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Dec 13, 2019 • 19min
Reviewed: Jumanji: The Next Level
Ali and Ace give their views on the latest Jumanji movie starring Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Karen Gillan and take a look at some of the latest trailers including Wonder Woman 1984 and Black Widow.

Dec 8, 2019 • 18min
Todd Phillips Interview Special: Joker
Joker is undeniably one of the biggest films of 2019 - both financially and culturally - so when Ali got the chance to speak to its director, Todd Phillips, he jumped at the chance, talking about the movie's phenomenal success and the possibility, just maybe, of a sequel...

Dec 6, 2019 • 19min
Reviewed: Motherless Brooklyn & Honey Boy
Ali gives his verdict on Motherless Brooklyn starring Ed Norton and Honey Boy with Shia LaBeouf, and gets very excited for Bond 2020 after watching the No Time To Die Trailer.

Dec 1, 2019 • 13min
Rian Johnson Interview Special: Knives Out
Writer/director Rian Johnson has only made five films, but what films
they've been... There's Brick, The Brothers Bloom, Looper, Star Wars: The
Last Jedi and now his latest, Knives Out, a murder mystery/whodunnit
starring such big names as Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis and Daniel
Craig. Here, Rian talks to Ali about the films that inspired him,
constructing such a complicated narrative, getting Craig on board and
much more besides.

Nov 29, 2019 • 25min
Reviewed: Charlie's Angels & Knives Out
Hear Ali’s verdict on Charlie's Angels and Rian Johnson’s Knives Out. Plus, a great chat with Jay and Silent Bob creator Kevin Smith who tells of the moment he finally “felt a part of the film business” and of how he saved a fan’s life.

Nov 24, 2019 • 14min
Frozen 2 Interview Special
It's Frozen 2 weekend, and all of your local multiplexes will be showing Frozen 2, Frozen 2 and Frozen 2 so to, um, celebrate that fact - honest - here are Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff, Idina Menzel and the directors Chris Buck and
Jennifer Lee on the Frozen phenomenon.

Nov 22, 2019 • 27min
Frozen 2, Blue Story & 21 Bridges
Ali and Ace mull over the latest movie, TV and gaming releases including Disney’s (soon to be – without doubt) blockbuster Frozen 2, gritty British gangland drama Blue Story and U.S action cop thriller 21 Bridges starring Chadwick Boseman & Sienna Miller. Ali has also been playing the new game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Hear what he thinks.

Nov 17, 2019 • 17min
Stephen Graham Interview Special: The Irishman
Stephen Graham is one of your favourite actors, admit it. Whether it's This Is England or Boardwalk Empire, not forgetting Line Of Duty or, say, Pirates Of The Carribbean. So it was a great pleasure for our Ali to speak to him about his latest, The Irishman, where he plays Anthony Provenzano, one of Jimmy Hoffa's (Al Pacino) teamster rivals back in the day. But let's let Stephen explain...

Nov 15, 2019 • 15min
Reviewed: Last Christmas & Le Mans '66
As Ali darts around London's West End meeting all your favourite movie stars (I know - hard life isn't it?) he makes time to give you his verdict on Last Christmas which stars Emilia Clarke and Emma Thompson and Le Mans '66, which is called Ford V Ferrari elsewhere and stars Christian Bale and Matt Damon.

Nov 10, 2019 • 18min
Ruth Wilson Interview Special: His Dark Materials
You might know Ruth Wilson from Luther, The Affair or Mrs. Wilson but once you've seen His Dark Materials, chances are you'll know her forever more as the evil and enigmatic Mrs. Coulter. Here, she talks to Ali about finding her character, working with her 'daemon' and much more besides.