With Simon still chugging along on the UK’s glorious waterways, beloved actor and Take fave Sanjeev Bhaskar steps in to chat nonsense – ahem, review films - with Mark.

Sanjeev speaks with director Neill Blomkamp about his new stranger-than-fiction biographical sports drama ‘Gran Turismo’, covering everything from Blomkamp’s motivations for making the film to the challenges of shooting in a moving race car - or as the directors puts it, a “motion sickness, nausea machine”.

Mark offers his thoughts on Blomkamp’s new film, which sees a young man win an opportunity to become a real racing driver because of his prowess playing the Gran Turismo video game.

He also reviews ‘Haunted Mansion’, a star-studded remake of the Eddie Murphy-helmed 2003 supernatural comedy of the same name, which sees Rosario Dawson and Lakeith Stanfield take the spooky baton; and ‘Meg 2: The Trench’, indie director Ben Wheatley’s stab at a sequel for the arguably soon-to-be-cult-classic prehistoric shark franchise.

Time Codes (relevant only for the Vanguard - who are ad-free!):

14:13 Haunted Mansion Review

23:38 Box Office top 10

41:13 Neill Blomkamp Interview

55:57 Gran Turismo Review

01:01:03 Laughter lift

01:03:53 Meg 2: The Trench Review

01:14:02 What’s On



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Neill Blomkamp, Gran Turismo, Haunted Mansion & Meg 2: The Trench

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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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TV & Film

Film Reviews

TV Reviews

Film Interviews

This week’s guest is one of America’s most beloved auteurs, and arguably the most laid-back director working today, Richard Linklater, who is on the show to tell Simon all about his latest black romantic comedy ‘Hit Man’, which sees a professor moonlighting as a hitman descend into dangerous, dubious territory when he finds himself attracted to a woman who enlists his services.

Mark also gives his thoughts on the film, as well as reviewing ‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’, Viggo Mortensen’s directorial debut which sees a Franco Canadian woman and a Danish immigrant fall in love in 1860s San Francisco only to be separated by the American Civil War.

The big review of the week is ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’, the fourth instalment of the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence buddy cop action series, which sees the duo’s late police captain get linked to drug cartels, prompting them to embark on a dangerous mission to clear his name.

Timecodes (relevant only for the Vanguard - who are also ad-free!):

06:36 – The Dead Don’t Hurt Review

12:20 – Box Office Top Ten

23:15 – Richard Linklater Interview

38:55 – Hit Man Review

46:35 – Bad Boys: Ride or Die Review

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Richard Linklater, Hit Man, The Dead Don’t Hurt & Bad Boys: Ride or Die

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.

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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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SHRINK THE INBOX

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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Benedict Cumberbatch, Eric, The Beast & Sting

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.  

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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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LARRY DAVID: Curb star who falls out with everyone in SHRINK THE BOX

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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Neill Blomkamp, Gran Turismo, Haunted Mansion & Meg 2: The Trench

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