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Viggo Mortensen, Red, White and Blue, Possessor, and The Ringmaster Nov 27, 2020

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Mark and Simon are joined by Viggo Mortensen who talks about his new film Falling.

We’ll also have your essential streaming film reviews including Steve McQueen’s drama Red, White and Blue, starring John Boyega, and new horrors Possessor and The Ringmaster.

Mark and Simon also talk you through the best and worst films on subscription-free TV next week and will recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week and count down the top ten films from November 2001.

00:34:53 Box Office Top 10 from 2001 00:46:55 Viggo Mortensen interview 01:02:50 Falling review 01:05:30 Possessor 01:11:29 Red, White and Blue 01:17:31 The Ringmaster 01:20:42 Lobbydown Correspondents 01:25:11 Mank 01:29:46 TV MOVIE OF THE WEEK 01:33:25 Happiest Season 01:43:57 DVD OF THE WEEK

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Peter Strickland, Uncle Frank, The Kid Detective, Patrick and Skyfire Nov 20, 2020

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Mark and Simon are joined by Peter Strickland who talks about his new film Cold Meridian.

We’ll also have your essential streaming film reviews including The Kid Detective, about a once-celebrated kid detective, now 32, who continues to solve the same trivial mysteries between hangovers and bouts of self-pity until a naive client brings him his first 'adult' case, Skyfire, starring Jason Isaacs in a disaster movie about volcanoes. And Uncle Frank, starring Paul Bettany.

00:33:44 The Australian Box Office Top 10 00:48:48 Peter Strickland Interview 01:06:21 Skyfire 01:16:23 Patrick 01:25:13 Uncle Frank 01:30:16 TV MOVIE OF THE WEEK 01:33:31 Kid Detective 01:39:32 DVD OF THE WEEK

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Jason Isaacs, Skyfire, Jingle Jangle and Hillbilly Elegy Nov 13, 2020

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Mark and Simon are joined by Jason Isaacs who talks about his new film Skyfire, directed by Simon West, whose previous work includes Con Air.

We’ll also have your essential streaming film reviews including Netflix’s Christmas movie Jingle Jangle, Sophia Loren in The Life Ahead and Amy Adams and Glenn Close in Ron Howard’s Hillbilly Elegy, adapted from the J.D.Vance memoir by Vanessa Taylor.

00:37:35 Top 10 Current Films 00:46:21 Breathless/A bout de Soufflé 60th Anniversary review 00:49:17 Jason Isaacs Interview 01:08:54 Lennox review 01:11:37 Hillbilly Elegy review 01:18:33 Lobbydown Correspondents 01:22:43 The Life Ahead review 01:25:12 Jingle Jangle review 01:30:36 TV MOVIE OF THE WEEK 01:33:29 To The Ends of the Earth review 01:38:31 Billie review 01;43:22 DVD OF THE WEEK

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Tilda Swinton, A Christmas Gift from Bob, About Endlessness and Looted Nov 06, 2020

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Mark and Simon are joined by Tilda Swinton who talks about her new film The Human Voice, directed by Pedro Almodóvar and adapted from the monodrama written by Jean Cocteau.

We’ll also have your essential streaming film reviews including Roy Andersson’s About Endlessness, Andrea Riseborough in drama Luxor, Thomas Turgoose in Looted and Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula, the sequel to the acclaimed 2016 south Korean action horror.

00:34:47 Box Office Top 10 00:46:05 Looted review 00:49:58 Tilda Swinton interview 01:06:03 The Human Voice review 01:12:09 A Christmas Gift From Bob 01:15:34 Lobbydown Correspondents 01:19:00 About Endlessness 01:21:09 TV MOVIE OF THE WEEK 01:26:10 Words on Bathroom Walls 01:30:02 Train To Busan Presents: Peninsula 01:42:00 Luxor review 01:45:41 DVD OF THE WEEK

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Elisabeth Moss, Shirley, Relic, The Witches, Mogul Mowgli and Wolfwalkers Oct 30, 2020

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Mark and Simon are joined by Elisabeth Moss to talk about her new film, Shirley. Elisabeth stars as the writer Shirley Jackson, in this fictionalised account of a time in her life.

We’ll also have your essential streaming film reviews including Robert Zemeckis’ new adaptation of The Witches, Mogul Mowgli, starring Riz Ahmed and new horror, Relic.

00:34:36 Box Office Top 10 00:47:09 Relic review 00:51:02 Elizabeth Moss interview 01:05:49 Shirley review 01:12:28 Mogul Mowgli review 01:16:52 Lobbydown Correspondents 01:20:37 Wolfwalkers review 01:23:57 TV MOVIE OF THE WEEK 01:30:09 The Burnt Orange Heresy 01:34:04 Uncle Vanya 01:43:20 The Witches 01:46:20 DVD OF THE WEEK

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Colm Meaney, Pixie, Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm, Honest Thief and The Climb Oct 23, 2020

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Mark and Simon are joined by Colm Meaney who talks about his new movie Pixie.

