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| Daniel Radcliffe and Sandra Bullock talk about The Lost City. Plus reviews of The Bad Guys, Morbius, True Things & Sonic 2. | 01 Apr 2022 | 02:03:34 | |
Daniel Radcliffe and Sandra Bullock talk about The Lost City. Plus Mark reviews Morbius, which features show favourite Jared Leto as Biochemist Michael Morbius; True Things, Harry Wootliff’s drama starring Ruth Wilson as a young woman living on the fringes of society; Sonic the Hedgehog 2 with Jim Carrey; animation The Bad Guys, about several reformed yet misunderstood criminal animals who attempt to become good; and The Novice, about a college freshman’s obsessive physical and psychological journey to make it in rowing, no matter the cost. And we have a very fine pair of special guests. Plus Simon and Mark talk through all the films on current release in the UK box office top 10. Download our podcast from the Baby Sea Clowns app. | |||
| Jake Gyllenhaal & Yahya Abdul Matten II, Ambulance, The Worst Person in the World, Chopper, Master and Escape from Mogadishu | 25 Mar 2022 | 01:59:36 | |
Jake Gyllenhaal & Yahya Abdul Matten II talk about their roles in Michael Bay’s latest, Ambulance about two robbers who steal an ambulance after a heist. Plus Mark reviews Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World, which chronicles four years in the life of Julie, a young woman navigating the troubled waters of her love life and struggling to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is, plus new Amazon film Master, horror The Spine of the Night, Chopper and Escape from Mogadishu. Plus Simon and Mark talk through all the films on current release in the UK box office top 10. Send us your sub 20 second instant reaction to any film attached to an email to mayo@bbc.co.uk for our feature ‘Lobby Correspondents’. Download our podcast from the Baby Sea Clowns app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment 00:00:00 PODCAST STARTS 00:24:33 BOX OFFICE TOP TEN 00:44:07 Master review 00:48:29 Jake and Yahya interview 01:03:54 Ambulance review 01:11:27 Oscars chat 01:15:20 WTF 1 01:17:18 The Worst Person in the World 01:24:00 TV Movie 01:27:37 Escape from Mogadishu 01:35:50 The Spine of Night 01:42:58 Chopper 01:53:50 DVD of the Week | |||
| Guillermo del Toro, Nightmare Alley, Belfast, A Journal for Jordan, Memory Box, The King’s Daughter | 21 Jan 2022 | 02:05:57 | |
Guillermo del Toro talks about his new film Nightmare Alley, the second film adaptation of the 1946 novel of the same name by William Lindsay Gresham. It stars Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett and Toni Collette. Mark reviews that film along with Sir Ken ‘Chuckles’ Branagh’s new film Belfast, which he discussed with Simon on last week’s show, about a young boy and his working-class Belfast family experiencing the tumultuous late 1960s; documentary Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road, looking at the career of Brian Wilson; Denzel Washington’s A Journal for Jordan, about soldier who, before he is killed in action in Iraq, authors a journal for his son intended to tell him how to live a decent life despite growing up without a father; and Mass, about which we talk to star Jason Isaacs. Plus Simon and Mark talk through all the films on current release. Send us your sub 20 second instant reaction to any film attached to an email to mayo@bbc.co.uk for our feature ‘Lobby Correspondents’. Download our podcast from the Baby Sea Clowns app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment | |||
| Cosmo Jarvis and Barry Keoghan, The Assistant, Reborn and Ema | 01 May 2020 | 01:56:05 | |
Cosmo Jarvis and Barry Keoghan talk Calm with Horses, their film set in Ireland where lives are torn apart and loyalties tested when choices must be made between drug-dealing and family. Plus all your essential streaming film reviews including drama The Assistant starring Julia Garner, horror film Reborn and Pablo Larraín’s Ema, which focuses on a couple dealing with the aftermath of an adoption that goes wrong. 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. 00:36:48 Top 10 - film set in Yorkshire 00:50:05 TV MOVIE(s) OF THE WEEK 00:55:20 The Assistant review 01:01:01 Lockdown correspondents 01:06:29 Reborn review 01:09:35 Cosmo Jarvis and Barry Keoghan interview 01:24:07 Ema review 01:31:02 Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy review 01:35:50 Can You Keep a Secret review 01:39:02 Tom Hanks Moment 01:46:11 Director of the Week 01:51:48 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 | |||
| Pablo Larrain and Gael Garcia Bernal, Extraction, Astronaut, Sea Fever and Moffie | 24 Apr 2020 | 01:55:00 | |
