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Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode guide us through the expanding universe of the moving image, revealing fascinating links and hidden gems from cinema and TV to streaming and beyond.

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127 episodes
Updated Friday

Episodes127

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Jan 31, 2025 · 42 min
Hitmen
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the world of hitmen on screen.
Jan 24, 2025 · 42 min
Mike Leigh
Ellen and Mark explore the visionary world of the veteran British filmmaker.
Jan 17, 2025 · 42 min
Time Travel
Ellen and Mark take a quantum leap into the world of time travel and time loops on screen.
Jan 10, 2025 · 42 min
Therapists
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore how therapists have been portrayed on screen.
Nov 18, 2024 · 42 min
Musicals
As The Umbrellas of Cherbourg turns 60, Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode celebrate musicals.
Nov 8, 2024 · 42 min
Las Vegas
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore Sin City on screen, from Ocean's Eleven to Anora.
Nov 1, 2024 · 42 min
Powell and Pressburger
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the films of Powell and Pressburger.
Oct 25, 2024 · 42 min
Vampires
Mark and Ellen take a look at one of cinema's most enduring monsters, the vampire.
Oct 18, 2024 · 42 min
Archaeology
Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones dig into archaeology and treasure hunting on screen.
Oct 11, 2024 · 42 min
Saturday Night Live
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode look at the impact of long-running US sketch show SNL.
Oct 4, 2024 · 42 min
Prisons
As The Shawshank Redemption turns 30, Ellen and Mark explore life behind bars on screen.
Aug 9, 2024 · 42 min
Shock Value
Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones ask if we still go to the movies to be shocked.
Aug 2, 2024 · 42 min
Mermaids
Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode take a deep ‘dive' into the world of mermaids on screen.
Jul 26, 2024 · 42 min
Pop Idols
Ellen and Mark look at how popstars, and their fans, have been depicted in film and TV.
Jul 19, 2024 · 42 min
Do the Right Thing
Ellen and Mark celebrate Spike Lee's incendiary 1989 drama about simmering racial tension.
Jul 12, 2024 · 42 min
The Western
Ellen and Mark examine the enduring popularity of a genre that seems to refuse to die.
Jul 8, 2024 · 42 min
Love Triangles
Ellen and Mark ask how screen love triangles reflect the sexual politics of the times.
May 17, 2024 · 42 min
Meryl Streep
Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones ask - is Meryl Streep the greatest actress of our time?
May 10, 2024 · 42 min
Films That Changed the World
Mark and Ellen explore if movies and television can change the world and even the law.
May 3, 2024 · 42 min
Chinatown
Mark and Ellen explore the history of one of Hollywood’s greatest films, Chinatown.