Kermode and Mayo's Film Review

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Sam Neill, Rams, Malcolm and Marie and Greenland Feb 05, 2021

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Mark and Simon are joined by Sam Neill, who talks about his new film Rams.

Mark reviews of A Glitch in the Matrix which asks if we are living in a simulation, Stewart Lee’s documentary King Rocker, about Robert Lloyd, the lead singer of Birmingham post-punk band The Nightingales, new Netflix drama Malcolm and Marie, and Gerard Butler in actioner Greenland.

Mark and Simon also talk you through the best and worst films on subscription-free TV next week, recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week and try to guess a listener’s identity by examining their streaming algorithm.

00:30:04 Celebrating Cinema 00:34:43 Current releases 00:40:28 Chart: Top 5s of all time 00:46:00 Simple Passion review 00:48:28 Algorithm Is Gonna Get You 00:53:47 Malcolm & Marie review 00:58:33 Sam Neil interview 01:10:30 Rams review 01:14:19 US Movie Road Trip 01:21:48 King Rocker review 01:25:18 Lobbydown Correspondents 01:29:02 Greenland review 01:32:56 TV Movies of the Week 01:35:58 A Glitch in the Matrix review 01:42:42 Life in a Day 2020 review 01:49:52 DVD of the Week

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Adam Curtis, Synchronic, The Dig and Palmer Jan 29, 2021

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Mark and Simon are joined by Adam Curtis, who talks about his new film Can't Get You Out Of My Head: An Emotional History of the Modern World.

Mark reviews Synchronic, starring Jamie Dornan as a New Orleans paramedic, Beginning, which is Georgia’s submission for 'Best International Feature Film' at this year’s Oscars, Apple TV’s Palmer, starring Justin Timberlake as an ex-convict who strikes up a friendship with a boy from a troubled home and The Dig, which stars Ralph Fiennes as a self-taught archaeologist.

00:18:57 Celebrating Cinema 00:26:58 Chart: 2011 00:39:52 Beginning review 00:43:48 Adam Curtis interview 00:56:35 Algorithm Is Gonna Get You 01:01:51 The Capote Tapes review 01:05:09 Assassins review 01:06:35 US Movie Road Trip 01:12:24 The Dig review 01:16:53 Lobbydown Correspondents 01:22:05 Palmer review 01:25:12 TV Movies of the Week 01:27:41 Synchronic review 01:32:39 DVD of the Week

Send us your sub 20 second audio review of any film attached to an email to mayo@bbc.co.uk.

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Kevin Macdonald, Quo Vadis, Aida? 76 Days and White Tiger Jan 22, 2021

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Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo review the week's movies, including Quo Vadis, Aida? 76 Days and White Tiger. Plus an interview with director Kevin Macdonald to talk about Life In A Day 2020.

00:22:38 Celebrating Cinema 00:32:13 Algorithm Is Gonna Get You 00:39:28 Quo Vadis, Aida? review 00:44:02 The White Tiger review 00:48:34 Kevin Macdonald interview 01:05:26 Persian Lessons review 01:10:06 US Movie Road Trip 01:16:42 Baby Done review 01:21:32 Lobbydown Correspondents 01:26:07 Are We Lost Forever review 01:28:57 TV Movies of the Week 01:32:49 76 Days review 01:38:17 DVD of the Week

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Ralph Fiennes, Stardust, MLK/FBI, Blithe Spirit and Dear Comrades! Jan 15, 2021

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Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo review the week's movies, including Stardust, MLK/FBI, Blithe Spirit and Dear Comrades! Plus Ralph Fiennes talks about his new film, The Dig.

Also on the programme, interviews with key figures from the world of cinema, as well as your emails, and the latest Box Office top ten.

00:22:37 Virtual American road trip films 00:29:28 Rotating charts 00:31:21 Pieces of a Woman correspondence 00:32:43 Top 10 Digital Downloads 00:39:06 Blithe Spirit review 00:42:25 Archive review 00:46:18 Ralph Fiennes interview 01:04:16 Dear Comrades! review 01:10:53 Stardust review 01:18:17 Lobbydown Correspondents 01:22:40 Imperial Blue review 01:26:47 TV MOVIES OF THE WEEK 01:30:23 MLK/FBI review 01:35:22 DVD OF THE WEEK

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Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman, Sylvie’s Love and Vanguard Jan 08, 2021

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Ben Bailey Smith and Anna Bogutskaya are joined by Vanessa Kirby who talks about her new film Pieces of a Woman.

