Kermode and Mayo's Film Review · BBC Radio 5 Live

Cate Blanchett, Sisters with Transistors, Stowaway and Black Bear

·1 hr 52 min·5 clips
Cate Blanchett explains why she produces films to protect artistic vision from content-driven streaming.
Ben Bailey Smith and Anna Bogutskaya substitute for Kermode and Mayo, discussing films like 'Apples' with Cate Blanchett and Christos Nikou, Oscars predictions, and listener emails. They review 'Promising Young Woman', 'Sisters with Transistors', and 'Stowaway', while sharing personal anecdotes and celebrating cinema's return.

As heard by us

A loose, funny film chat that gives a strange premise room to breathe.

The review opens with a bit of small talk, then settles into a funny, clear-eyed take on Apples, a film that keeps comedy and drama in the same room.

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Why you'd press play

For a film chat that starts with Negronis and ends in memory loss.

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