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  • This week, Kirsten Dunst and Alex Garland sit down to chat with Simon about their new film ‘Civil War’, which sees Dunst star as a photojournalist travelling with her team across a dystopian United States, engulfed by a second civil war, in a bid to interview and photograph the president.Mark also gives his take on the film, as well as reviewing ‘The Teachers’ Lounge’, a drama in which a teacher decides to step in when one of her students is suspected of theft, finding herself caught between her ideals and the school system in the process; and ‘The First Omen’, which sees a young American nun start to question her own faith when she uncovers a terrifying conspiracy to bring about the birth of evil incarnate in Rome.The big review of the week is ‘Back to Black’, a musical biopic about singer Amy Winehouse’s tumultuous relationship with Blake Fielder-Civil inspires her to write and record the groundbreaking album ‘Back to Black’.Timecodes (relevant only for the Vanguard - who are also ad-free!):The Teachers’ Lounge – 6:58Box Office Top Ten – 10:55The First Omen – 13:16Kirsten Dunst & Alex Garland Interview – 25:32Civil War Review – 37:45Back to Black Review – 46:11You can contact the show by emailing [email protected] or you can find us on social media, @KermodeandMayoEXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/take Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee!A Sony Music Entertainment production.Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcastsTo advertise on this show contact: [email protected] more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • This week, the lovely Dev Patel is on the show to chat all things ‘Monkey Man’, his (co) writing and directorial debut, which sees a young man hunt down the group of corrupt leaders responsible for his mother’s death.

    Mark also gives his thoughts on the film, as well as reviewing ‘Evil Does Not Exist’, an enigmatic eco-parable, which sees a Tokyo company buy up land near a pristine lake in a bid to turn it into a glamping site; and ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’, a Rebecca Hall-starring follow-up to the 2021 monster film, which sees Godzilla and the almighty Kong face a colossal threat hidden deep within the planet that challenges their very existence and the survival of the human race.

    The big review of the week is ‘Seize Them!’, a Dark Ages-set comedy romp, which sees a queen, played by Aimee Lou Wood, forced to endure hardship and danger as she embarks on a voyage to win back her throne.

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    Evil Does Not Exist – 7:05

    Box Office Top Ten – 12:45

    Godzilla x Kong – 16:54

    Dev Patel Interview – 25:49

    Monkey Man Review – 40:17

    Seize Them! Review – 47:43

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  • This week, Obi Wan Kenobi himself, aka Ewan McGregor, sits down with Simon to discuss his new miniseries ‘A Gentleman in Moscow’, which sees a Russian aristocrat spared from death and placed under house arrest while the Bolshevik Revolution plays out before him.

    Mark also gives his take on the series, as well as reviewing ‘Mothers’ Instinct’, a Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway-starring thriller about a pair of rich suburban housewives, whose sisterly bond is unraveled after a tragic accident shatters their seemingly picture-perfect lives; and ‘Silver Haze’, a British drama about a young nurse, who is unable to build any meaningful relationship thanks to her obsession with getting revenge for a traumatic event that happened 15 years prior, until she falls in love with one of her patients.

    Plus, Mark and Simon keep us up to date on the cinematic events happening around the country.

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    07:14 Mother’s Instinct Review

    14:21 Box Office Top 10

    30:55 Interview with Ewan McGregor

    42:05 A Gentleman in Moscow Review

    48:22 Silver Haze Review

    52:24 What’s On

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  • No interview this week, but even more witterings from your favourite duo for your trouble.

    Mark gives his thoughts on new releases, including ‘Late Night with the Devil’, a found footage horror, which sees a 1977 live television broadcast go horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation’s living rooms; ‘Immaculate’, a Sydney Sweeney-starring horror about an American nun who heads to a convent in Italy only to discover that her new home harbours a sinister secret; and ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’, the latest instalment in the supernatural comedy franchise, which sees Ghostbusters new and old join forces to protect their home against evil forces and save the world from a second ice age.

    Plus, Mark and Simon keep us abreast of the cinematic events happening around the country.

