Radio 1's Screen Time

James McAvoy chats to Ali about Starter For Ten, Atonement & filming with Angelina Jolie

Ali and Ace chat movies and TV news and, as well as giving his predictions for the Oscars, Ali reviews Green Book starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World and Can You Ever Forgive Me? starring Melissa McCarthy and Richard E. Grant.

Adam McKay, the Oscar-winning writer-director of The Big Short - and veteran of Anchorman, The Other Guys and Talladega Nights - tackles the most powerful Vice President in US history, Dick Cheney, in his latest kinda sorta biopic Vice. Dealing with some really heavy subject matter, the film is lifted by the performances of Christian Bale, Adam Adams, Steve Carell and Sam Rockwell, as well as McKay’s unique anarchic, comedic style, and you can find out a lot more about it in this special interview episode of Screen Time.

Ali and Ace chat about the Oscar Nominations, what they are watching on TV and review Vice Starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams & Steve Carell and the rock climbing documentary Free Solo.

The 23-year-old star of Call Me By Your Name, Lady Bird and now Beautiful Boy talks to Ali about his career so far.

Ali & Ace give us all the week’s movie and TV news alongside Ali’s review of Mary Queen Of Scots starring Saoirse Ronan & Margot Robbie and M Night Shyamalan’s follow-up to both Split and Unbreakable, Glass.

The creative minds behind Netflix’s darkly comic sci-fi TV series Black Mirror, Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones, speak to Ali about their latest episode. Well, film. Well, game. Hmm. Whatever it is, it’s called Bandersnatch, and it’s the streaming version of a Choose Your Own Adventure book, and it’s genuinely fascinating. So to find out more, listen to Charlie and Annabel tell Ali about their writing process, the tech behind it all and what their favourite cereal is. As you might have guessed.

Ali and Ace talk about their thoughts on the this years Golden Globes awards and Ali gives his verdict on Holmes & Watson starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly and Stan & Ollie also starring John C. Reilly alongside Steve Coogan.

Saving Private Ryan, Jason Bourne, Good Will Hunting - Matt Damon talks to Radio 1's Ali Plumb about the stories behind his biggest films. Find why John Malkovich told him he was a terrible actor in Rounders and how we nearly didn't get more Jason Bourne.

Ali is resting after his Christmas and New Year Shenanigans so there are no reviews this week. However, Sunday's Screen Time Interview special will be with Bourne himself, Matt Damon. See you then!