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The new home of Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo. They’re back, and it’s bigger, and better and larger-er and more-er.
Film reviews, TV reviews, and all your conversation around movie and non-movie related stuff. Plus a whole bunch of recommendations to watch in cinemas, on all streaming services and on physical media.
As well as the film and TV reviews, Mark and Simon will be talking about anything and everything. Punctuation, Thunderbirds, obscure German pop music, fax machines, subtitles, MRI scans, magic, school assemblies, Scandinavia, and don’t forget the dad jokes.
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SHRINK THE INBOX
Ben and Nemone answer your questions and explore your suggestions. They talk about whether they have any friends who are spies and explore some brilliant female led comedies you've either missed or forgotten.
We want to hear about any theories we might have missed, what you’ve thought of the show so far and your character suggestions. Please drop the team an email (which may be part of the show): shrinkthebox@sonymusic.com
NEXT CLIENTS ON THE COUCH. Find out how to view here
Michael, Office (USA. Season 1)
Chandler, Friends (selected episodes)
Sydney, The Bear (season 2)
Tyrion, Game of Thrones (seasons 1&2).
Alex and Bradley, The Morning Show (Season 1)
Tasha, Orange is the New Black (season 2)
CREDITS
We used a clip from Girls, Series 6.
Starring (in the clip we used):
Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath
Adam Driver as Adam Sackler.
Created by: Lena Dunham. Written by Lena Dunham and Judd Apatow.
Directed by: Jesse Peretz
Produced by: Home Box Office.
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Young Woman and the Sea, Hard Miles, Films Featuring Puppets & Question Schmestions
It’s all about endurance this week, with bonus reviews including ‘Young Woman and the Sea’, a Daisy Ridley-starring biographical drama which tells the story of competitive swimmer Trudy Ederle, who, in 1926, was the first woman to ever swim across the English Channel; and ‘Hard Miles’, a sports drama about a social worker at a youth facility who assembles an unlikely cycling team of juvenile convicts for a transformative 1,000-mile bike ride from Denver to the Grand Canyon.
This week’s One Frame Back is films and TV shows featuring puppets to coincide with the release of Benedict Cumberbatch’s new show ‘Eric’.
Mark and Simon help us decide what to watch, and what to avoid, this weekend.
Plus, they answer a few of your Questions (film-related) and Schmestions (non-film related), from their thoughts on inappropriate couple’s songs to how much of cinemas’ revenue actually comes from film tickets as opposed to food and drink.
Timecodes:
7.58 Young Woman and the Sea Review
18.21 Hard Miles Review
29.02 One Frame Back: Films and TV Shows Featuring Puppets
34.25 Weekend Watchlist / Weekend Notlist
42.58 Questions Schmestions
Watchlist films this week:
Dunkirk – BBC1 – Friday, 11.40pm
A Cock and Bull Story – BBC2 – Saturday, 1am
Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse – E4 – Saturday, 12pm
Notorious – Talking Pictures TV – Sunday, 7pm
Catch Me If You Can – Film4 – Friday, 7.15pm
Notlist films this week:
Bicentennial Man – GREAT! Movies – Saturday, 6pm
Angel Has Fallen – Film4 – Saturday, 10pm
Look Who’s Talking Too – GREAT! Movies – Saturday, 6pm
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Benedict Cumberbatch, Eric, The Beast & Sting
This week, Take fave Benedict Cumberbatch tells Simon all about his psychological miniseries ‘Eric’, which sees him play troubled puppeteer Vincent, who clings to his missing son’s drawings of a blue monster puppet named Eric, convinced that if he can get Eric on TV then his son will come home.
Mark also gives his take on the show, as well as reviewing ‘Sting’, which sees a 12-year-old's pet spider rapidly transform into a giant flesh-eating monster, forcing the young girl to fight for her family’s survival.
This week’s big review is ‘The Beast’, a science fiction romantic drama loosely based on Henry James’ novella ‘The Beast in the Jungle’, which imagines a near future in which artificial intelligence is in control of everyone’s lives and human emotions are perceived as a threat. Lea Seydoux and ‘Gorgeous George’ Mackay star.