Pablo Larrain and Gael Garcia Bernal talk Ema, their film set in Chile about a couple dealing with the aftermath of an adoption that goes awry as their household falls apart. Plus all your essential streaming film reviews including Chris Hemsworth in actioner Extraction, horror thriller Sea Fever and Moffie, about a young man drafted into South Africa's military who knows he is different and must keep himself hidden. Mark also reviews Richard Dreyfuss in Astronaut. 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. 00:34:07 New to Streaming: Calm with Horses 00:35:26 Top Ten - Mark’s Scary Films 00:53:44 Astronaut review 01:00:33 We Summon The Darkness review 01:02:54 Sea Fever review 01:07:28 Pablo Larrain and Gael Garcia Bernal interview 01:26:01 Moffie review 01:28:26 TV MOVIE OF THE WEEK 01:32:45 Extraction review 01:35:56 Lockdown Correspondents 01:45:48 Ghost Town Anthology 01:48:18 Well Done U 01:50:51 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 | |||
| Richard Dreyfuss, Dreamland, Why Don’t You Just Die, and Cuck | 17 Apr 2020 | 02:02:53 | |
Richard Dreyfuss talks Astronaut, his film about a lonely widower who battles his family, ill health and time to win a competition for a golden ticket to space. Plus all your essential streaming film reviews including Dreamland, about the world of opioids, Why Don’t You Just Die, Kirill Sokolov’s film about Andrei, a detective and the world's most horrible father who brings together a terrible group of people in his apartment. 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. 00:47:17 The Top 10 (Ashley Mowat’s favourite Billy Wilder films) 00:54:38 TV MOVIE(s) OF THE WEEK 01:00:42 Richard Dreyfuss interview 01:20:03 Dreamland review 01:22:43 Why Don’t You Just Die review 01:33:14 Selah and the Spades review 01:37:13 The Host review 01:39:41 Cuck review 01:44:53 The Tom Hanks moment 01:48:07 Director of the Week 01:56:07 DVD(s) 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 | |||
| Paul Walter Hauser, Michael Sheen, Trolls World Tour and The Grand Bizarre | 10 Apr 2020 | 02:18:43 | |
Paul Walter Hauser & Michael Sheen. Plus all your essential streaming film reviews including 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. 00:39:40 Box Office Top 10 (Fastest Digital Downloads) 00:54:04 Michael Sheen interview 01:06:56 Martin Margiela review 01:10:22 TV MOVIE(s) OF THE WEEK 01:15:47 Paul Walter Hauser interview 01:36:33 Trolls World Tour 01:42:36 Who You Think I Am review 01:54:23 The Iron Mask 01:57:32 The Grand Bizarre 02:00:37 I Am Pilate 02:01:32 Director of the Week 02:13:22 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 | |||
| John Turturro, Four Kids and It and The Whalebone Box | 03 Apr 2020 | 01:59:54 | |
John Turturro talks Jesus Rolls, which returns to his character Jesus Quintana from The Big Lebowski. Plus all your essential streaming film reviews including the new Andrew Kotting film The Whalebone Box, Nona: If They Soak Me, I'll Burn Them, about Josefina, a radical homemaker, committed a crime of passion that led her to self-exile at a coastal town. Michael Caine plays a sand creature in Four Kids and It. 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. 00:34:33 Box Office Top 10 (in which Keanu Reeves plays a character called John) 00:46:40 TV MOVIE(s) OF THE WEEK 00:54:03 Four Kids and IT Review 00:59:43 The Whalebone Box Review 01:13:50 John Turturro Interview 01:32:16 DVD(s) OF THE WEEK 01:35:33 Nona: If They Soak Me, I’ll Burn Them Review 01:45:20 Director of the Week: Kathryn Bigelow 01:55:49 Well Done U: The Red Balloon Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment | |||
| Jesse Eisenberg & Imogen Poots, Vivarium, The Banker, The Perfect Candidate and System Crasher | 27 Mar 2020 | 02:08:43 | |
Another chance to hear Jesse Eisenberg & Imogen Poots talk about Vivarium. Plus all your essential on demand film reviews including the new Apple TV movie The Banker, starring Samuel L Jackson and Nicolas Hoult, System Crasher, about a 9-year-old’s untamed energy which drives everyone around her to despair, and The Perfect Candidate, about a determined young Saudi doctor's surprise run for office in the local city elections, directed by Haifaa Al-Mansour. Mark and Simon chat tell you the best and worst films on TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week. 35.34.05 Box Office Top 10 48.40.40 TV MOVIE(s) OF THE WEEK 57.39.17 The Banker review 01:06:42 Lockdown Correspondents 01:13:27 System Crasher review 01:20:15 Poots and Eisenburg interview 01:27.19 Vivarium review 01:33:29 The Perfect Candidate review 01:48:20 Director of the Week 02:02:57 DVD(s) 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 | |||
| The Truth, Dogs Don't Wear Pants and Fire Will Come | 20 Mar 2020 | 01:54:47 | |
Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo review the week's essential streaming movies, including the new Hirokazu Koreeda film The Truth, J.-P. Valkeapää's drama Dogs Don't Wear Pants and Fire Will Come, a Galician-language film directed by Oliver Laxe which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Jury Prize. On the podcast, available on the BBC Sounds app, Mark and Simon discuss the work of Lynne Ramsay. Mark also recommends our weekly U certificate classic The Amazing Mr. Blunden. Mark and Simon chat through all the films worth seeing on streaming services and discuss the best and worst films on TV next week. They also recommend home entertainment purchases in DVDs of the Week. 00:44:26 Box Office Top 10 01:00:33 The Truth 01:05:33 Dogs Don’t Wear Pants 01:11:29 TV Movies Of The Week 01:26:24 Fire Will Come 01:33:22 Director Of The Week 01:44:02 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 | |||
| Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Misbehaviour, The Hunt and My Spy | 16 Mar 2020 | 02:04:19 | |
Gugu Mbatha-Raw talks Misbehaviour, the film of the protests at the 1970 Miss World protests. Plus all your essential film reviews including the new family action-comedy My Spy, horror The Hunt, documentary Cunningham, Barry Keoghan in Calm with Horses and Brazilian thriller Bacurau. Mark and Simon chat through all the films worth seeing in UK cinemas in the UK Box Office Top Ten, we tell you the best and worst films on TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week. 00:24:21 Box Office Top 10 00:53:38 And Then We Danced Review 00:59:30 Bacurau Review 01:05:01 Run Review 01:11:23 Gugu Mbatha-Raw Interview 01:24:34 Misbehaviour Review 01:33:16 My Spy Review 01:37:15 The Hunt 01:46:05 Calm With Horses Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment | |||
| Onward, Military Wives and The Photograph PART 2 | 06 Mar 2020 | 00:55:57 | |
Reviews on Onward, Military Wives, Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island and The Photograph among others. 00:16:07 Military Wives 00:33:24 Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island 00:35:44 Onward 00:40:30 The Photograph 00:44:23 Sulpher and White 00:47:05 Vitalina Varela Review Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment | |||
| Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots, Escape from Pretoria PART 1 | 06 Mar 2020 | 01:11:40 | |
Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots, plus Box Office Top 10 and Escape from Pretoria review. PART 1 00:32:40 Box Office Top 10 00:50:17 Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots Interview 01:06:38 Escape from Pretoria Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment | |||
| Sir Kenneth Branagh, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Cow, Scream, Ascension, Memoria and Save the Cinema | 14 Jan 2022 | 02:02:45 | |
Sir Kenneth Branagh talks about his new film Belfast. Mark reviews Scream, set twenty-five years after the original series of murders in Woodsboro; Joel Coen’s adaptation of Sir William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth, about a Scottish lord who becomes convinced by a trio of witches that he will become the next King of Scotland; Save the Cinema, which tells the story of Liz Evans, who started a campaign in the 90s to save the Lyric Cinema; documentary Ascension, which explores the pursuit of the "Chinese Dream."; Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Memoria, about a woman from Scotland, who while traveling in Colombia begins to notice strange sounds; Andrea Arnold’s Cow, a close-up portrait of the daily lives of two cows. Plus Simon and Mark talk through all the films on current release. Send us your sub 20 second instant reaction to any film attached to an email to mayo@bbc.co.uk for our feature ‘Lobby Correspondents’. Download our podcast from the Baby Sea Clowns app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment 00:00:00 Podcast starts 00:25:10 Box Office Top ten 00:52:10 Chuckles Branagh 01:11:50 WTF 01:15:04 Save the Cinema 01:20:40 TV MOVIE OF THE WEEK 01:24:15 Ascension 01:29:08 Memoria 01:37:10 Scream 01:48:05 Cow 01:52:15 The Tragedy of Macbeth | |||
| The lost bit from 28th February | 06 Mar 2020 | 00:42:15 | |
Featuring reviews on the Kelly Gang, Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Colour Out of Space. | |||
| Elisabeth Moss, The Invisible Man, Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Dark Waters | 28 Feb 2020 | 02:08:00 | |
Elisabeth Moss talks The Invisible Man. Plus film reviews including Todd Haynes’s Dark Waters, starring Mark Ruffalo, Céline Sciamma’s romantic drama Portrait of a Lady on Fire and George MacKay in Justin Kurzel’s True History Of The Kelly Gang. Ben Bailey Smith and Robbie Collin sit in for Mark and Simon, as they chat through all the films worth seeing in UK cinemas in the UK Box Office Top Ten, the best and worst films on TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week. 00:09:41 Box Office Top 10 00:38:06 Elisabeth Moss Interview 00:51:49 The Invisible Man Review 01:01:12 Downhill Review 01:09:06 Dark Waters Review 01:17:19 Villain Review 01:26:04 True History of the Kelly Gang 01:35:02 Portrait of a Lady on Fire 01:42:13 Colour Out of Space Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment | |||
| Steve Coogan, Greed, The Call of the Wild, Little Joe | 21 Feb 2020 | 01:51:08 | |
Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo review the week's movies. Steve Coogan joins Simon and Mark for a chat about his new film Greed. Plus Mark will review the latest film releases including The Call Of The Wild and Little Joe. 00:18:07 Box Office Top 10 00:38:06 Steve Coogan Interview 00:51:30 Greed Review 01:07:24 The Call of the Wild 01:14:36 Little Joe 01:32:19 The Public 01:37:52 Like a Boss 01:42:00 Midnight Family Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Text: 85058 (charged at your standard network rate) Twitter: @wittertainment | |||
| Anya Taylor-Joy, Emma, Sonic the Hedgehog and Spycies. | 14 Feb 2020 | 01:57:20 | |
