Kermode and Mayo's Film Review

Keira Knightley, Encanto, House of Gucci and Pirates

11.26.2021 - By BBC Radio 5 livePlay

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Keira Knightley talks to Simon about her role as Nell in Silent Night. Plus reviews of new Disney animation Encanto, about a young Colombian girl who has to face the frustration of being the only member of her family without magical powers; House of Gucci, which features last week’s guest Adam Driver as Maurizio Gucci, and tells the story of Patrizia Reggiani, an outsider from humble beginnings, who marries into the Gucci family; Pirates, written and directed by Reggie Yates, and tells the story of three eighteen-year-old friends on their journey from North to south London on New Year's Eve 1999; documentary First Wave, which follows nurses, doctors, and administrators as they responded to the COVID-19 pandemic; historical drama Lapwing, about an isolated group of salt farmers who arrange illegal passage to Europe for an Indian Gypsy family in hiding; horror Shepherd, and Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, about a school teacher who finds her career and reputation under threat after a personal sex tape is leaked on the Internet. Send us your sub 20 second instant reaction to any film attached to an email to [email protected] for our feature ‘Lobby Correspondents’. Download our podcast from the Baby Sea Clowns app.

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00:18:50 Box Office Top Ten

00:43:18 Pirates

00:49:25 Keira Knightley

01:02:56 First Wave

01:04:54 WTF 1

01:10:04 Lapwing

01:25:04 Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn

01:33:06 House of Gucci

01:42:03 Shepherd

01:49:44 DVD of the Week

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