Wed, May 4, 2022
Mark and Simon are joined by Tom Hiddleston who talks about his role in The Essex Serpent. Mark reviews new Marvel film 'Dr Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness', 'This Much I Know To Be True' which captures Nick Cave and Warren Ellis' creative relationship as they bring to life the songs from their last two studio albums, 'Cabaret' 50th Anniversary and new Netflix series 'Clark'.
Wed, May 11, 2022
Mark and Simon are joined in the studio by Argentinian screenwriter, director, and auteur Gaspar Noé to discuss his latest film Vortex. Mark reviews Apple TV+'s new series 'The Essex Serpent', film 'Everything Everywhere All at Once', new drama - 'Father Stu', 'The Drover's Wife' and 'The Quiet Girl'.
Wed, May 18, 2022
Mark and Simon are joined in the studio by Tom Cruise's co-star Miles Teller to discuss his latest role as Bradley 'Rooster' Bradshaw in 'Top Gun: Maverick.' Mark reviews Amazon's college satire 'Emergency', Norwegian horror film 'The Innocents', Terrence Davies new World War One drama 'Benediction' and music documentary 'A-ha-The Movie'.
Wed, Jun 8, 2022
Simon speaks to screen legend, and fan of the show Jeff Goldblum about reprising his role as Dr. Ian Malcom in Jurassic World Dominion. Mark reviews new Jennifer Coolidge film 'Swan Song,' British comedy horror 'All My Friends Hate Me,' 'Jurassic World Dominion,' and new Britbox documentary series 'Reel Britannia' - highlighting the best of British cinema. Plus, Take it or Leave it, What's on World, the Box office chart and more.
Wed, Jun 15, 2022
Simon speaks to the one and only Tom Hanks about his role as Colonel Tom Parker in 'Elvis'. Mark reviews 'Lightyear' - the story of a young Buzz Lightyear, Emma Thompson stars in 'Good Luck to You, Leo Grande', François Ozone's French drama 'Everything Went Fine' and Chris Hemsworth's new film 'Spiderhead' Plus, What's on World, the Box office chart and more.
Wed, Jun 22, 2022
Mark and Simon are joined in the studio by comedic genius Rowan Atkinson to chat about his new comedy Netflix series 'Man vs, Bee.' Mark reviews the highly anticipated 'Elvis', Ethan Hawkes new horror, 'The Black Phone', 'Man vs. Bee' and Wim Wenders 1987 classic 'Wings of Desire' - about an angel who wonders the streets of Berlin observing its residents. Plus, What's on World, the Box office chart and more.
Wed, Jul 20, 2022
Simon talks to actress Daisy Edgar-Jones, of 'Normal People' fame, who stars in 'Where the Crawdads Sing' - the new film adaptation of Number One best-selling book by Delia Owens. Plus Mark reviews 'Notre Dame on Fire', based on the real-life disaster that took place in August 2019, documentary 'Kurt Vonnegut Unstuck in Time' - about the life of the beloved American writer, and 'She Will' - a psychological horror, by debut director Charlotte Colbert. Mark and Simon read out email from Tim Clayton about the single-screen cinema called Kino Astra in Oborniki Slaskie, Poland, and more.
Wed, Aug 3, 2022
Simon and Mark talk to Oscar winning Swedish actress Alicia Vikander about her new role in the highly meta series 'Irma Vep' - created by Olivier Assayas. Mark reviews the star-studded ensemble action/thriller 'Bullet Train', the reissue of the cult classic 'The Harder They Come.' - featuring music by and starring Jimmy Cliff, and Irma Vep - about Mira, an American movie star who is disillusioned by her career and recent breakup, so comes to France to star in a remake of the French silent classic, "Les Vampires."
Wed, Aug 10, 2022
Join Anna Bogutskaya and Rufus Jones as they fill in while Mark and Simon are on their annual cruise. Rufus speaks to the genius director behind 'Get Out', Jordan Peele, about his latest horror/sci-fi 'Nope.' Anna reviews the harrowing new Apple TV + series 'Five Days at Memorial' - chronicling the aftermath hurricane Katrina had on one hospital, 'Eiffel' - following the life and career of Gustave Eiffel and starring Emma Mackey, 'Nope' - Jordan Peele's latest big hit and 'Blind Ambition' - a new documentary about Africa's best and most unlikely sommeliers.