Anya Taylor-Joy talks Emma. Plus film reviews including Jim Carrey in Sonic the Hedgehog and animation Spycies. Mark and Simon chat through all the films worth seeing in UK cinemas in the UK Box Office Top Ten, we tell you the best and worst films on TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week. 00:23:05 Box Office Top 10 00:45:28 Anya Taylor-Joy interview 00:59:46 Emma review 01:20:38 Spycies review 01:24:57 First Love review 01:37:27 Sonic the Hedgehog review 01:44:51 When Lambs Become Lions review 01:47:47 Ghost review / The Lost Boys 4k review Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment | |||
| Bong Joon-Ho, Parasite, Dolittle and Birds of Prey | 07 Feb 2020 | 01:56:05 | |
Bong Joon-Ho talks Parasite. Plus film reviews including Robert Downey Junior in Dolittle, Margot Robbie in Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn and Kristen Stewart in Underwater. Mark and Simon chat through all the films worth seeing in UK cinemas in the UK Box Office Top Ten, we tell you the best and worst films on TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week. 00:27:55 Box Office Top 10 00:44:33 Bong Joon Ho Interview 00:59:51 Parasite Review 01:11:20 Dolittle Review 01:20:26 Underwater Review 01:25:19 Plus One Review 01:35:19 Daniel Isn’t Real Review 01:41:33 Birds of Prey Review 01:45:09 Mr Jones Review Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment | |||
| Willem Dafoe, The Lighthouse, Richard Jewell and A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood. | 31 Jan 2020 | 01:57:38 | |
Willem Dafoe talks The Lighthouse. Plus film reviews including Clint Eastwood’s drama Richard Jewell, Daniel Kaluuya in Queen and Slim, and Tom Hanks in A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood. Mark and Simon chat through all the films worth seeing in UK cinemas in the UK Box Office Top Ten, we tell you the best and worst films on TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week. 00.19.27 Box Office Top 10 00.39.16 Willem Dafoe Interview 00.57.46 The Lighthouse 01.11.14 Richard Jewell 01.17.40 Queen and Slim 01.27.34 The Rhythm Section 01.33.12 A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment | |||
| Tom Hanks, The Personal History Of David Copperfield and The Grudge. | 25 Jan 2020 | 01:59:15 | |
Tom Hanks talks A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood. Plus film reviews including Bad Boys for Life, Armando Iannucci’s Dickens adaptation The Personal History Of David Copperfield, psychological horror The Grudge, and supernatural horror The Turning. Mark and Simon chat through all the films worth seeing in UK cinemas in the UK Box Office Top Ten, we tell you the best and worst films on TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week. Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. TIMINGS 00:22:52 Top Ten 00:46:05 Tom Hanks interview 01:05:22 No Fathers in Kashmir 01:08:26 The Personal History of David Copperfield 01:17:34 The Man who Killed Don Quixote 01:24:02 Paw Patrol: Ready, Race, Rescue! 01:34:27 The Turning 01:40:06 The Grudge | |||
| Charlize Theron, Bombshell and Just Mercy. | 17 Jan 2020 | 01:58:20 | |
Charlize Theron talks about Bombshell. Plus film reviews including legal drama Just Mercy, buddy cop action comedy Bad Boys for Life starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. Mark and Simon chat through all the films worth seeing in UK cinemas in the UK Box Office Top Ten, we tell you the best and worst films on TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week. 00.28.08 Box Office Top 10 00.47.08 Charlize Theron interview 01.01.49 Bombshell review 01.17.37 A Hidden Life review 01.26.44 Weathering With You review 01.35.26 Midnight Traveller 01.39.48 Waves 01.45.55 Just Mercy Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment | |||
| Sam Mendes, The Safdie Brothers, 1917, Uncut Gems and Seberg. | 10 Jan 2020 | 02:00:24 | |
Director Sam Mendes talks about 1917 and The Safdie Brothers talk about Uncut Gems. Plus film reviews including political thriller Seberg, starring Kristen Stewart and Jack O'Connell and adventure movie The Runaways. Mark and Simon chat through all the films worth seeing in UK cinemas in the UK Box Office Top Ten, we tell you the best and worst films on TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week. 00.16.34 Box Office Top 10 00.36.33 Safdie Brothers Interview 00.59.08 Uncut Gems review 01.10.58 Seberg Review 01.18.07 El Topo Review 01.24.20 Sam Mendes Interview 01.38.55 1917 Review 01.47.58 – 01.57.56 *SPOILER ALERT* Star Wars spoilers Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment | |||
| Greta Gerwig, Little Women, Jojo Rabbit and The Gentlemen | 03 Jan 2020 | 01:46:50 | |
Director Greta Gerwig talks about Little Women. Plus film reviews including Taiki Waititi’s wartime comedy drama Jojo Rabbit, Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen, and Giancarlo Esposito and Aaron Eckhart in In the Line of Duty. Edith Bowman and Robbie Collin chat through all the films worth seeing in UK cinemas in the UK Box Office Top Ten, we tell you the best and worst films on TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week. 00.14.14 Box Office Top 10 00.39.01 Greta Gerwig interview 00.51.07 Little Women Review 01.01.13 JoJo Rabbit Review 01.23.17 The Gentlemen Review 01.31.08 In The Line Of Duty Review 01.34.40 Amanda Review Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment | |||
