Ben Wheatley, In the Earth, Luca, Monster Hunter and The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Mark and Simon are joined by Ben Wheatley who talks about his new film In the Earth. Plus reviews of Luca, Monster Hunter and The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard.
Mark and Simon are joined by Ben Wheatley who talks about his new film In the Earth.
Mark also reviews new Disney animation Luca, about an unlikely but strong friendship between a human being and a sea monster disguised as a human on the Italian riviera; Monster Hunter from director: Paul W.S. Anderson, based on the CapCom computer game; The Reason I Jump, based on the book by Naoki Higashida, which explores the experiences of non-speaking autistic people around the world; It Must Be Heaven by Elia Suleiman; In The Heights, Jon M. Chu‘s film version of the Broadway musical in which Usnavi, a sympathetic New York bodega owner, saves every penny every day as he imagines and sings about a better life; and Ryan Reynolds, Salma Hayek, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman and Samuel L. Jackson in action crime comedy The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard.
Plus Mark and Simon’s Movie Road Trip continues into Manitoba.
They also talk you through the best and worst films on subscription-free TV next week, and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week.
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’.
00:26:48 Celebrating Cinema
00:30:33 Digital Releases
00:32:25 Box Office Top 10
00:46:37 Ben Wheatley interview
01:06:20 In The Earth review
01:13:14 In The Heights review
01:20:00 Monster Hunter review
01:26:03 North American Movie Road Trip
01:30:52 The Reason I Jump review
01:37:28 Luca review
01:42:55 The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard review
01:48:28 TV Movies of the Week
01:51:55 It Must Be Heaven review
01:59:13 DVD of the Week
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Monster Hunter reviewed by Mark Kermode
Duration: 03:09
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The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard reviewed by Mark Kermode
Duration: 04:28
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Luca reviewed by Mark Kermode
Duration: 04:42
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In The Heights reviewed by Mark Kermode
Duration: 05:21
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