Plus your essential streaming film reviews including Liam Neeson’s new actioner Honest Thief, Sacha Baron Cohen’s return as Borat in Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm, new American comedy The Climb and François Ozon’s latest drama Summer of 85.

Mark and Simon also talk you through the best and worst films on subscription-free TV next week.

They also recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week and count down the top 10 films at the UK box office.

00:39:39 Box Office Top 10 00:49:39 Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm review 00:55:42 Colm Meaney interview 01:11:06 Pixie review 01:14:16 Honest Thief review 01:17:43 Lobbydown Correspondents 01:21:50 The Climb review 01:28:10 TV MOVIE OF THE WEEK 01:32:06 Secret Garden review 01:35:29 Summer of 85 01:39:34 Antrum 01:42:47 DVD OF THE WEEK

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Morfydd Clark, Rebecca, I Am Greta, Carmilla Oct 16, 2020

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Mark and Simon are joined by Morfydd Clark who talks about her new movie Saint Maud.

Plus your essential streaming film reviews including Ben Wheatley’s new adaptation of Rebecca, I Am Greta, a documentary about the climate activist and Carmilla, Directed by Emily Harris and starring Tobias Menzies, Greg Wise and Jessica Raine.

Mark and Simon also talk you through the best and worst films on subscription-free TV next week.

They also recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week and count down the top 10 films at the UK box office.

00:36:20 Box Office Top 10 00:46:54 I Am Greta 00:50:10 Morfydd Clark interview 01:06:00 The Other Lamb 01:09:15 Body of Water 01:12:14 Being A Human Person 01:15:55 Lobbydown Correspondents 01:20:06 Rebecca 01:26:44 TV MOVIE(s) OF THE WEEK 01:31:31 Carmilla 01:34:23 Time 01:38:26 DVD OF THE WEEK

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Ben Wheatley, Kajillionaire, Saint Maud and I Am Woman Oct 09, 2020

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Mark and Simon are joined by Ben Wheatley who talks about his new movie Rebecca.

Plus your essential streaming film reviews including highly-rated horror Saint Maud, Miranda July’s new drama Kajillionaire, and a Helen Reddy biopic, I Am Woman. Mark and Simon also talk you through the best and worst films on subscription-free TV next week.

They also recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week and count down the top 10 films at the UK box office.

00:28:28 Box Office Top 10 00:42:30 Phil Clapp interview 00:49:04 Beyond the Visible: Halma Af Klint 00:52:00 Ben Wheatley interview 01:05:59 Kajillionaire 01:10:43 Landline 01:15:41 I Am Woman 01:20:27 Lobbydown Correspondents 01:25:17 Saint Maud 01:32:18 TV MOVIES OF THE WEEK 01:41:02 DVD OF THE WEEK

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Sally Hawkins, Eternal Beauty, On the Rocks and The Trial of the Chicago 7 Oct 02, 2020

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Mark and Simon are joined by Sally Hawkins who talks about her new movie Eternal Beauty.

Plus your essential streaming film reviews including Aaron Sorkin’s star-studded drama The Trial of the Chicago 7, Sofia Coppola’s On the Rocks, about a young mother reconnecting with her larger-than-life playboy father on an adventure through New York, starring Bill Murray, Rashida Jones and Marlon Wayans. Mark and Simon also talk you through the best and worst films on subscription-free TV next week.

They also recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week and count down the top 10 films at the UK box office.

00:32:24 Box Office Top 10 00:44:07 A Perfectly Normal Family 00:47:27 Sally Hawkins interview 00:59:20 Eternal Beauty 01:04:06 The Boys In The Band 01:10:29 On The Rocks 01:15:56 Lobbydown Correspondents 01:19:29 Dick Johnson is Dead 01:22:14 TV MOVIE OF THE WEEK 01:28:47 The Trial of the Chicago 7 01:35:55 DVD OF THE WEEK

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Ron Howard, Rebuilding Paradise, Becky, Monsoon and Miss Juneteenth Sep 25, 2020

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Mark and Simon are joined by Ron Howard who talks about Rebuilding Paradise.

Plus your essential streaming film reviews including Channing Godfrey Peoples’ drama Miss Juneteenth about a former beauty queen and single mother preparing her rebellious teenage daughter for the "Miss Juneteenth" pageant, Henry Golding as Kit, a British Vietnamese man, returning to Saigon for the first time in over 30 years, after fleeing during the Vietnam-American War in Monsoon, and Becky, an action drama about a teenager's weekend at a lake house with her father taking a turn for the worse when a group of convicts wreaks havoc on their lives.

Mark and Simon also talk you through the best and worst films on subscription-free TV next week.

They also recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week and count down the top 10 films at the UK box office.

Download our podcast from the BBC Snouds app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment

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