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Jun 2021
1h 50m

Olivia Colman and Florian Zeller, The Fa...

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Mark and Simon are joined by Olivia Colman and Florian Zeller, star and director respectively of Oscar-winning drama The Father.

Mark also reviews Bob Odenkirk’s new action thriller Nobody, about a mild-mannered bystander who intervenes in a crime; Ellie and Abby and Ellie's Dead Aunt, about a 17 year old who is struggling to find the courage to ask her classmate to an event; 69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez, a documentary about the ne'er-do-well rapper, Tekashi69, sci-fi Parallel, Ethiopian drama Running Against the Wind and another re-release of the classic Fargo.

Plus Mark and Simon’s Movie Road Trip continues into Nunavut.

They also talk you through the best and worst films on subscription-free TV next week, and recommend a home entertainment purchase in DVD of the Week.

Send us your sub 20 second instant reaction to any film attached to an email to mayo@bbc.co.uk for our feature ‘Lobby Correspondents’.

00:23:58 Celebrating Cinema 00:28:24 Digital releases 00:29:34 Box Office Top Ten 00:43:11 69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez review 00:48:02 Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt) review 00:51:51 Olivia Colman and Florian Zeller interview 01:07:42 The Father review 01:13:52 North American Movie Road Trip 01:20:22 Nobody review 01:25:39 Parallel review 01:27:57 Running Against The Wind review 01:29:03 TV Movies of the Week 01:34:52 Fargo review 01:40:50 DVD of the Week

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