Timecodes (relevant only for the Vanguard - who are also ad-free!):
08:14 – Sting Review
12:03– Box Office Top Ten
24:44 – Benedict Cumberbatch Interview
39:15 – Eric Review
45:42 – What's On June
49:06 – The Beast Review
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LARRY DAVID: Curb star who falls out with everyone in SHRINK THE BOX
He’s grumpy, belligerent, stubborn, filterless and has to win every single argument. We ask how Larry David has any friends left and why he is so concerned with manners, yet is rude to virtually everyone he meets. Plus, Ben and Nemone look at why some people find Curb Your Enthusiasm excruciating whilst others just can’t get enough of the hit show.
We want to hear about any theories we might have missed, what you’ve thought of the show so far and your character suggestions. Please drop the team an email (which may be part of the show): shrinkthebox@sonymusic.com
NEXT CLIENTS ON THE COUCH. Find out how to view here
Michael, Office (USA. Season 1)
Chandler, Friends (selected episodes)
Sydney, The Bear (season 2)
Tyrion, Game of Thrones (seasons 1&2).
Alex and Bradley, The Morning Show (Season 1)
CREDITS
We used clips from Season 7 of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Episodes 1,4,5,7,10.
Starring (in the clips we used):
Larry David as Larry David,
Jeff Garlin as Jeff Greene
Cheryl Hines as Cheryl David
Susie Essman as Susie Greene
Jason Alexander as Jason Alexander
Bob Einstein as Marty Funkhouser
Catherine O'Hara as Bam Bam
Anita Barone, as Denise
Peter Mackenzie as Man in Shorts
Paul Webster as Larry's Friend Jim
Created and written by: Larry David. Directed by Larry Charles, Alec Berg, David Mandel, Bryan Gordon, Jeff Schaffer and Andy Ackerman,
Produced by: Linda Balaban, associate producer
Alec Berg, executive producer
Larry Charles, executive producer
Larry David, executive producer (showrunner) / executive producer
Jeff Garlin, executive producer
Tim Gibbons, executive producer
David Mandel, executive producer
Megan Murphy, co-producer
Erin O'Malley, executive producer
Gavin Polone, executive producer
Jeff Schaffer, executive producer (showrunner)
Laura Streicher, producer
Produced by HBO and Production Partners.
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Insomnia, Best Anya Taylor Performances & Question Schmestions
Having had Vicky McClure on the show last week to talk about her new limited series ‘Insomnia’, this week, Mark gives his thoughts on the series.
This week’s One Frame Back is the best Anya Taylor performances to coincide with the release of ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’.
Mark and Simon help us decide what to watch, and what to avoid, this weekend.
Plus, they answer a few of your Questions (film-related) and Schmestions (non-film related), from whether Mark likes being contrarian in his film criticism to recommendations for D-day movies.
Timecodes:
15.51 Insomnia Review
34.00 One Frame Back: Best Anya Taylor Joy Performances
43.19 Weekend Watchlist / Weekend Notlist
47.04 Questions Schmestions
Watchlist films this week:
Memento – BBC Two, Mon 27 May, 12.20am
The Handmaiden – Film4, Sat 25 May, 1.05am
The Great Dictator – Sky Arts, Sat 25 May, 1pm
Close – BBC Four, Sat 25 May, 9pm
Do the Right Thing – BBC Two, Sun 26 May, 12.20am
Notlist films this week:
Dragonball Evolution – Film4, Sun 26 May, 2.50pm
Street Fighter – GREAT! Movies, Fri 24 May, 6.55pm
Rambo: Last Blood – Fri 24 May, 9pm
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George Miller, Furiosa, In Flames & The Garfield Movie
This week, director George Miller sits down with Simon to chat all things ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’, the origin story of renegade warrior Furiosa before her encounter and team-up with Mad Max.
Mark also gives his take on the film, as well as reviewing ‘In Flames’, a Pakastani-Canadian supernatural drama, which sees a mother and daughter’s precarious existence ripped apart after the death of the family patriarch.
The big review of the week is ‘The Garfield Movie’, which sees Chris Patt voice the iconic, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving cat, who finds himself unexpectedly reunited with his long-lost father, a scruffy street cat who draws him into a high-stakes heist.
Timecodes (relevant only for the Vanguard - who are also ad-free!):
08:18 – In Flames Review
12:04 – Box Office Top Ten
24:48 – George Miller Interview
39:29 - Furiosa Review
51:25 – The Garfield Movie Review
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