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    08:38 Late Night with the Devil review

    19:25 Box Office Top 10

    39:08 Immaculate review

    45:56 Laughter Lift

    52:01 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire review

    01:00:13 What’s On

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  • This week, the one and only Cate Blanchett joins Mark and Simon for a chat about her drama ‘The New Boy’, which follows a young Aboriginal Australia orphan, who is brought into a Christian monastery, run by a renegade nun, begin to question his faith and loyalty to his heritage.

    Mark gives his take on the film, as well as reviewing ‘Monster’, a Japanese psychological mystery thriller about a mother who confronts a teacher after noticing disturbing changes in her son’s behaviour; and ‘Drive Away Dolls’, an Ethan Coen-helmed road trip caper about two lesbian friends who get caught up in crime.

    Plus, Mark and Simon keep us abreast of the cinematic events happening around the country.

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    08:23 Monster review

    23:27 Box Office Top 10

    37:28 Cate Blanchett interview

    52:03 The New Boy review

    57:23 Laughter Lift

    01:02:48 Drive-Away Dolls review

    01:09:23 What’s On

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  • This week, acclaimed director Ava DuVernay chats to Simon and Mark about ‘Origin’, her new biographical drama based on the life of the author Isabel Wilkerson who wrote the seminal book ‘Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents’, while coping with personal tragedy.Mark also offers his thoughts on the film, as well as reviewing ‘The Inventor’, a Stephen Fry-starring animation, which imagines Leonardo da Vinci, as he leaves Italy to join the French court, where he can experiment, study and invent freely; and ‘High and Low – John Galliano’, a documentary charting the triumphs and controversies of the legendary and controversial fashion designer.Plus, Mark and Simon keep us abreast of the cinematic events happening around the country.Timecodes (relevant only for the Vanguard - who are also ad-free!):08:16 High & Low: John Galliano review20:52 Box Office Top 1032:52 Ava DuVernay interview47:29 Origin review54:55 Laughter Lift01:03:42 The Inventor review01:09:09 What’s OnYou can contact the show by emailing [email protected] or you can find us on social media, @KermodeandMayoEXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/take Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee!A Sony Music Entertainment production.Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcastsTo advertise on this show contact: [email protected] more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • With the 2024 Academy Awards taking place on Sunday, the most trusted voices in film Mark and Simon are here to guide you through the 10 films in the running for Best Picture.  

    Featuring highlights from interviews with directors Greta Gerwig, Celine Song and Jonathan Glazer, and actors Cillian Murphy (an exclusive unheard part of his chat with the pair), Emma Stone, and Jeffrey Wright. Plus Mark’s thoughts on all of the films involved.  

    Timecodes for the Vanguard:  

    02:36 Cillian Murphy interview (exclusive unheard part of interview) 

    06:39 Oppenheimer review 

    09:06 Greta Gerwig interview 

    12:19 Barbie review 

    15:35 Killers of the Flower Moon review 

    20:07 Emma Stone and Ramy Youssef interview 

    23:14 Poor Things review 

    25:35 The Holdovers review 

    32:54 Jonathan Glazer interview 

    36:02 The Zone of Interest review 

    39:16 Maestro review 

    44:42 Jeffrey Wright interview 

    47:22 American Fiction review 

    50:20 Anatomy of a Fall review 

    55:07 Celine Song interview 

    58:53 Past Lives review 



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  • This week, acclaimed director Denis Villeneuve and renowned composer Hans Zimmer join Simon for a chat about their hotly-anticipated project, ‘Dune: Part Two’ - the next chapter in their adaptation of Frank Herbert’s legendary sci-fi saga. 

    Mark also gives his take on the film, as well as reviewing ‘Four Daughters’, Kaouther Ben Hania’s Oscar-nominated documentary, which mixes fact and fiction to tell the story of Olfa Hamrouni, a Tunisian woman whose two eldest daughters were radicalized by Islamic extremists; and ‘Lisa Frankenstein’, a Diablo Cody-penned comedy about a misunderstood teenager and a reanimated Victorian corpse who embark on a murderous – and romantic – journey together.  

    Plus, Mark and Simon tell us about the exciting cinematic events happening around the country.   

