Film 2018 - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
The Oscars
The new series looks ahead to the Oscars. Host Clara Amfo is joined by critics Ellen E Jones and Larushka Ivan-Zadeh to consider the Academy's top picks. Plus best director nominee Greta Gerwig chats about her acclaimed new film Lady Bird, and her hopes for Oscars night.
You Were Never Really Here, Mom and Dad and Susan Sarandon
Antonia Quirke, Ellen E Jones and Chris Hewitt review psychological thriller You Were Never Really Here starring Joaquin Phoenix, and Susan Sarandon talks about Hollywood, stardom and her new documentary on 1940s actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr.
Peter Rabbit, Mary Magdalene, The Square
The team take a look at Peter Rabbit, the new big-screen version of the Beatrix Potter classic starring James Corden as the titular bunny, Mary Magdalene, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara, and Cannes Palme D'Or winner, the art world satire The Square. The programme also revels in the wit and wonder of Nora Ephron.
A Wrinkle in Time, Unsane, Pacific Rim: Uprising
Al Murray is joined by Ellen E Jones and Chris Hewitt to review much-anticipated fantasy blockbuster A Wrinkle in Time, starring Oprah Winfrey; psychological thriller Unsane, from director Stephen Soderbergh; and John Boyega chats about his big new monster movie, Pacific Rim: Uprising. Plus a look at the popularity of live immersive film experiences, going behind the scenes on the latest based on the sci-fi classic Blade Runner.
Ready Player One, Isle of Dogs, Journeyman
Zoe Ball is joined by critic Ellen E Jones and writer Deborah Frances-White to review Steven Spielberg's latest sci-fi blockbuster Ready Player One, the new stop-motion comedy from Wes Anderson Isle of Dogs and British boxing drama Journeyman starring Paddy Considine. There is also a look at the new batch of horror films that are winning over sceptical critics.
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