into a state facility. Mark and Simon chat through all the films worth seeing on streaming services, we tell you the best and worst films on subscription-free TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week, and Hanks for Listening features an inspiring Tom Hanks speech.

00:33:57 Top 10 ‘single location movies’ 00:45:03 Proximity review 00:49:43 The Orphanage review 00:53:40 Lockdown Correspondents 01:02:39 Cassandro, The Exotico! review 01:07:08 George MacKay interview 01:25:42 Romantic Comedy review 01:28:13 The Atom: A Love Affair review 01:31:58 TV MOVIE OF THE WEEK 01:42:02 Director of the week 01:46:24 DVD OF THE WEEK Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment

Amma Asante, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, In Search of Greatness and Camino Skies May 08, 2020

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Amma Asante chats to Simon and Mark about the challenges of continuing to work as a film director in lockdown and gives us some tips for some films to watch.

Plus your essential streaming film reviews including Eliza Hittman’s drama Never Rarely Sometimes Always, sports documentary In Search of Greatness and a film about is the journey of six strangers from New Zealand and Australia walking the 800km Camino de Santiago.

Mark also reviews Brett Pierce & Drew T. Pierce’s horror The Wretched, Corneliu Porumboiu’s Romanian drama The Whistlers. Mark and Simon chat through all the films worth seeing on streaming services, we tell you the best and worst films on subscription-free TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week.

00:29:58 New to Download 00:31:20 Top Ten - Fictional Bands in Films 00:46:41 Never Rarely Sometimes Always 00:53:00 The Wretched 00:56:57 Lockdown Correspondents 01:04:30 Camino Skies 01:10:51 Amma Asante interview 01:23:57 TV MOVIE OF THE WEEK 01:29:03 The Whistlers review 01:31:39 More Beautiful For Having Been Broken 01:34:43 Time To Hunt 01:37:23 Tom Hanks 01:46:30 Well Done U 01:51:32 DVD OF THE WEEK Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. We welcome your written or audio contributions: send to mayo@bbc.co.uk. Twitter: @wittertainment

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