Wed, Aug 17, 2022
Robbie Collin and Rhianna Dhillon stand in while Mark and Simon are on their annual cruise. Rhianna speaks to national treasure Hugh Bonneville about his sinister new role in Baback Anvari's new crime thriller 'I Came By'. Robbie reviews 'Bad Sisters' Sharon Horgan's new comedy/thriller, 'House of the Dragon' - following the story of the Targaryen civil war 300 years before the events portrayed in 'Game of Thrones', 'My Old School' - a new true crime documentary set in a Scottish secondary school starring Alan Cumming, and 'Fisherman's Friends: One and All' - the sequel to the 2019 hit about the famous sea shanty singing group from Port Isaac. PLUS a surprise from Mark and Simon.
Wed, Oct 12, 2022
Simon speaks to Emma Mackey about her role as Emily Bronte in 'Emily' and the writer and director of the film Francs O'Connor. Mark reviews 'Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile', 'Emily' and 'Halloween Ends'. Plus correspondence, The World Cup Final of horror films draw, What's On and the Box Office 10.
Wed, Oct 26, 2022
Simon speaks to rising British star Harris Dickinson about his role as a male model in 'Triangle of Sadness'. Mark reviews new horror film 'Barbarian' - starring Bill Skarsgard, Justin Long, and Georgina Campbell, Sebastián Lelio's psychological thriller 'The Wonder'- where Florence Pugh is sent to watch a girl who miraculously lives healthily without eating, new rom com 'Bros' - about neurotic podcaster Bobby who's world is turned upside down when he meets Aron, and 'Triangle of Sadness' the outrageous new satirical comedy about a group of wealthy people meeting on a luxury cruise. Plus your correspondence, The World Cup Final of horror films draw, What's On and the Box Office 10.
Wed, Nov 2, 2022
Mark and Simon are live from Indigo at the O2 in Greenwich, and are joined by special guests Aimee Lou Wood (to discuss her new film 'Living' in which she stars alongside Bill Nighy), the director of 'Girls', and more recently 'Catherine Called Birdy'; Lena Dunham comes to the stage with her husband Luis Felber who wrote the soundtrack to her latest hit film. Mark reviews 'Living' - about a man whose medical diagnosis inspires him to cram some fun into his life, plus some horror themed content including 'Queer for Fear'- the new shudder docuseries that examines the history of the LGBTQ + community in the horror genre, and 'Terrifier 2' - about a sinister clown who terrorises a small community.
Wed, Nov 9, 2022
Ben Bailey Smith speaks to writer/director Sebastián Lelio and actor Florence Pugh about their haunting new film 'The Wonder.' Mark reviews the much-anticipated 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' the first four episodes of 'The Crown' season five, 'No Bears' by Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi - about two parallel love stories in which the partners are thwarted by hidden, inevitable obstacles, and 'A Bunch of Amateurs' - about the survival of one of one of the oldest amateur filmmaking clubs in the world.
Wed, Nov 16, 2022
Simon speaks to actor Paul Mescal about his new film 'Aftersun.' Mark reviews black comedy horror film 'The Menu,' starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Holt, and Ralph Fiennes - about a young couple who visit a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant, but the chef has prepared some shocking surprises for his guests, 'Armageddon Time' - a personal coming of age story by James Gray - starring Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong, 'Aftersun'- the debut feature film from Charlotte Wells, about a woman reflecting on the memories of a holiday she spent with her father as a child, and 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' - detective Benoit Blanc is back solving another case, this time in sunny Greece.