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    08:39 Four Daughters review 

    22:19 Box Office Top 10  

    34:33 Denis Villeneuve and Hans Zimmer interview 

    49:31 Dune: Part Two review 

    01:00:13 Laughter Lift  

    01:02:44 Lisa Frankenstein review  

    01:08:38 What’s On  

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  • This week, director Jonathan Glazer talks to Simon about his Bafta award-winning and Oscar-nominated historical drama ‘The Zone of Interest, which follows the commandant of Auschwitz and his wife, as they strive to build a dream life for their family in a house next to the camp.

    Meanwhile, Mark gives his take on an array of new releases, including ‘Perfect Days’, Wim Wenders’ latest offering, which follows a toilet cleaner in Tokyo, who finds joy in the mundane, but beautiful, details of everyday life; ‘Madame Web’, Dakota Johnson’s first superhero outing, which sees her play a New York City paramedic who starts to show signs of clairvoyance and must protect three young women from a mysterious adversary who wants them dead; ‘Shoshana’, Michael Winterbottom’s biographical thriller about the tragic, real life love story between Shoshana Borochov and Tom Wilkin, set against the British Mandate in Palestine; and ‘Wicked Little Lies’, a star-studded British black comedy about a real life scandal that saw residents of a quaint Sussex town receive letters filled with obscenities and hilarious profanity.

    Plus, Mark and Simon tell us about your own cinematic events happening around the country.

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    12:29 Perfect Days review

    23:46 Box Office Top 10

    29:48 Madame Web review

    37:00 Jonathan Glazer interview

    53:43 Shoshana review

    01:03:49 What’s On

    01:04:47 Wicked Little Letters review

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  • Happy Valentine’s! Sit back and enjoy our latest episode – a gift to all film lovers. This week, director Michael Winterbottom talks to Simon about his new biographical thriller ‘Shoshana’, which follows the tragic real life love story between Shoshana Borochov and Tom Wilkin, set against the British Mandate in Palestine.

    Mark will be reviewing ‘Shoshana’ next week, but, in the meantime, gives his take on various other new releases, including ‘Someone’s Daughter, Someone’s Son’, a documentary in which filmmaker Lorna Tucker returns to her former haunts and speaks to current and former homeless people about why, 25 years on, record numbers of people are still reduced to living on Britain’s streets; ‘Bob Marley: One Love’, a biopic exploring the life and struggles of the legendary reggae musician and activist; and ‘The Taste of Things’, a romantic drama which follows the relationship between a cook, played by Juliette Binoche, and the gourmet she works for - an apt cinematic treat for this Valentine’s week.

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    08:05 Somone’s Daughter, Someone’s Son review

    19:59 Box Office Top 10

    37:26 Michael Winterbottom interview

    52:42 Bob Marley: One Love review

    01:00:11 Laughter Lift

    01:04:48 The Taste of Things review

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  • This week, Steve McQueen and his wife, historian, filmmaker and producer Bianca Stigter, are in the studio to chat with Simon about ‘Occupied City’, their four-hour documentary about the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam from 1940-45, which is based on Stigter’s book on the subject.

    Mark gives his thoughts on the film, along with reviewing ‘Your Fat Friend’, a documentary that charts the rise of writer and activist Aubrey Gordon from anonymous blogger to NYTimes best-selling author and podcaster, whose goal is to shift the way we see fat people in the world and the fat on our own bodies; and ‘The Iron Claw’, the Zac Efron-starring true story of the Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s.

    Plus, we find out about the exciting cinematic events happening around the UK.

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    08:44 Your Fat Friend review

    19:00 Box Office Top 10

    34:00 Steve McQueen and Bianca Stigter interview

    49:32 Occupied City review

    59:03 Laughter Lift

    01:01:49 The Iron Claw review

    01:08:00 What’s On

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  • It’s a bumper week for (lauded) guests! Simon chats to Jeffrey Wright about his Oscar-nominated role in ‘American Fiction’, which tells the story of a Black novelist, frustrated with the establishment that profits from Black entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes, who uses a pen name to write an outlandish Black book of his own, only to find himself at the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain; and both Simon and Mark talk to Cillian Murphy about his Oscar-nominated turn as J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s eponymous biopic.  

    Mark gives his thoughts on ‘American Fiction’, along with reviewing Jonathan Glazer’s historical drama ‘The Zone of Interest’, which follows the commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, as they strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp; and ‘Argylle’, a star-studded spy action-comedy about a reclusive author who writes best-selling espionage novels about a secret agent on a mission to unravel a global spy syndicate only to find that the plots of her books are starting to mirror the covert actions of a real-life spy organisation.  