Plus your essential streaming reviews including the new Jackie Chan film Vanguard, Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomugha in Sylvie’s Love and drama documentary Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets, about the last days of a Las Vegas dive bar.

Ben and Anna also talk you through the best and worst films on subscription-free TV next week, recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week and count down the top ten films in UK cinemas.

00:25:25 Box Office Top 10 00:39:23 The Basilisks 00:43:04 Vanessa Kirby interview 00:57:46 Pieces of a Woman 01:05:07 Sylvie’s Love 01:08:17 Ham on Rye 01:11:50 Lobbydown Correspondents 01:15:43 Vanguard 01:20:12 TV MOVIE OF THE WEEK 01:26:07 Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets 01:35:05 DVD OF THE WEEK

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Best of 2020 Jan 01, 2021

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Simon and Mark present their favourite bits of the show from across the year including reviews of The Ringmaster, Dolittle and I'm Thinking of Ending Things and interviews with Werner Herzog, Charlize Theron and Richard Dreyfuss.

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Pete Docter, Soul, One Night in Miami and Adoration Dec 25, 2020

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Mark and Simon are joined by Director Pete Docter who talks about his new film Soul.

We’ll also have your essential streaming film reviews including documentaries Mayor and Sing Me a Song, and French drama Adoration.

Mark and Simon also talk you through the best and worst films on subscription-free TV next week, recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week and count down the top ten films in UK cinemas.

Podcast timings: 00:47:47 Box Office Top 10 Of the Year 00:55:55 One Night in Miami review 01:02:54 Lobbydown Correspondents 01:07:52 TV MOVIE OF BOXING DAY 01:10:50 Adoration review 01:39:04 Sing Me A Song review 01:42:46 Pete Doctor interview 01:57:51 Soul review 02:09:39 The Mayor review 02:19:16 DVD OF THE WEEK

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Viola Davis, Wonder Woman 1984, Come Away and Let Him Go Dec 18, 2020

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Mark and Simon are joined by Viola Davis who talks about her film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.

We’ll also have your essential streaming film reviews including Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman 1984, the sequel to 2017’s Wonder Woman, Kevin Costner in thriller Let Him Go and David Oyelowo in Come Away.

00:39:08 Box Office Top 10 00:51:48 Let Him Go review 00:56:53 Viola Davis interview 01:12:39 The Woman Who Ran review 01:15:28 Come Away review 01:20:42 Lobbydown Correspondents 01:23:50 Wonder Woman 1984 review 01:29:22 TV MOVIE OF THE WEEK 01:32:59 The Macaloso Sisters 01:35:56 Farewell Amor 01:45:02 DVD OF THE WEEK

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David Oyelowo, The Midnight Sky, American Utopia and Dreamland Dec 11, 2020

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Mark and Simon are joined by David Oyelowo who talks about his forthcoming film Come Away.

We’ll also have your essential streaming film reviews including David’s other new film, The Midnight Sky, in which he plays the husband of last week’s guest, Felicity Jones, the new Spike Lee and David Byrne film American Utopia and Margot Robbie in Dreamland.

00:35:40 Box Office Top 10 00:47:25 American Utopia review 00:53:33 David Oyelowo Interview 01:08:54 Midnight Sky review 01:16:10 Silent Night review 01:20:53 Lobbydown Correspondents 01:25:51 Dreamland 01:30:43 TV MOVIE OF THE WEEK 01:34:22 Cold Meridian 01:40:30 DVD OF THE WEEK

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Felicity Jones, The Prom, Host and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Dec 04, 2020

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Mark and Simon are joined by Felicity Jones who talks about her forthcoming film Midnight Sky.

We’ll also have your essential streaming film reviews including Ryan Murphy’s The Prom, Zoom-based horror Host and Chadwick Boseman’s last screen appearance in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.

00:27:57 Box Office Top 10 00:41:43 A Christmas Carol 00:44:33 Felicity Jones interview 01:01:43 The Prom 01:06:42 Host 01:14:19 County Lines 01:19:39 Lobbydown Correspondents 01:22:25 Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom 01:25:12 TV MOVIE OF THE WEEK 01:26:37 Crock of Gold 01:37:41 DVD OF THE WEEK

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