Wed, Nov 23, 2022
The monstrous Miss Trunchbull is played by Dame Emma Thompson in the new musical film 'Matilda the Musical' - Simon talks to Dame Emma about this extraordinary role, and how Emma's comprehensive prosthetics started at 5am each day. Mark reviews 'Bones and All' - a romantic horror road film by Luca Guadagnino, starring Timothée Chalamet Taylor Russell and Mark Rylance, 'She Said' - a biographical drama based on the 2019 book that follows the New York Times investigation that exposed Harvey Weinstein, 'Matilda the Musical' - based on the 1988 book by Roald Dahl with music by Tim Minchin, and the stop-motion animated 'Pinocchio' - a spin on the classic tale directed by Guillermo Del Toro.
Wed, Nov 30, 2022
Why eating nineteen bowls of noodles helped Gary Oldman get into character for Jackson Lamb - he joins Mark and Simon in the studio, fully in character for 'Slow Horses season two'. Gary talks filming the new series, as well as the 25th anniversary of 'Nil by Mouth.' Mark reviews 'White Noise'- an apocalyptic black comedy directed by Noah Bombach and starring Greta Gerwig, Adam Driver and Don Cheadle, 'Tori and Lokita,' which tells the tale of two youngsters who are united by their shared experience of travelling alone from Africa and having to contend with the cruel conditions of their exile in Belgium, the 1997 cult classic 'Nil By Mouth' which has been re-released by the BFI for its 25th anniversary - written and directed by Gary Oldman, and 'Violent Night' - a new Christmas horror comedy - where Santa Clause is called in to rescue a wealthy family from a group of mercenaries.
Wed, Dec 7, 2022
What is it like to work with Tom Cruise? The legendary Hollywood producer, Jerry Bruckheimer, joins to tell all and to speak to Simon about the making of 'Top Gun: Maverick'. Mark reviews 'Nocebo' - a new mystery/psychological thriller starring Eva Green and Chai Fonacier, 'Anonymous Club,' a documentary that gives an intimate portrayal at the life of beloved singer Courtney Barnett, 'The Silent Twins' - a biographical drama about the twin sisters June and Jennifer Gibbons, who were institutionalized following years of silence as teenagers, and 'Rimini' - The latest drama by Ulrich Seidl about a once famous Austrian pop singer who returns home after the death of his Mother.
Wed, Dec 14, 2022
It took three years and cost 250 million dollars to make 'Avatar: The Way of Water', and Mark has some strong feelings on the film... Mark also reviews animated Christmas movie 'The Nutcracker and the Magic Flute' - which follows Marie as she makes a wish and becomes the same size as her toy nutcracker, 'The Unofficial Science of Home Alone' - a one off Sky special with comedians James Acaster and Guz Khan, as they step into the shoes of the Wet Bandits as they build and test some of the famous boobytraps from the film, and 'Le Pupille', Disney+'s new live-action short that follows the rebellious girls of a strict Catholic boarding school in the run up to Christmas.
Wed, Dec 21, 2022
Detective Benoit Blanc is back!. Simon sits down with Daniel Craig, and director Rian Johnson to chat all things 'Glass Onion: A Knives out Mystery,' the sequel to 'Knives Out.' (2019) Mark reviews 'The Enforcer'- an American action thriller starring Antonio Banderas who must sacrifice everything to save a young girl from his femme fatale boss (Kate Bosworth), 'The Pale Blue Eye' - a gothic horror starring Christian Bale, Gillian Anderson and Henry Melling's as a young Edgar Allan Poe, 'I Wanna Dane with Somebody' the new biographical musical about American icon Whitney Houston starring Naomi Ackie and Stanley Tucci, and 'Corsage' - a fictional account of a year in the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria played by Vicky Krieps.
Wed, Dec 28, 2022
Mark and Simon take a look at the best bits of Kermode and Mayo's Take this year including highlights from Rowan Atkinson, Jeff Goldblum, Charlotte Rampling - as well as the biggest reviews like Top Gun Maverick, Elvis and Everything Everywhere All At Once. Plus Simon interviews Tom Hanks and Mariana Trevino about the upcoming comedy-drama 'A Man Called Otto'. They also reflect on those who have been lost this year in the world of Film and TV, including Robbie Coltrane, Angela Lansbury, Olivia Newton-John and Sidney Poiter among others.