| Peter Dinklage, Munich: The Edge of War, Minyan, Ailey, A Hero and Boiling Point | 07 Jan 2022 | 01:55:52 | |
Ben Bailey Smith talks to Peter Dinklage about his role in Cyrano. Plus Anna Bogutskaya reviews the new 4k restoration of Truffaut's The 400 Blows; Boiling Point, which stars Stephen Graham as a head chef wrangling his team on the busiest day of the year; Ailey, an immersive portrait of dance pioneer Alvin Ailey, told through his own words and a new dance inspired by his life; American Siege, Bruce Willis's latest actioner; A Hero, Asghar Farhadi’s film about a man who is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay; Munich - The Edge of War about a British diplomat who travels to Munich in the run-up to World War II; and Minyan, about a young Jewish man caught between thrilling private trysts and his repressive family in 1980s Brooklyn. Plus Ben and Anna talk through all the films on current release in the box office top ten. Send us your sub 20 second instant reaction to any film attached to an email to mayo@bbc.co.uk for our feature ‘Lobby Correspondents’. . Download our podcast from the Baby Sea Clowns app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment 00:19:20 Box Office Top Ten 00:55:00 Munich: The Edge of War 00:59:28 American Siege 01:04:10 Peter Dinklage 01:22:40 Boiling Point 01:29:20 Ailey 01:34:00 A Hero 01:37:42 Minyan 01:43:10 The 400 Blows 01:49:10 DVD of the Week | |||
| Best Of 2019 | 25 Dec 2019 | 01:42:50 | |
Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo present their annual festive opportunity to hear the best film reviews and interviews from 2019. With guests including Renée Zellweger, Taron Egerton, and reviews including Holmes and Watson, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Gemini Man and Night Hunter. Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. | |||
| JJ Abrams, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Cats, The Gentlemen and Little Women | 20 Dec 2019 | 02:02:11 | |
Director JJ Abrams talks about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Plus film reviews including Greta Gerwig’s Little Women, Tom Hooper’s adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Cats, Guy Ritchie’s latest The Gentlemen and John Cena in Playing with Fire. Mark and Simon chat through all the films worth seeing in UK cinemas in the UK Box Office Top Ten, we tell you the best and worst films on TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week. 00.35.27 Box Office Top 10 00.52.48 The Gentlemen Review 01.02.47 Little Women Review 01.11.17 JJ Abrams Interview 01.25.12 Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker Review 01.44.34 Cats Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment | |||
| Jumanji: The Next Level, QT8: The First Eight and Black Christmas | 12 Dec 2019 | 01:09:20 | |
Mark Kermode reviews Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan and Kevin Hart in Jumanji: The Next Level. Plus reviews including yuletide-themed horror remake Black Christmas, QT8: The First Eight, a documentary that focuses on the first 21 years of Quentin Tarantino's directorial career and Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney’s film about Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Mark and Simon chat through all the films worth seeing in UK cinemas in the UK Box Office Top Ten, we tell you the best and worst films on TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week. 00.18.05 Box Office Top 10 00.41.40 Pink Wall 00.47.12 Jumanji: The Next Level 00.52.56 Sons of Denmark 00.55.16 Citizen K 00.58.54 The Kingmaker Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment | |||
| Alex Gibney, Lucy in the Sky, Honey Boy, Ordinary Love, Motherless Brooklyn and Gremlins | 06 Dec 2019 | 01:56:01 | |
Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney talks about his new film Citizen K. Plus film reviews including Shia Leboeuf in Honey Boy, Natalie Portman and Jon Hamm in Lucy in the Sky, Edward Norton’s neo-noir Motherless Brooklyn and Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville in Ordinary Love. Mark and Simon chat through all the films worth seeing in UK cinemas in the UK Box Office Top Ten, we tell you the best and worst films on TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week 00.24.38 Box Office Top 10 00.44.38 Live Interview with Alex Gibney 01.07.48 Ordinary Love Review 01.22.11 Honey Boy Review 01.27.40 Gremlins Review 01.36.08 Motherless Brooklyn Review 01.44.12 Lucy In The Sky Review 01.49.41 So Long, My Son Review Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment | |||
| Ed Norton, Motherless Brooklyn, Charlie’s Angels, Knives Out, The Two Popes and Atlantics. | 29 Nov 2019 | 02:03:01 | |