    A very glitzy week for you! 

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

    08:15 The Zone of Interest review 

    22:13 Box Office Top 10 

    31:29 Jeffrey Wright interview 

    45:47 American Fiction review 

    53:41 Laughter Lift 

    55:44 Cillian Murphy interview 

    01:07:52 Argylle review 

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  • This week, Simon sits down for a thoughtful and moving chat with director Andrew Haigh about his new Bafta-nominated drama ‘All of Us Strangers’, which sees Andrew Scott play a lonely screenwriter drawn back to his childhood home, where his parents appear to be living, just as they were on the day they died 30 years ago.

    Mark also gives his take on the film, as well reviewing ‘Baghead’, a horror in which a young woman discovers the pub she’s inherited is home to a 400-year-old she-devil; and ‘The Color Purple’, the second adaptation of Alice Walker’s classic novel, which tells the story of Celie, an African American woman living in the American South during the early 1900s.

    Plus, it’s awards season! The duo give their thoughts on who was – and wasn’t, ahem - nominated at this year’s Oscars.

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

    10:55 Baghead review

    23:24 Box Office Top 10

    35:44 Andrew Haigh interview

    50:54 All of Us Strangers review

    57:10 Laughter Lift

    59:18 The Color Purple review

    01:06:16 What’s On

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  • This week, the one and only Daniel Kaluuya is in the studio and ready to chat with Mark and Simon about his dystopian directorial debut – co-directed with his longtime friend and collaborator Kibwe Tavares - ‘The Kitchen’, which sees a funeral-service worker looking for a way out of the chaotic housing block of the title.  

    Mark also offers up his critical perspective on the film, as well as reviewing ‘The End Where We Start From’, a Jodie Comer-starring drama about a woman trying to find her way home with her newborn as an environmental crisis submerges London in floodwaters; and ‘The Holdovers’, Alexander Payne’s latest, which sees Paul Giamatti play a curmudgeonly teacher at a New England school, who remains on campus during Christmas break to babysit a handful of students only to form an unlikely bond with a brainy but damaged troublemaker and the school’s head cook.  

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

    09:50 The End We Start From review 

    21:13 Box Office Top 10 

    38:28 Daniel Kaluuya interview 

    57:32 The Kitchen review 

    01:00:32 The Laughter Lift  

    01:03:15 The Holdovers review 

    01:09:43 What’s On

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  • OK, now we are really back! Mark and Simon are firmly back in their seats and ready to shepherd you through a new year in cinema.

    This week, Simon sits down with Emma Stone and Ramy Youssef to discuss their roles in Yorgos Lanthimos’ wild new science fantasy black comedy ‘Poor Things’, which tells the story of a young woman in Victorian London, who, after being crudely resurrected by a scientist following her suicide, runs off with a debauched lawyer to embark on an odyssey of self-discovery and sexual liberation.

    Mark also offers his thoughts on the film, as well as reviewing ‘The Disappearance of Shere Hite’, a documentary narrated by Dakota Johnson, which follows the life of American-born German sex educator and feminist Shere Hite; and the George Clooney-helmed ‘The Boys in the Boat’, a biographical sports drama about the University of Washington rowing team that represented the United States at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

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    08:39 The Disappearance Of Shere Hite review

    17:44 Box Office Top 10

    33:41 Interview with Emma Stone and Ramy Youssef

    49:43 Poor Things review

    58:21 Laughter Lift

    01:02:37 The Boys in the Boat revew

    01:08:53 What’s On

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  • We’re back! Well kind of. This week, Robbie Collin and Rhianna Dhillon are filling in for Mark and Simon, who are still recovering from their completely raucous New Year celebrations.

    Rhianna chats to director James Hawes about his new war drama ‘One Life’, which sees both Anthony Hopkins and Johnny Flynn star as humanitarian Nicholas Winton, who is known for his role in rescuing Jewish children during the Holocaust.

