Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo's Film Reviews

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• Viggo Mortensen, 03 Feb 12

  Fri, 3 Feb 12

  Duration:
  97 mins

  The New Robert De Niro (Copyright Mark Kermode)Viggo Mortensen tells Simon about his role in A Dangerous Method, his painting, publishing, poetry, Danish television, and his feelings on becoming a Lego figure. Reviews of Carnage, Jack And Jill, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island , Man on a Ledge, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Chronicle and Young Adult. And as an all-new podcast extra, Mark recommends his video of the week.

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• Felicity Jones, 27 Jan 12

  Fri, 27 Jan 12

  Duration:
  100 mins

  Felicity Jones, star of Like Crazy, joins Simon and Mark live in the studio, plus reviews of A Monster In Paris, Acts Of Godfrey, House Of Tolerance, Like Crazy, , The Descendants and The Grey. And as a podcast special, Patience (After Sebald)

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• Oscar Nominations Special, 24 Jan 12

  Tue, 24 Jan 12

  Duration:
  43 mins

  Film critic Mark Kermode joins Richard Bacon and Shelagh Fogarty as nominations for the 84th Academy Awards are announced. Includes interviews with producers Damian Jones from The Iron Lady and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy's Tim Bevan.

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• Andrea Riseborough, 20 Jan 12

  Fri, 20 Jan 12

  Duration:
  93 mins

  Reviews of X Night of Vengeance, WE, Coriolanus, Haywire, The Sitter, J Edgar, plus actor Andrea Riseborough talks about her role in Madonna's Wallis Simpson biopic WE.

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• Steven Spielberg, 13 Jan 12

  Fri, 13 Jan 12

  Duration:
  96 mins

  Reviews of War Horse, Darkest Hour 3D, Margin Call, Shame, A Useful Life & Tatsumi, plus an interview with living legend Steven Spielberg.

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• Ralph Fiennes, 06 Jan 12

  Fri, 6 Jan 12

  Duration:
  99 mins

  Ralph Fiennes talks to Simon about his new film Coriolanus. Reviews of The Iron Lady, Mother & Child, Goon and Despair.

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• Films of the Year 2011, 30 Dec 11

  Fri, 30 Dec 11

  Duration:
  101 mins

  We look back at the highlights of 2011. Includes interviews with Ralph Fiennes, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, Martin Scorsese, Joe Cornish, Richard Ayoade, Olivia Colman, Douglas Trumbull, Cillian Murphy, Colin Firth, Werner Herzog, John Landis and more. Revisit some classic reviews of Sucker Punch, Transformers 3, The Future, Hangover II & Filme Socialisme. Mark also runs down his Top 11 of 2011.

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• Michael Sheen, 23 Dec 11

  Fri, 23 Dec 11

  Duration:
  102 mins

  Michael Sheen joins Simon and Mark at the Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square for a Christmas special. Reviews of The Lady, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol and The Artist. Plus a singalong.

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• Daniel Craig, 16 Dec 11

  Fri, 16 Dec 11

  Duration:
  95 mins

  Daniel Craig talks Stieg Larsson, Rooney Mara and James Bond and David Cooke of the BBFC reveals all about 'mild peril'. Reviews of Alvin and the Chipmunks, Wreckers, Magic to Win, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and Dreams of a Life. And as a podcast special, a review of Meet Me in St Louis.

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• Antonio Banderas & Salma Hayek, 9 Dec 11

  Fri, 9 Dec 11

  Duration:
  91 mins

  Salma and Antonio, who play Kitty Softpaws and the titular hero of the new Dreamworks animation respectively, join Simon and Mark. Also the long-awaited review of The Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and Mark's thoughts on Another Earth, Barely Legal, Mistérios de Lisboa, La Fille du Puisatier, and New Year's Bleurgh.

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