Ed Norton talks about his film Motherless Brooklyn. Plus film reviews including Rian Johnson’s thriller Knives Out, a reboot of Charlie’s Angels with Kristen Stewart, and biographical drama film The Two Popes directed by Fernando Meirelles. Mark and Simon chat through all the films worth seeing in UK cinemas in the UK Box Office Top Ten, we tell you the best and worst films on TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week. 0.24.59 Box Office Top 10 00.42.17 Edward Norton interview 00.56.56 Shooting the Mafia 01.10.58 Charlie’s Angels 01.18.13 Atlantics 01.22.35 The Two Popes 01.39.30 The Nightingale 01.45.32 Knives Out Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment | |||
| Chadwick Boseman, 21 Bridges, Judy and Punch, Frozen II and Harriet | 22 Nov 2019 | 01:53:33 | |
Chadwick Boseman talks about his film 21 Bridges. Plus film reviews including Suburban soccer moms in Greener Grass, Comedy Crime Drama Judy and Punch, hotly anticipated sequel Frozen II and the tale of a woman’s escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes in Harriet. Mark Kermode also reviews Blue Story and Them That Follow. Mark and Simon chat through all the films worth seeing in UK cinemas in the UK Box Office Top Ten, we tell you the best and worst films on TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week. 00.21.05 Box Office Top 10 00.42.33 Chadwick Boseman Interview 00.59.45 21 Bridges Review 01.07.52 Judy and Punch Review 01.14.48 Harriet Review 01.19.38 Greener Grass Review 01.28.09 Them That Follow Review 01.32.19 Frozen II Review 01.38.48 I Lost My Body Review 01.42.07 La Belle Epoque Review Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment | |||
| Emilia Clarke, Last Christmas, The Report, Le Mans '66 and Little Monsters | 15 Nov 2019 | 01:58:22 | |
Emilia Clarke talks about Last Christmas. Plus film reviews including Christian Bale and Matt Damon in Le Mans ‘66 and Lupita Nyong'o and Josh Gad in comedy horror Little Monsters. Mark Kermode also reviews docudrama The Report, starring Adam Driver, Annette Bening, Tim Blake Nelson and Jon Hamm. Mark and Simon chat through all the films worth seeing in UK cinemas in the UK Box Office Top Ten, we tell you the best and worst films on TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week. 00.43.09 Emilia Clarke Interview 00.56.36 Last Christmas Review 01.11.30 Little Monsters Review 01.15.34 The Report Review 01:22:07 The Amazing Johnathan Documentary Review 01:31:28 2040 Review 01:36:02 Le Mans ’66 Review 01:44:18 Marriage Story Review Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment | |||
| Helen Mirren, The Irishman, The Good Liar and Driven. | 08 Nov 2019 | 01:55:37 | |
Helen Mirren talks about The Good Liar. Plus film reviews including Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, Naomi Watts and Octavia Spencer in Luce. Mark Kermode also reviews Nick Hamm’s thriller Driven and Roland Emmerich’s Midway, the story of the World War II battle as told by the leaders and the sailors who fought it. Mark and Simon chat through all the films worth seeing in UK cinemas in the UK Box Office Top Ten, we tell you the best and worst films on TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in 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 | |||
| Felicity Jones, The Aeronauts, Doctor Sleep and Brittany Runs a Marathon | 01 Nov 2019 | 01:59:15 | |
Felicity Jones talks about The Aeronauts. Plus film reviews including The Shining sequel Doctor Sleep, comedy Brittany Runs a Marathon and Ken Loach’s new drama Sorry We Missed You. Mark Kermode also reviews mystery Earthquake Bird directed by Wash Westmoreland. Mark and Simon chat through all the films worth seeing in UK cinemas in the UK Box Office Top Ten, we tell you the best and worst films on TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week. 00.29.35 Box Office Top 10 00.47.14 Felicity Jones Interview 01.01.29 The Aeronauts Review 01.11.29 Brittany Runs a Marathon Review 01.15.16 After the Wedding Review 01.20.54 Sorry We Missed You Review 01.37.17 Dr Sleep Review 01.47.41 Making Waves Review 01.51.09 Earthquake Bird Review Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment | |||
| Rebecca Fergsuon, Terminator: Dark Fate, Monos, Black and Blue | 25 Oct 2019 | 02:03:15 | |
Rebecca Ferguson talks about Dr. Sleep. Plus film reviews including animation Monos, the next instalment of the Terminator franchise, and drama The Last Black Man in San Francisco. Mark Kermode also reviews war drama film Monos directed by Alejandro Landes about a group of teenage bandits. Mark and Simon chat through all the films worth seeing in UK cinemas in the UK Box Office Top Ten, we tell you the best and worst films on TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week. 0.52.10 Rebecca Ferguson Interview 01.06.33 By The Grace of God Review 01.13.59 Terminator: Dark Fate Review 01.25.19 Monos Review 01.41.39 The Last Black Man in San Francisco Review 01.48.59 Black and Blue Review 01.52.14 Western Stars Review Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment | |||
| Best of 2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 01:52:31 | |
Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo with their best reviews and interviews from 2021 including their chats with Sigourney Weaver, Emma Stone and Lakeith Stanfield and Mark's reviews of Wild Mountain Thyme, Greenland, Summer of Soul, Godzilla v Kong, Nomadland and No Time to Die. Plus the best dad jokes of the year. Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment | |||
| Elle Fanning and Angelina Jolie, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon and Official Secrets. | 18 Oct 2019 | 01:46:22 | |
Elle Fanning and Angelina Jolie talk about Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. Plus film reviews including A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Official Secrets and Zombieland: Double Tap. Mark Kermode also reviews The Peanut Butter Falcon, the story of a young man with Down’s Syndrome, who runs away from a residential home. Mark and Ben Bailey Smith chat through all the films worth seeing in UK cinemas in the UK Box Office Top Ten, we tell you the best and worst films on TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week. 00.12.56 Box Office Top 10 00.37.05 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 00.55.43 Shaun The Sheep: Farmageddon 01.04.39 Singing In The Rain 01.10.09 Official Secrets 01.15.05 The Peanut Butter Falcon 01.27.17 Mystify: Michael Hutchence 01.32.52 Zombieland: Double Tap 01.37.42 Non Fiction Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment | |||
| Sienna Miller, Abominable, Gemini Man, The Day Shall Come | 11 Oct 2019 | 02:04:23 | |
Sienna Miller talks about American Woman. Plus film reviews including animation Abominable, new Will Smith flick Gemini Man and Chris Morris’s The Day Shall Come. Mark Kermode also reviews The King and Dolemite is My Name. Plus Mark and Simon chat through all the films worth seeing in UK cinemas in the UK Box Office Top Ten, we tell you the best and worst films on TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week. 00.30.46 Box Office Top 10 00.48.45 Sienna Miller Interview 01.03.05 American Woman Review 01.10.32 Gemini Man Review 01.20.02 Dolemite Is My Name Review 01.26.22 The King 01.41.24 Abominable 01.44.23 The Day Shall Come 01.51.20 The Dead Center Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment | |||
| Renée Zellweger, Joker, Judy and Good Posture | 04 Oct 2019 | 02:01:11 | |
Renée Zellweger talks about Judy. Plus film reviews including Judy, Joaquin Phoenix as Joker, Emily Mortimer in Good Posture and World War II drama Werewolf. Mark Kermode also reviews Ross Clarke’s The Birdcatcher and Harry Birrell Presents Films of Love and War, the story of one man's cinematic vision of the 20th century and his own incredible journey through it. Mark and Simon chat through all the films worth seeing in UK cinemas in the UK Box Office Top Ten, we tell you the best and worst films on TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week. 00.26.23 Box Office Top 10 00.45.26 Renée Zellweger Interview 00.58.43 Judy Review 01.11.10 Good Posture Review 01.23.13 The Birdcatcher Review 01.25.49 Hero: The Extraordinary Life & Times of Mr. Ulric Cross Review 01.37.43 Joker Review 01.51.17 Harry Birrell Presents Films Of Love And War Review 01.53.14 Werewolf Review Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment | |||
| Emily Mortimer, The Goldfinch, Ready or Not, Skin & Rambo: Last Blood | 27 Sep 2019 | 01:53:29 | |
Emily Mortimer talks about Good Posture. Plus your essential film reviews including Sly returning in Rambo: Last Blood, Jamie Bell as a racist skinhead in Skin, and the Donna Tartt adaptation The Goldfinch. Mark Kermode also reviews Martha Pinson’s Tomorrow, and Shola Amoo’s drama The Last Tree. Mark and Simon chat through all the films worth seeing in UK cinemas in the UK Box Office Top Ten, we tell you the best and worst films on TV next week and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week. 00.23.32 Box Office Top 10 00.45.20 Emily Mortimer Interview 01.03.36 The Last Tree Review 01.12.36 The Goldfinch Review 01.18.46 Don’t Let Go Review 01.21.46 Skin Review 01.30.19 Normal Review 01.34.35 Tomorrow Review 01.34.34 Ready or Not Review 01.40.03 Hitsville: The Making of Motown Review Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment | |||
| Jason Isaacs, Hotel Mumbai, Ad Astra, The Kitchen, The Farewell | 20 Sep 2019 | 01:57:17 | |
Jason Isaacs talks Hotel Mumbai. Plus the only reviews of the week's films you need including Brad Pitt in Ad Astra, dramedy The Farewell, and crime drama The Kitchen. Mark Kermode also reviews a documentary about KLF frontman Bill Drummond, Best Before Death and drama Tomorrow. Mark and Simon chat through all the films worth seeing in UK cinemas in the UK Box Office Top Ten. Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment 00:00 Pod begins, Brexitcast chat 05:28 Teacher's email 07:13 Tailenders email 10:41 H2JI in space 15:00 Daniel in Massachusetts 17:14 Radio show begins 25:15 Box office top ten 45:18 Jason Isaacs arrives 01:07:08 Hotel Mumbai Review 01:18:06 Ad Astra review 01:36:37 TV Movie Of The Week 01:42:43The Farewell review 01:48:14 The Kitchen review 01:51:10 Best Before Death review 01:53:40 DVD Of The Week | |||
| with Hugh Bonneville | 13 Sep 2019 | 01:48:54 | |