    Robbie gives his take on the film, as well as reviewing ‘Night Swim’, a horror about a haunted swimming pool – yes, you read that right, a haunted swimming pool; and ‘Good Grief’, the directorial debut of Dan Levy of Schitt’s Creek fame, which follows an artist who takes his two best friends on a trip to Paris after the death of his famous writer husband.

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

    03:07 Night Swim review

    15:52 Box Office Top 10

    35:01 James Hawes interview

    50:04 One Life review

    54:58 Laughter Lift

    59:29 Good Grief review

    01:07:18 What’s On

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  • This week sees Mark review ‘Raging Grace’, a social issue drama-come-gothic horror about a Filipino single mother working in a sinister British family mansion; ‘Priscilla’, Sofia Coppola’s adaptation of Priscilla Presley’s 1985 memoir about her complicated relationship with music icon Elvis Presley; and ‘Scala!!!’, a documentary telling the riotous story of the famed London cinema, which inspired a generation during Britain’s turbulent Thatcher years.

    Plus, Mark talks us through his best and worst films of 2023. You’re welcome!

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    10:36 Raging Grace review

    21:16 Priscilla review

    31:30 Scala!!! review

    41:32 Mark’s Top 5 and Bottom 5 Films of 2023



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  • It’s Christmas! This week, Simon chats to Zack Snyder about his new space opera ‘Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire’, which sees an ex-soldier search for allies to help defend her home when it is threatened by the cruel ruling Imperium.

    Mark gives his take on the film, as well as reviewing ‘The Boy and the Heron’, the long-awaited and apparently final film from legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, which follows a 12-year-old boy, who, after speaking to a talking heron, journeys into another world to search for his mother, who he believed to be dead; and ‘Ferrari’, Michael Mann’s 30-years-in-the-making passion project, a biographical sports drama about  Enzo Ferrari, who founded the iconic Italian car company.

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    11:35 The Boy and the Heron Review

    20:08 Box Office Top Ten

    31:53 Zack Snyder Interview

    49:00 Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire Review

    57:36 Laughter Lift

    01:05:14 Ferrari Review

    01:13:00 What’s On

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  • This week sees Mark and Simon chat to director, writer and producer Taika Waititi and American Samoan footballer Jaiyah Saelua about ‘Next Goal Wins’, a sports comedy-drama based on the documentary of the same name, which chronicles the national team of American Samoa as they try to recover from the indignity of the worst loss in international football history and attempt to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

    Mark also offers up his thoughts on the film, along with reviewing ‘What Happens Later’, a romantic comedy that marks Meg Ryan’s second outing as director, and sees her star alongside David Duchovny as ex-lovers that get snowed-in at a regional airport; ‘The Three Musketeers: Milady’, an adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel, which sees D’Artagnan embark on a frantic quest to save the woman he loves, joining forces with the mysterious Milady de Winter in the process; and ‘Godzilla Minus One’, a Japanese-language addition to the Godzilla franchise, which sees a post war Japan faced with a new crisis in the form of a giant monster, baptised in the horrific power of the atomic bomb.

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    08:32 What Happens Later Review

    17:41 Box Office Top Ten

    28:20 Taika Waititi and Jaiyah Saelua Interview

    44:21 Next Goal Wins Review

    49:45 Laughter Lift

    56:01 The Three Musketeers: Milady Review

    59:34 Godzilla Minus One Review

    01:08:18 What’s On

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  • Simon sits down with director and screenwriter Paul King and screenwriter Simon Farnaby to discuss their new Timothée Chalamet-starring Christmas blockbuster, ‘Wonka’, which is a prequel to the Roald Dahl children’s classic ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’.

    Mark gives his take on the film, along with reviewing ‘Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain’, the Saturday Night Live trio’s first comedy feature about a three childhood friends who realise they don’t like their life trajectory and so set off to find the treasure that is rumoured to be buried in a nearby mountain; and ‘Leave the World Behind’, Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail’s star-studded psychological thriller – and adaptation of the novel of the same – which sees a family’s Long Island vacation interrupted by two strangers bearing news of a mysterious blackout.

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    09:44 Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain Review

    18:45 Box Office Top Ten

    35:05 Simon Farnaby and Paul King Interview

    51:05 Wonka Review

    01:00:19 Laughter Lift

    01:04:05 Leave the World Behind Review

    01:13:38 What’s On

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