Hugh Bonneville talks about Downton Abbey. Plus reviews of Night Hunter, Hustler and For Sama, the UK Box Office top ten and TV Movie of the Week. Box Office Top 10 00:20:56 Hugh Bonneville Interview 00:41:00 Downton Abbey Review 00:55:32 Hustlers Review 01:04:47 For Sama Review 01:12:43 Night Hunter 01:25:10 Honeyland 01:30:37 The Shock of the Future 01:35:17 Phoenix 01:36:46 Midnight Cowboy 01:38:05 Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment A Somethin' Else production. | |||
| with James McAvoy | 06 Sep 2019 | 01:51:16 | |
James McAvoy talks about It Chapter Two. Plus reviews of A Minuscule Adventure, The Shiny Shrimps and Rojo. Plus the Box Office top ten. 00.26.15 - Top 10 00.44.21 - James McAvoy interview 00.58.58 - IT Chapter Two review 01.19.15 - A Minuscule Adventure review 01.30.04 - Rojo review 01.35.56 - Scarborough review 01.40.37 - The Shiny Shrimps review 01.43.41 - The Run review 01.45.29 - Rapid Response Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Text: 85058 (charged at your standard network rate) Twitter: @wittertainment A Somethin' Else production. | |||
| with Timothy Spall | 30 Aug 2019 | 02:04:20 | |
Timothy Spall talks about Mrs. Lowry and Son. Plus reviews of A Million Little Pieces, The Souvenir and The Informer. Plus the Box Office top ten. Reviews: 00.26.13 Top 10 01.01.01 Mrs Lowry and Son 01.09.10 The Informer 01.12.48 The Souvenir 01.20.18 A Million Little Pieces 01.39.32 The Mustang 01.44.22 Bait 01.49.46 Seahorse Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. A Somethin' Else production. | |||
| With Sam and Aaron Taylor-Johnson | 23 Aug 2019 | 01:55:47 | |
Mark Kermode is joined by Geoff Lloyd for this week's film reviews. Sam Taylor-Johnson and Aaron Taylor-Johnson talk about their movie A Million Little Pieces. Plus reviews of Pain And Glory, Angel has Fallen and Crawl & the UK Box Office top ten. Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. Reviews: Angel Has Fallen 01.00.53 Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark 01.07.27 Aniara 01.13.28 Pain and Glory 01.26.48 Crawl 01.32.40 Hail Satan 01.36.31 A Somethin' Else production. | |||
| with Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt | 16 Aug 2019 | 01:51:35 | |
Sanjeev Bhaskar and Robbie Collin sit in for Mark and Simon to review the week's movies. Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt talk about Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood. Plus reviews of Uglydolls, Dora and the Lost City of Gold and JT Leroy. Plus the Box Office top ten. Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. A Somethin' Else production. | |||
| Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Ann Moss, The Matrix Resurrections, The King’s Man, Titane and Licorice Pizza. | 24 Dec 2021 | 02:11:21 | |
Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Ann Moss talk about their new film, The Matrix Resurrections, in which we return to a world of two realities: one, everyday life; the other, what lies behind it. Mark reviews that film along with The Humans, a horror set in a pre-war duplex in downtown Manhattan; The King’s Man, the prequel to the Kingsman movies starring Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton and Rhys Ifans; Julia Ducornau’s Titane; Benedict Cumberbatch in The Electrical Life of Louis Wain about the English artist Louis Wain who rose to prominence at the end of the 19th century for his surreal cat paintings; Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza, which tells the story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles in 1973. Plus Simon and Mark talk through all the films on current release in the box office top ten. Send us your sub 20 second instant reaction to any film attached to an email to mayo@bbc.co.uk for our feature ‘Lobby Correspondents’. Download our podcast from the Baby Sea Clowns app. We welcome your contributions: Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment | |||
| 09/08/2019 | 09 Aug 2019 | 01:41:47 | |
Antonio Banderas talks about Pain and Glory. Plus reviews of The Playmobil Movie, Blinded by the Light and Opus Zero. Plus the Box Office top ten. Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Text: 85058 (charged at your standard network rate) Twitter: @wittertainment A Somethin' Else production. | |||
| With Gurinder Chadha | 02 Aug 2019 | 01:38:13 | |
Gurinder Chadha talks about Blinded by the Light. And the week's film reviews with Edith Bowman and Clarisse Loughrey featuring The Angry Birds Movie 2, Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw, and Animals. Plus the Box Office top ten. Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Text: 85058 (charged at your standard network rate) Twitter: @wittertainment A Somethin' Else production. | |||
| with Ben Bailey Smith and Clarisse Loughrey | 26 Jul 2019 | 01:55:47 | |
Nick Frost talks about Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans. Plus reviews of The Current War, The Chambermaid and Marianne and Leonard. Plus the Box Office top ten. Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast from the BBC Sounds app. Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Text: 85058 (charged at your standard network rate) Twitter: @wittertainment A Somethin' Else production. | |||